Death By Chocolate
Serves: 6
Zoie Ernser
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
45
Spice
43
Sweetness
51
Sourness
43
mins
Prep time (avg)
4.7
Difficulty
Ingredients:
2 cups
Heavy Cream1 tsp
Almond Extract3 cup
Sugar1.25 sticks
Unsalted Butter (plus more, softened, for pan)1 tsp
Fine Sea Salt1.25 tsp
Pure Vanilla Extract2
Eggs1 cup
All-Purpose Flour1.5 cups
Semisweet Chocolate Chips1 cup
Cocoa Powder2 cups
Milk (divided)Directions:
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Watch how to make this recipe
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Special equipment: 1 (12 to 16 cup) glass trifle bowl or 12 to 16 individual small trifle bowls Whip the cream until stiff peaks are just about to form
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Whip in the almond extract and confectioners'sugar until peaks form
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Make sure not to over whip, the cream will then become lumpy and butter-like
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When completely cool, use your hands to crumble the brownies into smaller pieces
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In a glass trifle bowl, layer in the following order: crumbled brownies, about 1 1/2 cups pudding, 1 1/2 crumbled toffee bars, about 1 3/4 cups whipped cream
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Repeat the layers in the same order
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Save the last 2 toffee bars to crumble and sprinkle on top before serving
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For individual small trifle bowls, layer in the following order: crumbled brownie, pudding, crushed chocolate covered toffee bars and whipped cream
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Garnish with more crumbled toffee bars
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Repeat with remaining ingredients
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Preheat your oven to 325 degrees F
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For your brownie batter, melt your butter in a medium (or large) heatproof bowl over a pot of simmering water
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While the butter is melting, whisk your natural cocoa powder, sea salt and sugar in a separate bowl
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(The sugar and salt will work as abrasive agents to get any lumps out of the cocoa
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) Whisk the cocoa/sugar/salt combo into the melted butter
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Continue to whisk the ingredients together in the bowl over the simmering water until the sugar has dissolved fully
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The mixture should look like fudge and pull away from the bowl into a ball
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Remove from the heat and set on a dishtowel on your counter, and allow the fudgy mixture to cool down until it's warm, but not hot anymore
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While that is cooling, line the bottom and sides of your 9 by 13-inch baking pan with parchment paper or foil
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You want to leave about 4 inches of overhang on the 2 opposite sides
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These serve as your handles to remove the brownies from the pan in 1 piece, so make sure that there is enough of the overhang for you to have a solid grip
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Grease the parchment or foil well
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Stir in the vanilla into the cooled fudge mixture to loosen it up
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Add the eggs into the mixture 1 at a time, adding the second egg after the first egg is fully incorporated
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The batter should look shiny and well blended
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Add in your flour and stir it until it's fully incorporated
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Once it looks fully blended, beat the batter vigorously for at least 45 strokes
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This'll not only get out any pent up stress, but it will make the brownies chewy
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Fold in your chocolate chips
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Spread the very thick and fudgy brownie batter evenly in the lined pan with an offset spatula or your greased hands
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Pop the brownies in the oven and bake until they get a nice crust and your house smells like brownies, 30 to 35 minutes
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Let them cool completely on a rack or a dishtowel on your counter
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Whisk the sugar, cocoa powder and flour in a bowl until there are no lumps
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Crack the eggs into the bowl, add the yolks and whisk into a paste
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Slowly whisk in 1 cup milk until fully incorporated
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Then whisk in the remaining 1 cup milk
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Put the milk mixture into a saucepan and put over medium heat
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Cook, whisking constantly, for 10 to 15 minutes, or until it starts to look like pudding
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It will begin to bubble and it will hold soft peaks when you lift the whisk out
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Take off the heat and cool to room temperature
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Cook's Note: To prevent a skin from forming, cover the pudding with plastic wrap, pressing down directly on the surface of the pudding
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Poke a few holes throughout to allow to cool to room temperature