Feeling somewhat depressed after the election results, I was in need of cheering up. Something really sweet was required and having just seen Lucie’s Brownie post, I was sorely tempted. Not having much restraint in the food line, I very quickly gave in to the temptation and cooked up a batch myself. As follows:
- Melted 250g unsalted butter in a large pan with 400g soft brown sugar and 100g cocoa.
- Allowed to cool a little then beat in 4 duck eggs.
- Stirred in 100g flour (80g wholemeal spelt & 20g quinoa), pinch of salt, 1 small tsp baking powder and 100g desiccated coconut.
- Poured mixture into a 9″ square cake thingie and baked at 180C for 30 mins.
- Scattered over a spoonful of desiccated coconut as soon as brownies were out of the oven.
- Left to cool and cut into 16 pieces.
Unusually these brownies had cocoa powder instead of chocolate. This resulted in an unusually chocolatey brownie which wasn’t nearly as sweet as I was expecting. I was also somewhat ambivalent about using coconut, but it actually worked really well. They were not as dense as a normal brownie, but were delicious, dark, rich, and chewy with a lovely crunchy top. Adding the quinoa flour was a vain attempt to kid myself that these brownies would be good for me. They may not have done much for my waistline, but they certainly cheered me up.
I love the idea of putting coconut in a brownie.
Nice combination and they look dark and fudgy.
oooh chocolate and coconut! those look SO fudgy and amazing!
FoodyCat – Bounty Bars are pretty good aren’t they – especially the dark ones.
Becs – Would love to know what you think if you do give them a go.
WOw I’d never thought of putting coconut in with brownies! These look squidgy and delicious, I shall have to make some for my colleagues.
Bounty bars are pretty much my favourite chocolate, so I don’t take much convincing that these are great! And I know what you mean about the election results.
Cribs – Thanks for dropping by. These aren’t your typical gooey brownies, but they are quite moist.
Recipe bookmarked! Thanks for this! I like to make it more moist.
Thank you HH
Pam – trouble is chocolate and so many things are a match made in heaven!
Thank you MaryMoh
MD – of course they are healthy ….!
Lisa – thank you, look forward to seeing them on your blog.
Oxslip – yes we did turn blue, bit of a shock – along with most of the rest of the South West it seems
I think you’re right and the next few years might be a bit lean, so all the more reason to try to fatten them up a bit with some cheering cake. Butter, sugar and chocolate are wholefoods too! Looks yum.
Did your constituency turn blue? I was surprised at some of the results from the SouthWest
Mmm, I love coconut with chocolate and these WILL be made at the weekend! Yours look delicious. 😀
Good gracious! Lovely looking brownies. With wholemeal and quinoa, they must be healthy too!
Mmmm…beautiful brownies. With coconut added, it’s even better. I love it.
I am loving these brownies… coconut and chocolate are a match made in heaven.
What a wonderful brownie. I just cant resist anything with coconut in it.
*kisses* HH
TCC – well it’s not a thought I had had either – don’t kick yourself, just make some.
Jac – look forward to seeing how yours turn out.
Sushma – thank you
Kath – trouble is, I don’t really need an excuse.
Ananda – thank you
Margaret – not a combination I would have thought of, but it’s a good one.
Natalie – thanks for dropping by and saying nice things. Hope to hear from you again.
Chele – oh good, this is a bit like Sweet & Simple bakes, only we’re not all making things at the same time.
Vegboxboy – ooh, brownies on your blog – can’t wait!
Lucie – thank you for bringing these to my attention
Liz – yes a bounty brownie is a good way of summing up. Now feeling I need raspberries though – great idea.
Wendy – thank you, they were good.
Janice – you don’t sound to keen on the idea?
Hopeeternal – always happy to help satisfy chocolate cravings
These sound great – definitely need to go in my ‘must make’ pile. My chocolate loving daughter would be delighted with these!
hopeeternal
‘Meanderings through my Cookbook’
Interesting combination.
What a delicious sounding brownie – I can imagine how it tastes…… delicious!
These look great! I always make brownies with cocoa ( and frozen raspberrries chucked in like marbles) but coconut – there’s a good thought – no – there’s a GREAT thought – a sort of Bounty Brownie..
These look super-lush. I can feel a batch coming on at the weekend; I’ve been wanting to make brownies for a bit and this might just have tipped me over the edge.
Thanks for the mention. So glad you tried these. I loved them. Yours look so good – particularly with the coconut on top. Lucie x
You and Lucy are ganging up on me ~ just going to have to make a batch now!!!
First visit here. Love your blog. These brownies look perfect.
Great recipe and they also look wonderful too. I love the addition of coconut.
Definitely a mouth watering brownie to kick depression miles away 🙂
I fear for our waistlines, as I have a feeling we will be needing more and more of this comfort food lark over the next four years. Coconut brownies sound very comforting indeed.
Beautiful brownies..
What a fab idea – I’ve never thought to put coconut in a brownie before and am now kicking myself!
I took note of this recipe to make sometime too. They look really, really good. I am definitely going to try these now 🙂