Little cherry & chestnut chocolate brownies
Brownies are absolutely gorgeous. I've used cherries and chestnuts in mine – although it may not seem like the most obvious pairing, the chocolate makes them friends and I think they complement each other well. Arrange on boards or plates around the room for people to pick at; there won't be any left over!
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 7 of 8 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Chocolate | 1 oz (28g) semisweet | 155 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Cherry | 1 cup (138g) | 87 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Orange | 1 medium (131g) | 62 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Chestnut | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 175 g unsalted butter
- 200 g good-quality dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids), broken up
- 75 g dried cherries
- 75 g roasted chestnuts, chopped
- 75 g cocoa powder, sifted
- 100 g plain flour, sifted
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 300 g golden caster sugar
- 4 large free-range eggs
- icing sugar, for dusting
- 500 ml crème fraîche, to serve
- zest of to serve 1 orange