Baker’s one-bowl German chocolate brownies (1997)
Never send a cookie to do a brownie’s job! These easy German sweet chocolate brownies are deliciously indulgent, and have a coconut-nut topping.
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Baker's easy one-bowl German sweet chocolate brownies (1997)
Ingredients
- 4 ounces Baker's Germans Sweet Baking Chocolate
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine
- 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar, divided
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts, divided, optional
- 3-1/2 ounces Baker's Angel Flake Coconut
- 1/4 cup milk
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 (F) -- 325 (F) for a glass baking dish.
- Grease bottom and sides of 8-inch square pan.
- Microwave chocolate and butter in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1-1/2 minutes or until butter is melted.
- Stir until chocolate is completely melted. (Or melt chocolate and butter in small heavy saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly until chocolate is melted and smooth.)
- Stir 1/2 cup of the brown sugar into chocolate until well blended.
- Mix in eggs.
- Stir in flour and 1/2 cup of the pecans until well blended. Spread in prepared pan.
- Mix coconut, remaining brown sugar and pecans in same bowl.
- Stir in milk until well blended. Spoon evenly over brownie batter.
- Bake 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out with fudgy crumbs. DO NOT OVERBAKE.
- Cool in pan. Cut into 16 slices.
Notes
*If omitting nuts, increase coconut to 2-2/3 cups (one 7-oz. pkg.)
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 16 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 169Total Fat: 11gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 24mgSodium: 25mgCarbohydrates: 16gFiber: 2gSugar: 10gProtein: 3g
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