Christmas Pudding with Clotted Cream
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Mince Pie Brownies
December 19, 2024
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If you combine two of the world’s greatest sweet treats, a decadent brownie and festive mince pie, you get the most ridiculously tasty Christmas dessert.
Finely chopped mince pies are scattered in between the layers of brownie batter and then baked. There’s just something about the mix of spiced dried fruit and chocolate – SO good.
Serve with our clotted cream for the ultimate Christmas dessert.
Mince Pie Brownies
Serves: 9 - 12 Prep Time: 20 mins Prep Time: 30 mins Prep Time: 50 minsMethod
Step 1
Add the butter and chocolate to a medium sized bowl. Fill a small saucepan about a quarter full with hot water, then sit the bowl on top. Put onto a low heat until the butter and chocolate have melted, stirring occasionally (you can use a microwave instead, but be careful not to burn them). Once melted, remove from the heat and leave to cool.
Step 2
Preheat oven to 180C/160C fan. Line a tin (20cm square, or 18×23 rectangle) with baking paper.
Step 3
Sieve the flour then the cocoa powder into a mixing bowl.
Step 4
Break the eggs into a large bowl and tip in the sugar. With an electric mixer on maximum speed, whisk the eggs and sugar until thick and creamy, this can take 5 minutes or more.
Step 5
Pour the chocolate and butter mixture over the egg and sugar mix, then gently fold together. Go slowly until they are fully combined (being too vigorous will knock the air out of the mixture).
Step 6
Add the flour and cocoa mixture and gently fold this in too. Keep going until well combined and it looks fudgy.
Step 7
Pour half the mixture into the prepared tin and flatten with a spatula. Top with the mince pie crumbs, scattering them so they are evenly distributed. Pour over the other half of the mixture and flatten with the spatula, easing the mixture into the corners.
Step 8
Cook for 25-30 minutes and then remove from the oven and gently shake the tin. If it’s wobbly, it will need another 5 minutes. You want the top to have a shiny, papery crust too.
Step 9
Leave to sit (in the tin) until it’s cooled down. Lift out the brownie with the baking paper and cut into 9 (or 12 for smaller brownies). Serve with a generous dollap of clotted cream.
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Ingredients
185g salted butter, cut into cubes
185g dark chocolate, broken into pieces
90g plain flour
45g cocoa powder
3 large eggs
275g light brown sugar
4 mince pies, cut into small pieces
Clotted cream, to serve
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