Dieters Beware Brownies Recipe

Dieters Beware Brownies scream with calories!  Very rich, very good, and very fattening!   A three-layer brownie with each layer filled with decadent sweetness.  They are really chewy and it only takes one brownie to satisfy a chocolate craving.  Your family and friends will thank you for introducing these brownies to them.

 

When you want chocolate, you want these rich brownies!  WARNING, have tall glass of ice cold milk ready to drink with these brownies.

 

Dieters Beware Brownies

 

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Dieters Beware Brownies Recipe:
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
50 mins
 
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Dieters Beware Brownies Recipe
Servings: 2 dozen bars
Ingredients
First Layer:
  • 1 (1-ounce) square unsweetened chocolate
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cups nuts of your choice, chopped
Second Layer:
  • 1/4 cup butter, room temperature
  • 2 cups powdered sugar (confectioners' sugar)
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 3 to 4 tablespoons heavy cream or whipping cream
Third Layer:
  • 1 (1-ounce) square unsweetened chocolate
  • 1/4 cup butter
Instructions
Dieters Beware Brownie Instructions:
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Lightly butter a 9-inch square pan.

  2. In the top of a double boiler over hot water, combine chocolate with butter; stir until melted.  Learn different techniques for How To Melt Chocolate.

  3. In a small bowl, beat egg and sugar; slowly beat into chocolate mixture.  Stir in flour and nuts.  Remove from heat and spread onto bottom of prepared pan.

  4. Bake 20 minutes, remove from oven, and let cool on a wire cooling rack.

  5. Prepare Second Layer.  Spread evenly onto top of cooled first layer.

  6. Prepared Third Layer.  Drizzle over the top of Second Layer, tilting pan so that chocolate covers the white cream layer completely and evenly.  Refrigerate 30 minutes or until chocolate is hardened.

  7. Cut into 2-inch squares and remove from pan.

Second Layer Instructions:
  1. In a medium bowl, cream butter and powdered sugar until light and fluffy.  Stir in vanilla extract and enough cream to make mixture spreadable.

Third Layer Instructions:
  1. In the top of a double boiler over hot water, melt chocolate and butter.  Remove from heat and drizzle onto top of second layer, tilting pan so that chocolate covers the white cream layer completely and evenly.  

  2. Refrigerate 30 minutes or until chocolate is hardened.  Cut into 2-inch squares and remove from pan.

 

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