I was in a real baking mood yesterday, and I really felt like making something gooey and delicious. So, what could be better than brownies? I haven't made any for a long time. And they're so versatile! I looked around my kitchen and decided that the overripe banana sitting on the counter would be a nice addition, as would the ten leftover dried figs I had in the cupboard. Remembering the super-tasty flavor of my Fig Espresso Cookies, I decided to add a teaspoon of espresso grounds, too. And thus, the Banana Espresso Brownies with Figs were born! I love the inclusion of figs - they make for such a satisfying crunch, without using nuts.
As this was a real cleaing-out mission, I used three different kinds of chocolate. Two rather ordinary, and one very dark (75% cacao) with salted macadamia nuts. They weren't really noticable in the final results though. And I used two types of sugar since I ran out of brown - feel free to do as you please.
These are gooey, but not overly so - they can easily be cut and served, and would be really good for a larger gathering. The recipe makes quite a few - I got 24 normal-sized pieces. I asked Tesse and Danne over for tea, dropped off a box of six at my neighbor-the-vet, and froze the rest.
Banana Espresso Brownies with Figs
Makes 24
225 g butter, softened (I use normal, salted butter)
170 g brown sugar
125 g white sugar
5 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
175 g dark chocolate
1 tsp ground espresso coffee
1 very ripe banana
10 dried figs, cut into small dice
175 g flour
Melt the chocolate in a double boiler or in the microwave (that's what I always do). Let it cool slightly.
Beat the butter with both sugars until fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, and beat well. Add vanilla, espresso and banana, and beat well. (Don't forget to scrape down the sides, if you're using a Kitchen-Aid.) Stir in the melted chocolate, flour and figs. Scrape into a greased and lined baking pan, and bake at 175°C for about 20-25 minutes.
I'm entering this in a lovely new food event: Browniebabe of the month!
Recipe in Swedish:
Brownies med banan, espresso och fikon
8 comments:
Det vattnas i munnen! Låter jättegott.
Chocolate rules!!! I love the addition of bananas. I will be trying this one!
Anne, they look delicious! Keep a plastic knife in a kitchen drawer just for cutting brownies. You'll be surprised how easy it will be next time.
these do look delicious but you cant put a mashed banana in and call it a brownie! not allowed. maybe if it were mixed with something and drizzled on top... sorry, i know that's harsh but you made a nice dense chocolate banana cake.
Linda, de var verkligen toppengoda :)
Winedeb - oh, let me know if you do! :)
Pene - thanks for the tip! I use my ceramic knife, and it works great!
Anonymous - umm, well, sure. I wasn't aware that there was a specific standard. I certainly see lots of recipes for brownies naming banana as a good add-in, so well, I think I'll keep on calling them exactly that; brownies. :)
Hallo Anne, you could possibly participate with this recipe to that event!
Hi Anne - what an intriguing combination of ingredients... it sounds amazing!
min sambo älskar fikon men hittills har jag inte använt den i bakning. jag kommer att definitevt att prova denna! =)
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