So, these Cocoa Brownies have been making their rounds across the internet for a while now. Desserts for Breakfast added black cocoa powder to make Midnight Cocoa Brownies, The Sophisticated Gourmet made a slightly healthier version by using whole wheat flour and sugar cane juice, and Honey & Jam‘s was the one that I liked best because…well…because it used ingredients that I had on hand and the baking instruction, for once, finally said I could use a microwave instead of a double boiler.
After a week of literally daydreaming about making them, I finally caved in on Wednesday night and whipped up a batch after dinner. I cut down the amount of sugar, which was unnecessary but it did make me feel less guilty, and threw in some dark chocolate chunks. As everyone has been saying, these cocoa brownies are moist, rich, and not at all sweet. They were a perfect late night dessert served with a glass of cold milk OR green tea. (Seriously, green tea and chocolate? So good. A piece of brownie fell in my mug and I’m now on a quest to infuse green tea with a chocolate dessert). My family and I ate them while watching a pre-recorded episode of Survivor. (Boston Rob, still a hunk!) It was a good night.
Just an aside: Even though I knew I had enough light, I stupidly decided to set my camera at 800 and 1600….Ugh. Now I can’t get rid of the graininess and it’s really bothering me because I can’t do too much editing without it being super noticeable.
Recipe under the cut.
