Chocolate Orange Brownies

This orange chocolate brownies is rich in taste with the delicious combination of dark chocolate and orange juice.  My kids enjoyed every bite of it.  

This is a perfect treat to celebrate this holiday season!  Try and share it with your loved ones.

                     

                              Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas. 

                           May this joyful season greet you with health and happiness.

PREP TIME

15 min

COOK TIME

30 minutes

TOTAL TIME 

45 minutes 

                                                                                                                                                   

Recipe for Chocolate Orange Brownies

Recipe type: Brownies

Cuisine:  International

Serves: 16 to 20 pieces approximately

Ingredients:

Dark chocolate - 150g
Eggs - 3
Brown sugar - 1½ cup
Orange juice - 1 cup
Butter - ½ cup
Cocoa powder - 2 tbsp
All purpose flour - 1 cup
Baking powder - ¼ tsp
Orange zest - 1 tbsp(grated)

Topping:
Orange zest - 1 tbsp(grated)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 180 deg C and prepare the baking tin; keep aside.

Melt the dark chocolate in a double boiler or microwave oven (I have kept in microwave oven for 1 minute). Take it out and give it a mix. Allow to cool.

Sift together flour, salt, baking powder and cocoa powder; keep aside.

In a bowl, beat the butter with brown sugar till creamy. Then add eggs, orange juice, orange rind. Mix till it become fluffy.

Add the flour mixture, stirring until incorporated. At last add melted dark chocolate mixture. Mix it.

Pour the cake batter into the prepared baking tin and sprinkle orange zest on the top.

Bake on preheated oven at 180 deg. C for 25 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.

Remove from oven and allow it cool down down completely. Slice and serve!

Avocado Brownies

Can you imagine Avocado in a brownie? Yes, I have added mashed avocado! This healthy twist to chocolate brownie is simply amazing!

No one in your family will guess what is the secret & healthy ingredient behind this moist and delicious brownie!

Try this healthy cake, less calorie brownie without guilt!

Ingredients:

Avocado - 2
Dark chocolate – 250 grams
Eggs – 2
Sugar – 1 cup (powdered)
Salt – ½ tsp
All purpose flour - 1 cup
Cocoa powder - ¼ cup
Baking powder - ½ tsp
Walnuts - 5 to 10 no chopped (optional)
Milk - ½ cup (Add if you feel the batter is too thick)

Baked Chocolate Pudding / Brownie Pudding

Here is my baked Chocolate / Brownie Pudding for January month's Home Baker's Challenge.

Rafeeda AR of Big Sweet Tooth  who is hosting this month's challenge has given many varieties of baked pudding recipes.  I have selected the one with chocolate as my kids love that very much!

This delicious pudding is easy to prepare, using common pantry ingredients and perfect to treat your loved ones!  I have adapted the recipe from here.

Thanks to Priya Suresh for starting the group.  To know more about Home Baker's Challenge click, here.

Serves - 5 to 6

Ingredients:

Sugar - 2 cups
Eggs - 4
Butter - 1 cup
All purpose flour - ½ cup
Cocoa powder - ¾ cup / Cooking chocolate - 150 g
Vanilla essence - 1 tsp

5 - 6 ramekins (oven proof bowls)
A large shallow baking tin to keep the bowls.

Blondie Brownies

Hi friends, here is Blondie Brownies for Home Baker's Challenge. This month sharanya of just not the cakes is hosting the event and she has selected recipes related to the " American Food Holidays". 

January 6 - National Shortbread day 

January 16 - National Fig Newton day 

January 21 - National Granola Bar day 

January 22 - National Blonde brownie day 

January 23 - National Pie day 

January 29 - National Corn chip day 

Among these I preferred to bake Blondie Brownies which came out so soft and delicious and this recipe is adapted from All recipes.

Blondies resemble the traditional Chocolate brownies, but are based on brown sugar instead of Cocoa ; they are sometimes referred to as blonde brownies. They are baked in a pan in the oven similar to how traditional brownies are baked, then cut into rectangular shapes for serving.

Thanks to Priya Suresh for starting the group and also for hosting this month's challenge. To know more about Home Baker's Challenge click here.

Ingredients :

All purpose flour - 2 ¼ cup 

Baking powder - 2 ½ tsp 

Brown sugar - 1 ¾ cup

Unsalted butter - ½ cup

Egg - 3 

Salt - ½ tsp 

Vanilla essence - 1 tsp 

Chocolate chip - 1 pkt (320 g)
Milk - ½ cup (Add if you feel the batter is too thick)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 180 deg C and prepare your baking tin (grease with butter / oil and dust it with all purpose flour); keep aside. 

Brownies Recipe

Here is a classic treat for chocolate lovers.  This  receipe is from famous celeberity cook Nigella Lawson.  I love to watch her cooking shows in TLC.

Actually this receipe calls for nearly 40 - 45 brownies, but I reduced the quantity into half and also omitted walnuts and chocohips. 

This chocolate treat is easy to make and great to munch at any time of the day.

Ingredients (20 - 25 pieces)

Butter – 190 grams
Dark chocolate – 190 grams
Eggs – 3
Caster sugar – 250 grams
Vanilla extract – 2 tsp
plain flour – 115 grams
Salt – ½ tsp
Walnuts or choco chips - 150 grams (optional) 

 

Directions

Preheat oven to 180 deg. C and prepare the baking tin; keep aside.

Melt the butter and dark chocolate in a double boiler or microwave oven (I have kept in microwave oven for 1 minute). Take it out and give it a mix. Allow to cool.

Sift together flour, salt and keep aside.

In a bowl, beat the eggs with the caster sugar (powdered) and vanilla essence.

Stir the chocolate butter mixture and then fold in flour and nuts or chocolate chip.
(Remember to cool down completely, otherwise it will become scrambled egg)

Pour the cake batter into the prepared baking tin and bake on preheated oven at 180 deg. C
for 25 – 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
(When it is ready, the top should be in light brown colour, but the middle is dark and dense).

Cut into pieces and enjoy the brownies with ice cream or eat as it is.