Guinness Cream-Cheese Brownies
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la_samtyrThis is the first in a series of recipes I found. They are not mine. I am putting them here so I can copy/print them later on. In the meantime, I am posting them here for your enjoyment or maybe so you can test them out yourself. Have fun!
Guinness Cream-Cheese Brownies
Brownies:
Ingredients:
8 oz. Semisweet or Bittersweet Chocolate, broken into pieces
4 oz. White Chocolate, broken into pieces
1 stick Unsalted Butter
4 Large Eggs
1 Cup Granulated Sugar
1 Cup All-Purpose Flour
1/2 Tsp. Salt
1/2 Cup Unsweetened Cocoa
1 bottle of Guinness stout (or other stout beer of your choice).
Cream Cheese Layer:
Ingredients:
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons butter, softened
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Bittersweet Ganache Topping
3/4 cup heavy (whipping) cream
1/2 tbsp sugar
1/2 tbsp unsalted butter
4 oz. bittersweet chocolate, roughly chopped
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9 x 13 inch baking pan with foil or parchment, leaving overhang to lift brownies up once baked and cooled. Butter lightly.
In a medium saucepan, melt the chocolates and the butter over very low heat, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat and allow to cool to room temperature. Meanwhile, in a large mixing bowl, beat eggs and sugar on medium to high speed until light and fluffy. Slowly add cooled chocolate mixture into egg mixture until just combined, then gradually add flour, salt, and cocoa into the chocolate mixture. Finally, add the Guinness and beat the mixture until combined. Pour this mixture into the prepared baking pan.
Next, in clean mixing bowl, begin cheesecake layer. Cream together butter, cream cheese, and cornstarch until fluffy. While beating slowly, gradually add condensed milk, vanilla extract, and egg. Mix thoroughly -- mixture should be slightly runny and easily poured.
Gently pour the cream cheese mixture over the brownies until brownies are completely covered.
Bake for 40-45 minutes or until top layer is lightly browned and a knife or cake tester inserted into the center of brownie comes out almost clean. Remove from oven and let cool completely.
When the brownies have cooled, prepare ganache: In a medium saucepan, combine the cream and sugar and heat over medium heat just until hot. In a medium bowl, combine the butter and chocolate. Add the cream mixture over the chocolate and whisk until smooth. Pour the ganache over the tops of the cooled brownies and refrigerate until the ganache has set completely. Cut into small (seriously, small -- these are rich!) squares and serve.
The texture of the cream cheese layer and the texture of the brownies should be almost identical -- they pair very nicely together and, of course, you can feel free to add any liqueur you like to either the ganache or the cheesecake layer (or both) for an extra accent. I served mine with fresh apricot slices that I dipped in the ganache -- a nice, light complement to the dark, rich flavor of the stout in the brownies.
Guinness Cream-Cheese Brownies
Brownies:
Ingredients:
8 oz. Semisweet or Bittersweet Chocolate, broken into pieces
4 oz. White Chocolate, broken into pieces
1 stick Unsalted Butter
4 Large Eggs
1 Cup Granulated Sugar
1 Cup All-Purpose Flour
1/2 Tsp. Salt
1/2 Cup Unsweetened Cocoa
1 bottle of Guinness stout (or other stout beer of your choice).
Cream Cheese Layer:
Ingredients:
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons butter, softened
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Bittersweet Ganache Topping
3/4 cup heavy (whipping) cream
1/2 tbsp sugar
1/2 tbsp unsalted butter
4 oz. bittersweet chocolate, roughly chopped
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9 x 13 inch baking pan with foil or parchment, leaving overhang to lift brownies up once baked and cooled. Butter lightly.
In a medium saucepan, melt the chocolates and the butter over very low heat, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat and allow to cool to room temperature. Meanwhile, in a large mixing bowl, beat eggs and sugar on medium to high speed until light and fluffy. Slowly add cooled chocolate mixture into egg mixture until just combined, then gradually add flour, salt, and cocoa into the chocolate mixture. Finally, add the Guinness and beat the mixture until combined. Pour this mixture into the prepared baking pan.
Next, in clean mixing bowl, begin cheesecake layer. Cream together butter, cream cheese, and cornstarch until fluffy. While beating slowly, gradually add condensed milk, vanilla extract, and egg. Mix thoroughly -- mixture should be slightly runny and easily poured.
Gently pour the cream cheese mixture over the brownies until brownies are completely covered.
Bake for 40-45 minutes or until top layer is lightly browned and a knife or cake tester inserted into the center of brownie comes out almost clean. Remove from oven and let cool completely.
When the brownies have cooled, prepare ganache: In a medium saucepan, combine the cream and sugar and heat over medium heat just until hot. In a medium bowl, combine the butter and chocolate. Add the cream mixture over the chocolate and whisk until smooth. Pour the ganache over the tops of the cooled brownies and refrigerate until the ganache has set completely. Cut into small (seriously, small -- these are rich!) squares and serve.
The texture of the cream cheese layer and the texture of the brownies should be almost identical -- they pair very nicely together and, of course, you can feel free to add any liqueur you like to either the ganache or the cheesecake layer (or both) for an extra accent. I served mine with fresh apricot slices that I dipped in the ganache -- a nice, light complement to the dark, rich flavor of the stout in the brownies.
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