Chocolate pecan brownies

Here's a trusted brownie recipe that always works. It's made with an intense bittersweet chocolate and roasted pecans to create a full-bodied taste. This recipe will give you the desired dense texture you'd expect from a brownie. The caramel and ice cream create a delightful contrast and turn it into a complete dessert. The brownie can also be sold separately on a bakery counter.

Level:: Easy
Makes:: Recipe for 15 people

300 g

butter
225 g

Callebaut Dark Chocolate - 70-30-38 - 5kg Block
240 g

whole egg(s)
240 g

brown sugar
150 g

flour
240 g

roasted pecan buts

Melt the butter and chocolate together, lightly whisk the eggs in a separate bowl, adding the sugar then the chocolate mixture. Fold in the flour and roasted nuts. Pour into a tray and bake 12 minutes at 180°C.

500 g

basic caramel
3 g

salt

Melt caramel, add salt, mix well and serve as a sauce over a scoop of coffee ice cream.

Dark chocolate, toasted nuts and caramel... the various ingredients in this delicious dessert all perfectly complement the intensely aromatic Leffe Brown. These strong tastes balance well with this special malt beer. The coffee adds a nice complexity and emphasizes the roasted ingredients involved. This combination of brownie and beer extracts intense aromas of black fruits such as plums while there is also an interesting hint of smokiness. A touch of salt adds a hint of savory to balance the sweetness.