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Mince Pie Brownies

Take your festive brownie game to the next level with these decadent dark chocolate brownies spiked with boozy mincemeat and a hidden shortcrust pastry bottom.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time35 minutes
Cooling time1 hour
Total Time50 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: British
Keyword: brownies, chocolate, dark chocolate, mince pie, mincemeat, Pastry
Servings: 12 people
Calories: 419.72kcal
Author: Emma

Ingredients

  • 200 grams shortcrust pastry
  • 200 grams butter unsalted
  • 200 grams dark chocolate
  • 200 grams dark brown sugar
  • 4 medium eggs
  • 130 grams plain flour
  • 50 grams cocoa powder
  • 12 tsp mincemeat
  • 1 tbsp icing sugar

Instructions

  • Begin by pre-heating your oven to gas mark 4 or 180C.
  • Line a 9" square tin with grease proof paper. (See notes).
  • Roll out the pastry until its half a centimetre thick.
  • Cut the pastry into a 9" square and lay in the bottom of the tin.
  • Pour baking beans on top of the pastry and bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes or until the pastry is cooked through.
  • Melt the butter in a pan along with the chocolate and sugar.
  • Once the butter and sugar has melted completely, allow to cool slightly.
  • Once it has cooled, whisk in the eggs, one at a time.
  • Next, fold through the flour and cocoa.
  • Pour half of the brownie batter into the tin, on top of the pastry base.
  • Spoon the mincemeat evenly across the brownie batter before pouring over the rest of the brownie batter.
  • Bake in the centre of the oven for 30-15 minutes or until a crust has formed on top of the brownies but they are bouncy to the touch.
  • Allow the brownies to cool completely before dusting with icing sugar.

Notes

Disposable brownie baking trays.

If you bake brownies as often as I do, you might want to think about bulk buying square foil trays. They are ideal for baking brownies and they are good for transporting them too. (I often make brownies for bake sales at work so these are ideal!)

Nutrition

Calories: 419.72kcal | Carbohydrates: 47.89g | Protein: 6.53g | Fat: 23.7g | Saturated Fat: 13.7g | Trans Fat: 0.56g | Cholesterol: 90.89mg | Sodium: 256.94mg | Potassium: 253.01mg | Fiber: 3.92g | Sugar: 24.34g | Vitamin A: 502.2IU | Calcium: 47.01mg | Iron: 3.98mg