Pecan mocha brownies
with Starbucks VIA
™
Makes 16 squares
prepare 15 mins | cook 30 mins
100
g butter, diced
200
g plain chocolate,
broken into pieces
4
eggs
250
g golden caster sugar
4
sachets
Starbucks VIA
™
Colombia
30
g cocoa powder
100
g plain flour
1
tsp baking powder
100
g pecans,
roughly chopped
Heat the oven to 180°C / gas mark 4. Line
a 20cm square tin with baking parchment.
Place the butter and chocolate in a heatproof
bowl and melt together in a bowl set over
a pan of simmering water or in a microwave.
Leave to cool a little.
Using an electric whisk, beat together the
eggs and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat
in the cooled chocolate mixture.
Mix the coffee, cocoa, flour and baking
powder together then pour into the
chocolate mixture and gently stir together.
Finally, mix in the pecans then pour into
the tin and bake for 25–30 minutes until just
set but still a little squidgy in the centre.
Leave to cool completely in the tin then
lift out and cut into squares. Serve with
a scoop of vanilla ice cream for pudding
or with a cup of
Starbucks VIA
™
coffee
for a mid-morning or afternoon treat.
Cook’s tip
Pecans are a traditional choice for a
brownie but you can also use walnuts,
salted macadamias, raisins or chunks
of white chocolate.
And to drink…
The obvious choice with this is a cup
of
Starbucks VIA
™
Colombia, which
has a nutty flavour with medium body
and compliments the pecans in the
brownies. For further information,
go to starbucks.co.uk
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Made with Starbucks VIA
™
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Delicious mid-morning or afternoon treat •
