Wintery Gingerbread Brownies

This is a quick recipe for gingerbread brownies that are perfect for your post-holiday withdrawal. It’s just sweet enough to satisfy your cravings, but with a smaller sugar hangover.

It’s no secret that winter is my favorite time of year. No matter where I am in the world, I’ll always end up back home surrounded by sweets (and sweetness!) Plus, the added benefit of seeing a few people that I truly love–– including the one I put this recipe together with.

My first get together with Nikolina, we baked a cinnamon roll loaf from a tube. It was epic… and probably a million calories. Years later, we’ve got our big girl shoes on. The calorie count hasn’t changed, but this sweet treat is a little more work–– in barely ten minutes.

Notes

– I used Nordic Ware’s Pine Forest Bundt Pan for this sweet little forest, but this recipe also works with a 9x9” baking pan.
– The darkness of your forest will depend on the cocoa powder used.

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Wintery Gingerbread Brownies

by Megan Breukelman, Taste & Taste January-8-2018

A quick and easy winter recipe for gingerbread brownies in a 9x9" pan.

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup + 2 tbsp butter
• 6 tbsp Dutch-process cocoa powder
• 1/3 cup unsulphured molasses
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup light brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tbsp confectioner's sugar

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350ºF and butter/grease your 9x9” baking pan.2. Melt the butter and cocoa powder on a low heat in a small saucepan.3. Remove saucepan from heat and stir in the molasses and sugars.4. Stir in eggs until combined.5. In a mixing bowl, whisk together flour, nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger, baking soda and salt.6. Combine wet and dry ingredients in the bowl. Do not over-mix.7. Pour into greased pan.8. Bake for 25-30 minutes. When inserting a toothpick, it should come out with just a few crumbs.9. Let it cool, then let it snow! Sift the confectioner's sugar over the brownies.

Details

Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 30 mins Total time: 40 mins Yield: 1 9x9" pan