Bake these chocolatey dense brownies using what ever you have in the fridge. Simple stir together Brownies using leftovers
Stir together left over Brownies
As a sole parent I am of course no stranger to scrimping and saving. I am able to produce a meal from very little and I worship a left over.
chocolate ganache coated brownies
This week I had a lot of left overs in my fridge from the last few weeks of cake making and visitors staying. Inspired by Jamie Oliver I concocted these brownies that use up left overs and save on waste. This isn’t my usual recipe for brownies but it is really moist and quite delicious and one that you can just stir together and bake. The funny thing about making these brownies to use leftovers was that I ended up making 5 trays of them. The original recipe used mascapone but I figured if you could substitute whatever you have in the fridge this might be a recipe you make over and over. So I made them over and over. The first with marscapone the next with yoghurt them cream cheese then sour cream. I made one with hazelnut flour instead of flour so they can be made gluten free as well. They all turned out the same, took the same amount of time to cook and got eaten quickly every time ….
Wanna make them?
It’s the perfect recipe for brownies using leftovers Here’s how……
Stir together and eat!
add the cheese or yoghurt etc
Hand mixed
mixing in cocoa
batter into the tray
ganache
The Perfect Recipe for Brownies
Ingredients
Oven temperature 170/350F brownie tray approx 10"(25cm)x 7" (18cm) or something close. lined with baking paper
- 200 gm butter unsalted,
- 200 gm caster sugar 1 cup
- 100 gm chocolate up to 70% very finely chopped
- 75 gm flour or 100 gm nut meal or gluten free flour
- 125 gm cream cheese or mascapone or plain yoghurt or cream cheese, 4.4 oz
- 40 gm cocoa 1.4 oz
- 3 whole eggs large
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tsp vanilla
Chocolate Ganache
- 50 ml cream or thickened cream
- 100 gm chocolate very finely grated dark
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a large bowl that fits into your microwave (or melt over a double boiler). Once the butter is melted add the chocolate . The heat should be enough to melt the finely diced chocolate. Stir well then add the sugar (if this is not well melted and looking like a grainy liquid then give it another couple of seconds of heat).
- Add the cream cheese ( marscapone, yoghurt or sour cream, which ever you are using) and stir well to incorporate, with a whisk. Add the eggs into the chocolate mixture and stir well. Next add the dry ingredients and mix till you have a smooth batter.
- Pour into the lined tin and bake for 30-35 minutes. Touch the top with the tips of your fingers. It will be set and slightly puffy.
Icing
- Put the cream into a heat proof jug and microwave for a minute till hot. If using the stove top bring it just to near boiling point and take off the heat. Pour the chopped chocolate into the jug or pot and stir till smooth. If the cream is too hot the chocolate will have a white streaky appearance
- Cool down the brownie before icing. Spread the icing over the brownie when just made and smooth out
I love a left over. I even used left over chocolate from work….
Show me if you make these … and what left overs you used and leave a picture on my facebook page here…please?
Scrumptious! Great way to use leftovers.
YUM!!
Butt five trays!! WOWWY girl, how do you stay so thin… they look dangerous! I will have to pin this recipe… for the kids of course 😉
At first I thought you’ve used some leftover brownies to make another batch! Ha! These looks divine, Tania 😀
The recipe sounds great and the photos look amazing.
Ooo definitely bookmarking this for when I have some leftover yogurt/cream/mascarpone hanging around!!
OOhhhhh I’d love to lick that spatula lol looks great Tania!!
Just shared this on my FB page!
I love the look of these, Tania and your Skater must have been very happy when he came home from Uni to find not one but five trays of brownies! I wonder how many he ate xx
Well Charlie , I was going to tell you that. I gave him half a one to test, which he ate and declared it very good. After this I put a couple of slices aside for him and took 1 next door to the neighbours then another broken down and taken to some other people I went to dinner with. The gluten free one went to my good friends in Marrickville and one to work for the drivers. The last one was given to ” Feather and Bone” owner Laura for her kids. So just a few slices left that Skater ignored!
Great use of leftovers!
my goodness, what decadence! this is pretty much my ideal brownie, and that ganache on top seals the deal. 🙂
A perfect brownie recipe, Tania. I love how moist those slices look. Simply irresistible!
This looks like a truly delicious brownie recipe – and if it uses up leftovers, all the better! Love the glaze on top.
You’ve done it again – they look supreme. I really wish I didn’t have a sweet tooth. I can see it now, I make these – I eat most of them. Glad there is a yoghurt option.
Has anyone tried the Sweet Billies from Recipe to Riches? They were delicious, very good for a store bought biscuit. I am trying to avoid those as well.
Skip the firstovers and let’s go straight to leftovers okay?
This must be one of the most appealing leftover recipes I’ve ever seen! Gorgeous 🙂
Haha I’m with Lorraine!! I thought you were going to use left over brownies in a fridge cake. Never mind I was soon distracted by that shiny ganache and thinking I have sour cream in the fridge and wondering if I could give that a go? I will let you know.
Ooh yum I love a recipe that’s nice and flexible. I don’t think I should make 5 trays though. They might all end up in my belly!
Great recipe, T! But what are you now going to do with five trays of brownies? 🙂
I love a good, unfussy brownie recipe. These looks amazing. How great that this recipe is so flexible with the ingredients!
Okay you’re going to think that I’m a complete ning nong but at first I thought that this was made using leftover brownies! I was thinking “wow!” but still looking at that icing and the texture, I’m thinking wow for different reasons-they look fab 🙂