Easter Creme Egg Brownies
These Easter Creme Egg Brownies are a little bit of work, but worth it - rich, fudgey brownies with 3 layers of ganache as the topping! A festive, fun dessert for the time of year.
Prep Time25 minutes mins
Cook Time25 minutes mins
Cooling time2 hours hrs
Total Time2 hours hrs 50 minutes mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American, Holiday
Servings: 32 1 x 2" servings
Calories: 215kcal
Author: Marie Porter
Brownies:
- ¾ cup Cocoa Powder
- ¾ cup Granulated Sugar
- ¾ cup Light Brown Sugar packed
- ¾ cup All-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- 3 Large eggs
- ¾ cup Unsalted butter, melted
White Chocolate Layers:
- 14 oz White chocolate chips divided
- ⅔ cup Heavy whipping cream divided
- Yellow gel food colouring
Milk Chocolate Layer
- 10-11 oz Good quality milk chocolate chips
- ½ cup Heavy whipping cream
Brownies:
Preheat oven to 350°. Spray an 8 x 8" or 9 x 9" square pan with pan spray, then line with parchment paper. Set aside.
In large mixing bowl, combine first five ingredients. Add beaten eggs and melted butter, stir until dry ingredients are well incorporated and wet.
Spread batter into prepared pan(s), Bake for 30 – 35 minutes. Brownies are done when knife inserted into center comes out *almost* clean - don’t overbake them!
Let brownies cool to room temperature before removing from the pan and frosting with ganache:
White Chocolate Layers:
Place half of the white chocolate in a heat safe bowl, set aside.
In a small saucepan, heat half of the heavy whipping cream to a boil, remove from heat.
Pour hot cream mixture into bowl of white chocolate chips. Let sit for 3-5 minutes.
Starting in the middle of the bowl, slowly start stirring the chocolate and cream until all of the chocolate is melted and the cream has disappeared into it – it should be smooth.
Allow to cool slightly, then spread over the brownies. Place in the fridge to chill while you prepare the next layer.
Place the remaining chips in the same bowl, measure remaining heavy cream into the same small pot.
Add enough yellow gel food colouring to BRIGHTLY colour the cream - remember, it’s being added to the white chocolate chips, which will dilute the colour a bit.
Bring to a boil, pour over the white chips, let it set, then stir, as you did with the first layer.
Spread yellow ganache over the set - or partially set - white layer, return to the fridge to fully set, before adding the milk chocolate layer.
Milk Chocolate Layer:
Place the chocolate chips in a heat safe bowl, set aside.
In a small saucepan, heat the heavy whipping cream to a boil, remove from heat.
Pour hot cream mixture into bowl of milk chocolate chips. Let sit for 3-5 minutes.
Starting in the middle of the bowl, slowly start stirring the chocolate and cream until all of the chocolate is melted and the cream has disappeared into it – it should be smooth.
Allow to cool slightly, then spread over the yellow layer of the brownies. Place in the fridge to set completely before cutting.
Calories: 215kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 40mg | Sodium: 42mg | Potassium: 91mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 287IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 41mg | Iron: 1mg