Brownies With Coconut Pecan Filling Recipes

COCONUT SWIRL BROWNIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Line 9-inch square pan with foil, leaving 1 inch of foil overhanging at 2 opposite sides of pan; spray foil with cooking spray.
• In 3-quart saucepan, melt chocolate and butter over medium-low heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in 2 cups sugar, the vanilla and salt. Add 4 eggs, one at a time, stirring with whisk until blended. Stir in flour until blended. Spread batter in pan.
• In medium bowl, beat cream cheese and 1/3 cup sugar with electric mixer on medium speed 1 minute or until light and fluffy. Beat in coconut extract and 1 egg until blended. Stir in coconut. Drop mixture by tablespoonfuls onto batter; swirl coconut mixture through brownie batter with knife for marbled design.
• Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until set. Cool completely in pan on cooling rack, about 2 hours. Use foil to lift out of pan. Cut into 5 rows by 4 rows. Store in refrigerator.

COCONUT PECAN BROWNIES

Steps:

• HEAT oven to 350°F Spray a 13 x 9-inch pan with no-stick cooking spray.
• In large bowl, combine brownie mix, water, oil and egg. Beat 50 strokes by hand. Add frosting and sour cream; mix well.
• Spread batter in prepared pan. Sprinkle pecans and chocolate chips evenly over top.
• BAKE 42 to 52 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool completely.
• Cut into bars.

COCONUT-PECAN-CRUSTED BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. and butter and flour a 9-inch square baking pan, knocking out excess flour.
• Make topping:
• In a 1 1/2-quart bowl stir together topping ingredients until combined well.
• Make brownie layer:
• In a 1 1/2-quart saucepan melt butter over moderately low heat. Remove pan from heat and stir in sugar and vanilla. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well with a wooden spoon after each addition. Into a bowl sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt and stir into butter mixture until just combined well.
• Spread batter evenly in pan and sprinkle with topping. Bake brownies in middle of oven 30 to 35 minutes, or until a tester comes out with crumbs adhering to it. Cool brownies completely in pan on a rack before cutting into 16 squares. Brownies keep, layered between sheets of wax paper in an airtight container at cool room temperature, 5 days.

BROWNIES WITH COCONUT-PECAN FILLING

Steps:

• 1. Make coconut-pecan filling by combining sugar, evaporated milk, 1/4 cup butter, vanilla and egg yolk in saucepan. Blend well. Cook over medium heat until thickened, stirring frequently, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in coconut and pecans. Cool to room temperature.
• 2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease heart-shaped muffin tins.
• 3. Sift cocoa, flour and salt into a bowl. Set aside.
• 4. Cream butter and sugar together. Add eggs and vanilla. Blend well.
• 5. Add sifted dry ingredients and mix just until they disappear into the batter.
• 6. Spoon brownie batter into prepared cupcake tins, filling 1/3 of the way to top. Flatten a heaping tablespoon of cooled coconut-pecan filling and layer over brownie batter. Cover completely with more brownie batter, filling just about to the top of each cup.
• 7. Bake in preheated 350-degree oven for 18 to 20 minutes, until done. Allow to cool slightly in pan. Remove brownies and cool completely on wire rack.
• 8. Frost with your favorite chocolate frosting or make a rich chocolate topping by melting 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate morsels with 3 tablespoon butter in a saucepan over low heat. Stir until chocolate is melted. Allow to cool slightly. Spoon over brownies. It will get firm at room temperature.
• 9. If you'd rather not frost the brownies, just dust with powdered sugar and nestle a scoop of premium ice cream over the top at serving time.
• 10. Makes 9 brownies when using 1/3-cup capacity cupcake tins.