I saw these brownies over at taste and tell and I felt compelled to make them. It's been a while since I made brownies and the addition of coconut in the recipe just sounded perfect. I ended up using my favorite brownie recipe for the base of this and followed the instructions for the coconut mixture.
I'm a little biased when it comes to brownies, I hardly ever taste one I don't like and things haven't changed with this recipe. The coconut adds another level of richness in already decadent brownies, so a little goes a long way, but man, oh man are they tasty. You'll definitely need a glass of milk though.
coconut brownies
base recipe
3/4 cups butter, melted
1 1/2 cup natural sugar* (like sugar in the raw)
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
3 eggs
3/4 cup flour
1/2 cup cocoa
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
*I've recently started using raw sugar and I think it has a bit more depth... sometimes it even adds a little crystalization. If you don't have it, just go with regular sugar.
coconut mixture
1 Tablespoon sugar
1/3 cup sweetened condensed milk
2/3 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
1 egg white
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
Preheat oven 350°
1
Grease 8x8x2 pan
2
In medium bowl, blend melted butter, sugar and vanilla.
3
Add eggs and beat well.
4
Combine flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt.
5
Gradually add dry mixture to egg mixture. Beat until well blended.
6
In another small bowl, stir together the coconut mixture.
7
Pour 1/3 of the chocolate mixture into the greased pan. Spoon dollops of the coconut mixture over top, about 1 inch apart from eachother. Add remaining chocolate mixture over top and dollop remaining coconut over top.
8
Using a butter knife, run it horizontally, then vertically across the pan to gently swirl the coconut with the chocolate.
9
Place in oven and cook for 35-40 minutes.
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September 19th, 2008 at 3:49 pm
I’m so glad you tried these and liked them! I think your brownie recipe sounds a lot better, so I’ll be using it next time I make these!
September 28th, 2008 at 5:43 pm
these look absolutely delicious! i love coconut and i bet it tastes wonderful with these brownies
September 29th, 2008 at 7:26 am
In the last week I’ve baked these coconut brownies TWICE! it’s 8am right now getting ready for work and I couldn’t help steal a small piece. Thanks for this recipe I will be using it over and over again. My account of the glorious experience to be up soon at
http://updownacross.wordpress.com/
thanks and best,
joann
September 29th, 2008 at 9:19 pm
[...] wasn’t good enough, I baked COCONUT BROWNIES to top off the meal. I picked up the recipe from eatmakeread and was super stoked about making my first brownie dish from scratch. Now, I have a serious devil of [...]
January 14th, 2009 at 9:28 pm
I really want to make this recipe but I don’t have any sweetened condensed milk. What do you think I could use instead?
January 14th, 2009 at 9:54 pm
Lauren,
I just found this sweetened condensed milk substitute
http://www.cooks.com/rec/search/0,1-0,substitute_sweetened_condensed_milk,FF.html
I’ve never tried it myself though. Good luck!
May 15th, 2009 at 11:20 pm
Just made these tonight using my own brownie recipe that has 85% cacao Godiva and doubled the filling as it makes a 9×13. They are very yummy but need more filling or a bit of coconut essense I think.
Thanks for sharing!