Description
Chocolate meets romance in these strawberry sweetheart brownies, a delightful dessert perfect for special occasions. Rich brownie layers blend with fresh strawberries, creating a memorable sweet treat that celebrates love and indulgence.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (115 g) unsalted butter, melted
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup (60 g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ cup (65 g) all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup (150 g) fresh strawberries, finely chopped
- ½ cup (85 g) semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ¼ cup (50 g) granulated sugar
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp water
- 1 tsp coconut oil or butter
Instructions
- Emulsify Base: Whisk melted butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla until the mixture becomes a silky, pale emulsion with a glossy appearance.
- Incorporate Dry Ingredients: Sift cocoa powder, flour, salt, and baking powder over the wet ingredients, folding gently to create a uniform chocolate batter without overmixing.
- Prepare Pan: Spread the chocolate mixture evenly in the prepared baking pan, ensuring a smooth, level surface for consistent baking.
- Strawberry Embellishment: Slice fresh strawberries into thin slivers and arrange artfully across the brownie batter, creating a visually stunning and flavor-enhanced dessert.
- Bake to Perfection: Bake in a preheated oven until edges become slightly crisp and a toothpick inserted near the center shows a few moist crumbs.
- Cool and Set: Allow brownies to cool completely in the pan, enabling the texture to set and the strawberry essence to meld with the rich chocolate base.
- Serve and Slice: Cut into precise squares, revealing the beautiful strawberry-studded interior and decadent chocolate layers.
Notes
- Prevent Overmixing: Gently fold dry ingredients into wet mixture to maintain brownie’s tender, fudgy texture and avoid developing tough, dense results.
- Strawberry Placement Strategy: Slice strawberries thinly and distribute evenly across batter surface to ensure consistent fruit flavor and prevent soggy bottom layers.
- Moisture Control: Check brownies early with toothpick test to guarantee moist center; slightly underbaked is preferable to dry, crumbly texture.
- Temperature Precision: Use room temperature eggs and butter for smoother batter integration and more consistent baking performance.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 11
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 19 g
- Sodium: 60 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 40 mg