Coconut Brownies

Fudgy chocolate brownies layered with sweet, shredded coconut and topped with a silky chocolate ganache, these coconut/bounty brownies are rich, decadent, and irresistibly tropical in every bite.

Author: Cookin’ with Sha

Meal Type: Peanuts Free

Cuisine: American

Difficulty: MEDIUM

Prep. Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 40 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour

Servings: 12 brownies

Calories: 541 kcal per serving

Ingredients

¾ cup - butter
1 ¼ cups - granulated sugar
½ cup - light brown sugar
3 - eggs
2 ½ ounces - dark chocolate
¾ cup - cocoa powder
1 tsp - vanilla extract
½ tsp - salt
¾ cup - all-purpose flour
⅓ cup - chocolate chunks
3 cups - ground coconut
1 ½ cups - sweetened condensed milk
2 teaspoons - vanilla extract
1 packet - salt
½ cup - heavy cream
1 cup - chopped chocolate

Instructions

Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring and scraping the pan every 10-15 seconds.
The butter will melt, foam, then turn golden brown with nutty aroma and small brown bits (about 5-7 minutes).
Remove from heat and add cocoa powder and milk or dark chocolate bar in hot butter. Mix thoroughly till there're no lumps in it and set it aside to cool.
Preheat the oven at 166C if you're using dark colour aluminum pan or at 176C if using lighter colour aluminum pan.
Line a square 8 inch baking tin with parchment paper, leaving overhang for easy removal. Lightly grease the paper.
In a bowl add eggs, white sugar, light brown sugar, whisk together until most or all of the sugar granules have dissolved.
Once the sugar has dissolved, add the brown butter, cocoa powder, melted dark or milk chocolate mixture and vanilla extract. Mix everything together.
Add the all-purpose flour and salt and mix just until combined, avoid overmixing.
Fold in the chocolate chips or chunks until evenly distributed.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for about 30-40 minutes.
Begin checking at the 25 minute mark by inserting a knife into the center. The brownies are done when the edges are set and the knife comes out with a little batter still clinging to it. Depending on your oven, total bake time may be up to 40 minutes.
Let them cool down when they're done baking.
Prepare coconut layer by mixing coconut, condensed milk, vanilla extract and salt in a bowl.
Now assemble everything together by adding coconut layer and then chocolate ganache on top. Refrigerate for sometime to set.
Let it come to room temperature before serving and enjoy.

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