JAMAICAN COFFEE BROWNIES WITH PECANS

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If you can't get Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee then good espresso beans and strong brewed espresso work well, too. This is a dense, rich brownie not light and cake like. If you don't use the powder grind coffee brownie texture will be gritty.

Provided by Annacia * @Annacia

Categories     Other Desserts

Number Of Ingredients 14

- nonstick vegetable oil spray
2 cup(s) sugar
15 tablespoon(s) (2 sticks minus 1 tablespoon) unsalted butter
3/4 cup(s) unsweetened cocoa powder
2 1/2 tablespoon(s) finely ground (turkish powder grind) jamaican blue mountain coffee beans
1/2 teaspoon(s) salt
3 large eggs
1 1/2 teaspoon(s) pure vanilla extract
1/4 cup(s) all purpose flour
3/4 cup(s) pecan pieces
1 cup(s) bittersweet or semisweet chocolate chips (6 ounces)
4 tablespoon(s) freshly brewed jamaican blue mountain coffee
2 tablespoon(s) jamaican rum
32 - thin strips crystallized ginger (optional)

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9x2-inch metal pan with nonstick spray.
  • Combine sugar, butter, cocoa, ground coffee, and salt in large metal bowl. Place bowl over saucepan of simmering water and whisk until butter melts and ingredients are blended.
  • Remove bowl from over water; cool mixture to lukewarm if necessary. Whisk in eggs and vanilla. Sift flour over and fold in. Mix in pecans.
  • Spread batter in prepared pan. Bake brownies until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Cool brownies in pan.
  • Place chocolate chips in small bowl. Bring brewed coffee to simmer in small saucepan remove from heat and add the rum. Pour over chips and stir until melted and smooth.
  • Let ganache stand until cool and beginning to thicken, about 1 hour; spread evenly over brownies. Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover, let stand at room temperature. Cut brownies into 16 squares. Top each with 2 ginger strips if using.

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