Greek Coffee Brownies
“Greekify” your brownies like my good friend Eleni Saltas did by adding Greek Coffee to her homemade brownies. Greek coffee is finely ground and adds that chocolate punch you may be looking for in your brownies.
*For a stronger coffee flavor, add an extra tablespoon of Greek coffee. I use BRAVO Greek coffee, and the grounds come more fine and powdery. If the coffee you’re using is grainy, I would suggest grinding the coffee a bit beforehand to avoid graininess.
Ingredients
3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
1 cup sugar
2 eggs, room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (dark or regular, whatever you prefer)
2 tablespoons Greek coffee powder*
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 350F. Melt the butter in a microwave safe bowl and allow to cool.
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In medium bowl, combine the butter, sugar, and vanilla and whisk until well combined.
3
Add eggs in one by one until fully incorporated.
4
Sift together the cocoa powder, Greek coffee, salt, and flour. Gently fold into the wet ingredients with a spatula until combined, being careful not to over mix.
5
Lightly grease a 8×8 or 9×9 square inch baking pan with parchment paper and grease with a nonstick spray. Pour the batter into the dish and spread evenly.
6
Bake on the middle rack for 20 – 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with moist crumbs. For these fudgier brownies, the toothpick will come out a little gooey. Don’t over bake! The brownies will firm up when you take them out to cool.
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7. Remove from oven and allow to cool before cutting and serving.
