Ganache Brownies

Ingredients

Brownies

• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 eggs
• 1 Tablespoon milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Ganache

• 1 cup milk chocolate chip
• 1/3 cup butter
• 2 Tablespoons heavy cream

Garnish

Strawberries

Chocolate Curls

• Serves 8 - 10

Directions

Brownie

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Grease 13 x 9-inch baking pan with butter.
3. Melt chocolate and butter in a small pot, stir until smooth. Set aside.
4. Whisk together flour, sugar and baking soda. Add melted chocolate, eggs, evaporated milk and vanilla. Mix until well incorporated.
5. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 18 - 22 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out with moist crumbs. Set to cool.

Ganache

1. In a double boiler or a pot filled with water and a bowl, melt chocolate, butter and heavy cream. Stir until smooth.
2. Pour ganache on cooled brownies and let ganache cool for about an hour.

Assembly

1. Cut brownies into squares and garnish with sliced strawberries and chocolate curls.
2. To make the chocolate curls, use a vegetable peeler and shave a few curls off a chunk of chocolate.