Valentine's Day Brownies
These Valentine's Day Brownies are homemade with butter, cocoa, flour and a few other ingredients and then covered with a chocolate ganache for the perfect ooey, gooey brownie recipe to enjoy with your sweetheart!
Equipment
Ingredients
For The Brownies
- 1 cup unsalted sweet cream butter melted and cooled
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1 ¼ cups sugar
- 1 cup light brown sugar packed
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup cocoa powder
- ¾ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
For The Chocolate Ganache
- 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 ½ cups Valentine’s Day Sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 and spray a 9x13 baking pan with non-stick cooking spray
- Using a medium bowl, melt the butter in the microwave and then mix together the melted butter, oil, and sugars
- Whisk in the eggs and vanilla extract
- Using a separate large bowl whisk together the flour, cocoa, salt and baking powder
- Gradually whisk in the dry ingredients into the wet then fold in the chocolate chips
- Pour batter into the baking pan and bake in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean
- Allow to cool completely before frosting
- Once cooled, prepare the chocolate ganache
- Using a small pot, bring the heavy cream to a boil and pour over the chocolate chips in a medium bowl and let sit for 1 minute
- Whisk until smooth
- Spread evenly onto the top of the brownies
- Sprinkle Valentine's Day Sprinkles on top of the ganache while the ganache is still sticky
- Allow the ganache to set before cutting into bars and enjoying with a large glass of milk! Store any leftovers in an airtight container or cover with aluminum foil.
Nutrition information is a rough estimate only; actual values will vary based on the exact ingredients used and amount of recipe prepared.
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