Ultimate Cream Egg Easter Brownies
These brownies are for life, not just for Easter. You can adapt the recipe by adding in your favourite chocolates as long as you keep the weights roughly the same. I think those little Terrys Chocolate orange eggs, or maybe the Milky Bar ones would be SO GOOD in this recipe. The sky is the limit.
These are a crowd pleaser and work every time so don’t be afraid to give them a try, you WON’T mess them up!
If you love brownies then check out some of my other brownie recipes here.
Serves: 12
Time: 50 minutes + cooling
Skill: Easy
INGREDIENTS
4 Medium eggs (or 3 large)
125g Light brown soft sugar
125g Golden caster sugar
200g Dark Chocolate
180g Butter
100g Plain flour
30g Cocoa powder
Tsp Seasalt
160g Mini Eggs (two small bags)
6 Cream Eggs (cut in half - do this when they’re cold out of the fridge and they’re less likely to crack)
METHOD
Preheat the oven to 180 or 160fan and line an 8-inch square baking tray with baking parchment.
Melt the butter and chocolate in a bowl over some gently boiling water until fully melted and glossy. You can do this in the microwave, but I think it’s better to do it on the stove where you can keep a keen eye on it. Once it has fully melted, add the sea salt flakes and leave it to cool slightly.
In a stand mixer or a large bowl with an electric whisk, whisk together the eggs and sugar until it’s pale, fluffy and doubled in volume. This will take up to five minutes on a medium setting.
Once the chocolate and butter have cooled a bit (if it’s hot you risk scrambling the eggs!) pour it into the sugar and eggs.
Sift the cocoa powder and flour into the bowl and gently fold it all together until combined. Always sift cocoa powder as it’s prone to getting lumps!
Lastly, add the min eggs and give it one last gentle mix and pour into your prepared baking tray and cook for 25 minutes. After 25 minutes remove from the oven and place the halved cream eggs on top. Return to the oven for another 10 minutes.
Remove the brownies from the oven and give the tray a little wiggle- you want it to be just set so if you see it’s still liquid in the middle, pop it back in the oven for a few more minutes and check again. Leave to cool in the tray as it will continue to cook before cutting into squares and devouring them.