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Christmas brownie tree pops

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Inside is a rich, chocolatey brownie with warm notes of cinnamon, cardamom and cloves. On the outside, a crisp chocolate coating that you can decorate with green icing and fun toppings. The result is both delicious and playful to look at.

This is also a great bake to make together. Cutting, adding the sticks and decorating is exactly the kind of hands-on fun kids love. And if some of the trees turn out a bit wonky or extra chocolatey, even better.

It’s also good to know that you can make the brownie a day ahead. And if you want to take the flavour up a notch, try adding a pinch of flaky salt and a bit of lemon zest to the chocolate coating – that little touch makes the chocolate even better.

Prep Time 30 mins
Cook Time 30 mins
Rest Time 20 mins
Total Time 1 hr 20 mins
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Difficulty: Beginner
Servings: 8
Ingredients
  • 180 g butter
  • 200 g dark chocolate
  • 250 g coconut palm sugar
  • 100 g flour
  • 40 g raw cocoa powder
  • 50 g white chocolate chunks
  • 50 g dark chocolate chunks
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 tl cardamom
  • 1 tl cinnamon
  • 6 cloves
    • For the topping:
  • 400 g dark chocolate
  • Green icing
  • Optional small decorations (e.g. stars)
Preparation
  1. 1
    Melt the butter and chocolate together over a double boiler, then let the mixture cool. Whisk the eggs until light and fluffy (about 3–4 minutes). Grind the cloves and cardamom finely and mix with the cinnamon. In a separate bowl, combine flour, coconut sugar, cocoa powder and the spice mix.
  2. 2
    Slowly fold the cooled chocolate mixture into the eggs using a spatula. Gradually sift in the dry ingredients and gently fold to combine. Stir in the white and dark chocolate chunks.
  3. 3
    Pour the batter into a baking paper-lined 20 cm tin, smooth the top and bake at 180°C for 30–35 minutes, until the top is set and slightly crisp. Let cool completely.
  4. 4
    Cut into 8 triangles. Place them on a rack and carefully insert a stick into each piece, then gently turn them onto one side.
  5. 5
    Melt the chocolate for coating. First cover the base and one side with a thin layer, let set slightly, then flip and coat the remaining sides. Make sure all sides are evenly covered, then chill until set.
  6. 6
    Once the coating has hardened, decorate with green icing and add any toppings you like.
Note

Tip! If you prefer a sweeter result, you can replace dark chocolate with milk chocolate in both the batter and coating, or mix both for variety.

Keywords: brownie, christmas, for kids, sweet
Read it online: https://paulasarekanno.com/en/recipe/christmas-brownie-tree-pops/