Chocolate, rum & raisin brownies
An indulgent yet guilt-free dessert
- Preparation: 15 mins
- Cooking: 25 mins
- Serves: 12
What you need:
- 15g Silver Spoon Half Spoon
- 3 egg whites
- 300g low-fat cream cheese
- 40g cocoa powder
- 2 tsps rum
- 3tbsps milk
- 75f plain flour
- 1tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 25g roughly chopped raisins
- 50g roughly chopped dark chocolate
What you do:
- Preheat the oven to 180C.
- Spray a 6 inch square baking tin with a little cooking oil, such as Frylight
- Place egg whites in a large bowl and whisk until they form soft peaks. Mix Silver Spoon Half Spoon with the cream cheese, add the cocoa powder, rum and milk and combine well
- Fold the chocolate mixture into the whisked egg whites. Sieve the flour and bicarbonate of soda together over the mixture then fold lightly with the chocolate and raisins
- Spoon the mixture into the tin and bake for 20-25 minutes until springy to the touch. Remove from the oven and leave to cool slightly before removing from the tin and cutting it into 12 squares.
- Dust with a little icing sugar and serve either hot or cold
Handy cook's tip:
Once you've got the basics sorted you can vary the recipe with different nuts and quantities of dried fruit - walnuts are lovely!
This page can be found at: http://www.secretsauce.co.uk/cakes-desserts/brownie-recipes/chocolate-rum-and-raisin-brownies/
Half Spoon Granulated Sugar
Real sugar, with all its taste and texture, is combined with a tiny amount of sweeteners to make Silver Spoon Half Spoon twice as sweet.
