Chocolate Covered Strawberry Brownies

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Brownies

• • 1 1/2 cups sliced fresh strawberries

  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted

  • 1 cup granulated sugar

  • 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (Hershey's Special Dark)

  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

  • 2 eggs

  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour

  • 2/3 cup bittersweet chocolate chips

Preheat the oven to 325. Line a square 8x8 baking dish with parchment paper so that the paper hangs over two sides. Spray with non-stick spray.

Toss the strawberries with the 2 tablespoons sugar and set aside to macerate for about 15 minutes.

Melt the butter in the microwave or in a saucepan. In a bowl, combine the 1 cup sugar, cocoa powder and salt. Pour the butter in and mix together with a wooden spoon. Beat in the vanilla, then the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each egg. Stir in the strawberries, including the juice. Stir in the flour just until moistened, then the chocolate chips.

Use a spatula to spread the batter evenly into the pan. Bake for 30-35 minutes.

Cool completely on a wire rack before frosting. For easy removal from the pan, lift the parchment paper by the overhang to remove the brownies from the pan, set on a cutting board and cut into squares.

Yields 9-12 brownies

Recipe from Curly Girl Kitchen