Tahini and Halva Brownies
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Ingredients
- 1 cup + 1 1/2 tbsp unsalted butter (240g) cut in small pieces ($1.50)
- 9 oz dark chocolate, 70% (260g) cut in small pieces ($5.80)
- 4 large eggs ($1.23)
- 3/4 cup + 3 tbsp all-purpose flour (120g) sifted ($0.13)
- 1/3 cup dutch process cocoa powder (30g) sifted ($1.75)
- 1 1/3 cup granulated sugar (280g) ($1.75)
- 1/2 tsp salt ($0.25)
- 7 oz halva, plain (200g) cut into 1″ pieces ($4.00)
- 1/3 cup tahini paste (70g) ($0.70)
Instructions
- Prepare all your ingredients. Preheat oven to 400° F. Grease 12 x 8 pan and line with parchment paper.
- Fill a medium-sized saucepan with a couple inches of water and bring to a simmer. Take a heatproof bowl and place on top making sure that the bottom of bowl doesn’t touch the water. Place chocolate and butter in bowl until it melts (few minutes) then carefully remove the bowl and bring to room temperature.
- With a hand mixer, place eggs and sugar in bowl and mix on medium-high for 3 minutes until creamy. You can do this by hand with a whisk but it’ll take closer to 10 minutes.
- Next fold in the melted chocolate and butter mixture into egg and sugar bowl. Make sure not to over mix.
- In a separate large bowl, sift the flour, cocoa powder and salt and mix to combine.
- Fold dry ingredients together. Then, fold in halva pieces carefully into wet mixture.
- Spread brownie mixture on parchment-lined greased pan. Place dollops of tahini in 12 places and use a skewer to create a marbled effect on top of the brownie.
- Bake for about 23 minutes until the edges are cooked and the middle is slightly wobbly. You may need to adjust the timing roughly +/- 3-5 minutes based on your oven and the pan you use so keep a close eye as it’ll overcook quickly if you’re not careful. (You’ll need more time (+ 3-5 min) if you use a smaller pan). The brownies will harden slightly once it cools down.
- Once it’s out of the oven, wait about 45 minutes to 1 hour to eat it while it’s still warm but I prefer to eat them the next day after they have had time to set. Enjoy! (If you’re going to freeze the brownies, let them cool completely then cut them before placing the brownie pieces in a freezer-friendly container.)
Recipe Notes
* Note regarding pricing: The price for the pantry items such as sugar and flour takes into account the cost of the amount used for the recipe and not the cost if you had to purchase the entire jar or bottle. ** All prices in US dollars.
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