Guinness Stout Brownie Pretzel Bars

Esther of Batch from Scratch is here with a festive beer & pretzel inspired brownie recipe, complete with homemade butterscotch ganache. Gotta love combos of salty & sweet!


GUINNESS STOUT BROWNIE PRETZEL BARS

By Esther Kang of Batch from Scratch

FOR THE BROWNIES:

Ingredients:
– 4 oz Bittersweet Chocolate
– 8 oz Butter
– 1 Egg
– 3/4 cup Sugar
– 
1/2 cup Brown Sugar
– 
1/4 cup Cocoa
– 1 1/4 cup Flour
– 1/2 tsp Salt
– 
2 tsp Vanilla
– 1 cup Guinness
– 
8 oz Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips

Instructions:
1. melt 4 oz bittersweet chocolate & butter (in microwave or double boiler)
2. beat egg, sugar and brown sugar for 3 minutes
3. while eggs & sugar are mixing, mix dry ingredients: cocoa, flour, salt
4. add melted chocolate to egg mixture
5. mix in dry ingredients
6. add vanilla and beer until incorporated
7. pour into pan, then sprinkle semi-sweet chocolate on top of the batter
8. bake at 350 for 35 minutes until knife comes out clean

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FOR THE BUTTERSCOTCH GANACHE:

Ingredients:
– 3.5 oz Butterscotch
– 
2.5 oz White Chocolate Chips
– 1.4 oz Heavy Cream

Instructions:
1. combine butterscotch, white chocolate and heavy cream in a small bowl
2. microwave in 30 second increments, stir until melted and smooth

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FOR THE TOPPING:

Ingredients:
– 1/3 cup Crushed Pretzels
– Flakey Sea Salt (maldon salt works well)

Instructions:
1. top baked stout brownies with ganache
2. refrigerate until firm, cut and serve
3. top each piece with crushed pretzels and flakey sea salt

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ENJOY!

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