Goat Cheese Brownies with Honey

Goat Cheese Brownies with Honey
Prep Time:
30 mins
Bake Time:
45 mins
Total Time:
30 mins
Yield:
32 brownies

Ingredients

  • 8 ounce semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, chopped

  • 3 tablespoon butter

  • 6 ounce goat cheese (chèvre), softened

  • 2 tablespoon butter, softened

  • ¼ cup sugar

  • ¼ cup all-purpose flour

  • 2 tablespoon honey

  • 3 eggs

  • 1 ¼ cup sugar

  • cup water

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour

  • ¾ teaspoon baking powder

  • ½ teaspoon salt

  • 1 cup chopped almonds, toasted

  • 1 recipe Honey and Cream Cheese Frosting (optional)

Honey and Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 4 ounce softened cream cheese

  • ¼ cup softened butter

  • 3 cup powdered sugar

  • 2 tablespoon honey

  • 1 tablespoon milk

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 325°F. Line a 13x9x2-inch baking pan with foil, extending the foil over edges of pan. Grease foil; set pan aside. In a medium heavy saucepan heat and stir the chocolate and the 3 tablespoons butter over low heat until chocolate melts. Remove from heat. Cool; set aside.

  2. For filling, in a medium bowl combine goat cheese and the 2 tablespoons butter. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed for 30 seconds. Add the 1/4 cup sugar; beat until fluffy. Add the 1/4 cup flour, honey, and one of the eggs; beat well. Set aside. Wash and dry beaters thoroughly.

  3. For batter, in a large bowl beat the two remaining eggs with an electric mixer on medium speed until foamy. Add the 1 1/4 cups sugar, the water, and vanilla; beat well. Beat in the cooled chocolate mixture. Stir in the 1 cup flour, baking powder, salt until well combined. Stir in nuts. Spread half of the batter in the prepared pan.

  4. Spread goat cheese filling evenly over chocolate batter in pan. Spoon the remaining chocolate batter in small mounds over the goat cheese filling. Drag a thin metal spatula or table knife through chocolate batter mounds to marble the mixture.

  5. Bake in the preheated oven about 45 minutes or until center is set. Cool in pan on a wire rack.

  6. If desired, frost brownies with Honey and Cream Cheese Frosting. Using the edges of the foil, lift uncut brownies out of pan. Cut into bars.

Honey and Cream Cheese Frosting

  1. In a large bowl combine cream cheese and butter. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Gradually add 2 cups powdered sugar and honey; beat until combined. Add another 1 cup powdered sugar and milk, beating until smooth.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

151 Calories
7g Fat
20g Carbs
3g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Calories 151
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 7g 9%
Saturated Fat 4g 20%
Cholesterol 29mg 10%
Sodium 93mg 4%
Total Carbohydrate 20g 7%
Total Sugars 15g
Protein 3g
Calcium 40.4mg 3%
Iron 0.7mg 4%
Potassium 68mg 1%
Folate, total 12.1mcg
Vitamin B-12 0.1mcg
Vitamin B-6 0mg

*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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