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Easy Chocolate Brownies

Sarah Montgomery
Easy Chocolate Brownies with cranberries and hazelnuts. Simple to make with minimum fuss. Light and filled with chocolatey goodness.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 24

Ingredients
  

  • 350G dark chocolate ( or milk chocolate if you prefer)
  • 300G unsalted butter
  • 6 free range eggs
  • 450G caster sugar
  • 1 tsp vanila extract
  • 225g self raisng flour
  • 100g dried cranberries
  • 150g hazelnuts
  • pinch of salt

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 160c (fan) and line a roasting tin.
  • In a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of hot water, break the chocolate into pieces and place in the bowl with the butter. Stir until the the mixture has completely melted. Don't overheat or let the water boil.
  • In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs with the sugar and vanilla extract.
  • Pour in the chocolate and butter mixture and stir until all combined.
  • Add the flour, cranberries, hazelnuts and pinch of salt.
  • Pour into a lined baking tray and bake for 20 - 25 minutes, depending on your oven.

Notes

Dust with cocoa powder and serve on it's own or with a scoop of vanilla ice-cream.