Ridiculous Chocolate Stout Brownie Sundaes (for two)
Jackie Dodd-Mallory
(Senior Editor)
Ridiculous Chocolate Stout Brownie Sundaes (for two)
This isn’t for people who like order.
For people who want everything neat, tidy and in its place.
Not for people who can’t enjoy a little chaos, or see beauty in a big mess.
I am not that person. Which is probably a good thing, allowing me to survive this unpredictable freelancer, beer gypsy life I decided to fashion for myself. It helps me to enjoy things like this much more.
Dessert shouldn’t be too pretty. It should be a big beautiful mess that you want to dive into in an almost primal way. You can keep your perfectly frosted cupcakes, those hand-painted macarons, I like it a little messy and a lot of fun.
Especially when it comes to chocolate, make it a little crazy. Serve it with a beer.
As for the beer, I have to tell you guys about this one. I was a sour-skeptic for a long time. Until Odell put me on their press list and started sending me their beers, their perfectly balanced and beautifully flavored sours. FINE, I GUESS I LOVE SOURS NOW! This black cherry sour, Dark Theory, pairs almost too well with a giant fudgy brownie.
You might enjoy it too much. Make sure you have a spotter.
Ridiculous Chocolate Stout Brownie Sundaes (for two)
Ingredients
For the brownies
- 6 weight ounce dark chocolate chips
- 1/3 cup 75mL stout beer
- 1/2 cup 114g melted butter
- 1 cup 236g granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup 85g brown sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 3/4 cup 90g all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon 6g salt
- 1/4 cup 20g unsweetened cocoa powder
For the Sundaes:
- 10 wt oz dark chocolate plus additional chocolate chips for servings, if desired
- 1/3 cup 75mL chocolate stout
- 2 large scoops vanilla ice cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Add 6 oz chocolate and 1/3 cup stout beer to the top of a double boiler, stir until melted, remove from heat.
- In a large bowl stir together the melted butter and both kinds of sugar. Stir in the eggs.
- Stir in the chocolate and beer.
- Add the flour, cocoa powder and salt, stir until just combined.
- Line an 8x8 pan with parchment paper. Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake at 350F for 28-30 minutes or until the top is slightly firm and the batter no longer jiggles when the pan is shaken. Remove from oven, allow to cool completely, at least one hour. Brownies are best made a day ahead of time.
- Remove the brownies from the pan using the parchment paper.
- Cut into four squares.
- Add the remaining 10 wt oz dark chocolate to the top of a double boiler along with the remaining 1/3 cup stout. Stir until melted, remove from heat. Can be made a day ahead of time. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator, reheat slightly before using.
- Plate one brownie, top with ice cream, then another brownie, then another scoop of ice cream. Drizzle with chocolate sauce, sprinkle with chocolate chips if desired.
Comments
Mary | Chattavore February 14, 2017 um 2:42 pm
My husband will go crazy over this. He’s a big-time beer lover and is always asking me to make more recipes with beer. These look amazing!
tbone11 February 14, 2017 um 5:49 pm
When do you put the stout & chocolate into to the batter? No matter how often I move the pan it does not giggle.
cakespy February 15, 2017 um 4:37 am
Oh my god, A Tribe Called Quest would call this "hot sex on a platter."
Paula Potts February 15, 2017 um 11:21 am
I’ve also recently just gotten into sour beers and now I love them!
This recipe is epic. Brownies and beer as one. Love!
Jackie February 15, 2017 um 11:26 am
it took me a second but I can really appreciate the flavors now. I do think it’s the beer style that’s most often poorly done. Sour doesn’t always equal great. But Odell has my favorite sours by far, never had a bad one from them.
Jonathan February 19, 2017 um 9:58 pm
Made the brownies twice now. I used a local blueberry stout, I would also say that the brownies need about 35-40 minutes in the oven to be cooked all the way through.
Jackie February 20, 2017 um 10:16 am
Glad you liked them! I don’t like them cooked all the way, I like them fudgy in the middle. But if you do that, the brownies do need several hours to "set" and it’s hard to wait that long!
Anna May 2, 2018 um 9:32 pm
I wonder why it’s called "ridiculous"? It’s such a beauty in a plate…mouth-watering dessert…