Name: Oatmeal Stout Brownies
Yield: 20 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour; 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 6 tablespoons, room temperature, cut into cubes unsalted butter; 8 ounces, chopped dark bittersweet chocolate; 3/4 cup white chocolate chips; 4 large (room temperature) eggs; 1 1/2 cups (superfine or granulated) sugar; 1 1/4 cups (10 ounces), room temperature oatmeal stout beer; 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips; 1 package (8 ounces), softened cream cheese; 1/3 cup sugar (for cream cheese mixture); 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 large egg (for cream cheese mixture); as needed confectioners' sugar

Dessert

20 servings

327 cal/serving

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375°F and line a 9x13-inch baking pan with nonstick foil (or grease and flour or parchment).

Step 2

Whisk together flour, cocoa powder, and salt in a medium bowl; set aside.

All-purpose flourUnsweetened cocoa powderSalt

Step 3

Melt butter, bittersweet chocolate, and white chocolate chips in a double-boiler over very low heat, stirring until melted; remove from heat.

Unsalted butterDark bittersweet chocolateWhite chocolate chips

Step 4

Beat eggs and sugar on high speed until light and fluffy (about 3 minutes), then add the melted chocolate mixture and beat until combined.

EggsSugarUnsalted butterDark bittersweet chocolateWhite chocolate chips

Step 5

Beat the reserved flour mixture into the chocolate mixture, whisk in the stout beer, pour batter into prepared pan, and drop semi-sweet chocolate chips evenly over the batter.

All-purpose flourUnsweetened cocoa powderSaltUnsalted butterDark bittersweet chocolateWhite chocolate chipsOatmeal stout beerSemi-sweet chocolate chips

Step 6

Beat cream cheese until smooth, gradually beat in sugar, then beat in vanilla and 1 egg just until blended.

Cream cheeseSugar (for cream cheese mixture)Vanilla extractEgg (for cream cheese mixture)

Step 7

Pour the cream cheese mixture over the brownie batter and cut through the top several times with a knife to create a marbled design.

All-purpose flourUnsweetened cocoa powderSaltUnsalted butterDark bittersweet chocolateWhite chocolate chipsEggsSugarOatmeal stout beerSemi-sweet chocolate chipsCream cheeseSugar (for cream cheese mixture)Vanilla extractEgg (for cream cheese mixture)

Step 8

Bake on the center rack for 25–35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out almost clean.

All-purpose flourUnsweetened cocoa powderSaltUnsalted butterDark bittersweet chocolateWhite chocolate chipsEggsSugarOatmeal stout beerSemi-sweet chocolate chips

Step 9

Let brownies cool uncovered to room temperature and dust with confectioners' sugar before serving if desired.

Confectioners' sugar

This recipe is adapted from Wikibooks. It is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International.