Dark chocolate brownies with peanut butter topping

Ingredients

• 150g butter
• 100g dark chocolate 70%
• 100g milk chocolate
• 200g caster sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 200g self-raising flour

For the Topping:

• 100g milk chocolate
• 65g butter at room temperature
• 1 handful roasted peanuts

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
2. Grease a 25cm square tin
3. Melt the milk and dark chocolate and butter together in a bowl over a pan of simmering water.
4. Stir in the sugar and add the eggs 1 at a time
5. Add the flour and mix to a batter
6. Pour into the greased tin and bake in the oven for 15-18 minutes for a gooey brownie or 20-22 minutes for a more cakey brownie
7. Allow the brownie to cool in the pan
8. To make the ganache, gently melt the chocolate over simmering water
9. Remove from the heat and whisk in the butter, spread the ganache over the cooled brownie and sprinkle over the peanuts
10. Chill in the fridge for 1 hour before cutting and serving

Recipe courtesy of ALDI

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