Sweet and fudgy strawberry-flavored brownies topped with a silky smooth white chocolate ganache
Author:Catherine Zhang
Prep Time:20 minutes
Cook Time:30 minutes
Total Time:50 minutes
Yield:12 squares 1x
Category:Bars
Method:Easy
Cuisine:American
Ingredients
UnitsScale
Brownie
170g Unsalted butter (3/4 cup)
225g White chocolate, chopped (7.9oz)
2 Large eggs
2 Egg yolks
200g White sugar (1 cup)
220g All purpose flour (1 3/4 cup)
Pinch of salt
100g Strawberry Nesquick powder (approx 1 cup)
Ganache
180g White chocolate, chopped (6.3oz)
100g Heavy cream (slightly less than 1/2 cup), warmed
25g Strawberry Nesquick powder (1/4 cup)
Freeze-dried strawberries, crushed
Instructions
Brownies
Preheat the oven to 180C/350F and line a 9 x 9 square cake tin with baking paper
Combine the white chocolate and butter in a large mixing bowl and heat it in the microwave at 30-second intervals, or over a hot water bath until smooth and completely melted
Add the eggs, egg yolks, sugar, flour, salt and strawberry nesquick
Mix until well combined
Pour the mixture into your cake tin and bake for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean
Place on a wire rack until cooled completely
Ganache
Place the white chocolate in a large heatproof bowl and melt it in the microwave at 30-second intervals, or over a double boiler until completely melted
Warm the cream in the microwave, or a small saucepan, then add it to the white chocolate
Add the strawberry Nesquick powder and mix until completely smooth
Cool slightly until thickened, then pour over the top of the cooled brownies
Spread the ganache evenly across the brownies and top with crushed freeze-dried strawberries