Sea Salt Porter Brownie Bites
Brownies-meet-fudge flavored with Graham Cracker Porter & sprinkled with coarse sea salt for contrast are addictingly irresistible - you've been warned!
Servings: 36 brownie bites
Calories: 118kcal
Ingredients
Fudgy Beer Brownies
- 1/2 cup butter
- 5 oz. unsweetened chocolate roughly chopped
- 1 1/4 cups brown sugar
- 1/4 cup porter beer
- 1 t. vanilla
- 1/4 t. salt
- 3 eggs
- 3/4 cup flour
Porter Beer Ganache
- 1/3 cup heavy cream
- 1/3 cup porter beer
- 6 oz. bittersweet chocolate roughly chopped
- 1 t. vanilla
- 2 T. coarse sea salt flakes
Instructions
Baking the Brownies
- Preheat oven to 325°.
- Melt butter in a large saucepan over low heat, then add unsweetened chocolate and stir until melted & smooth.
- Whisk sugar, porter, vanilla, and salt in a large bowl. Pour in melted chocolate. Add eggs one by one and whisk briskly until mixture is glossy.
- Fold in flour and mix just until blended. Pour batter into an 8x8 pan lined with parchment paper.
- Bake at 325° for 30-35 minutes, until a toothpick in the center comes out with moist crumbs. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes; if edges are raised, gently press down so the surface of the brownie is flat. Finish cooling completely out of the pan on a rack.
Making the Ganache Topping
- Bring cream and porter to a simmer in a small saucepan. Remove from heat and add chocolate, whisking until chocolate is melted and smooth. Stir in vanilla.
- Refrigerate ganache until it's thickened and spreadable, about 45 minutes.
- Spread ganache over brownies. Return to the fridge until cold, about an hour.
- Run a sharp knife under hot water to cut brownies cleanly into squares. Sprinkle with coarse sea salt flakes. Serve chilled and store in the fridge.
Notes
Sprinkle the sea salt just before serving, or the ganache will slowly dissolve the salt in the fridge.