Coconut Cream Brownies.

Coconut Cream Brownies.
Coconut Cream Brownies.

These are rich and decadent brownies made with coconut cream and sprinkled with toasted coconut.  The best thing about this recipe is that it is made from our lovely coconuts:

Our Lovely Coconuts.
Our Lovely Coconuts.

In this recipe, we have used our own coconut cream which we squeeze into these handy portions:

Coconut Cream.
Coconut Cream.

Butter a shallow pan 9 by 9 inches.  Line the bottom with wax paper and cut to fit.  Butter the paper and set the oven at 325F(160C).

Put in a double boiler:

4oz of cocoa powder

4oz of coconut cream (or 1 bag of our coconut cream)

Stir over hot water until melted and then remove from heat.  Stir in:

1 cup brown sugar

2 eggs, unbeaten

1/8 tsp salt

1/2 cup flour

1 tsp vanilla essence (or flavouring)

Spread in a pan.  Bake until dry on top and almost firm to touch.  This is about 35 minutes.  Turn upside down on a cake cooler and allow to cool.  Peel off paper and cut into squares.  Makes 16 squares.  Or if you feel particularly decadent, makes 8 generous portions!

Sprinkle with toasted coconut when ready to serve.

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