German Chocolate Brownies

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Servings: 16
Yield: 16 servings

Description

If you like German chocolate cake you'll love these quick and easy brownies--they're moist and chewy with a sweet coconut and pecan sugar topping.

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter
4 (1 ounce) squares sweet baking chocolate (such as Baker's German's Sweet Chocolate®), broken into pieces
1/2 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs, beaten
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
2 tablespoons corn syrup
2 tablespoons milk
1 cup flaked coconut
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Butter an 8- or 9-inch square glass baking pan.
2 Mix flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl.
3 Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat. Add chocolate and stir until melted. Remove from the heat and cool for 10 minutes or more.
4 Combine cooled chocolate mixture, sugar, and vanilla extract in a bowl. Add eggs; mix well. Add flour mixture and stir until well combined. Spread batter into the prepared baking pan.
5 Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean, 20 to 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and set the oven to broil.
6 Combine brown sugar, melted butter, corn syrup, and milk for topping in a bowl. Stir in coconut and pecans. Drop and gently spread mixture evenly over the warm brownies.
7 Broil 4 inches from the heat until topping is bubbly, 1 to 2 minutes. Cool for 1 hour before slicing and serving.