delicious and decadent Bailey’s Irish Cream brownies

I recently found myself in an unusual predicament. I was gifted a bottle of Bailey’s Irish Cream for Christmas and while at the time I was excited, it has spent the last 10 months in the cupboard. I decided that enough was enough and it was time to create a recipe to use it for baking. The result… a delicious and decadent brownie with a hint of Bailey’s. Whilst this may not be our healthiest brownies recipe, we think it’s ok to lash out every now and then.

The brownies are best served warm with a teaspoon of white chocolate Bailey’s ganache on the side.

ingredients

for the brownies

• 100g dark chocolate
• 100g Bailey’s Irish Cream
• 75g milk
• 90g butter (softened – if not using a Thermomix)
• 100g brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 100g self raising flour
• 30g cocoa
• 100g almond meal (I used roasted almond pulp left over from makinghomemade almond milk)
• 50g dark chocolate chips

for the white chocolate Bailey’s ganache

• 150g white chocolate
• 60g cream
• 2 Tablespoons Baileys Irish Cream

directions

for the brownies

1. Melt chocolate, Bailey’s and milk in a small sauce pan over a low heat.
2. Beat sugar, butter and eggs together until light and fluffy.
3. Add flour, almond meal, cocoa and chocolate mixture to the sugar/egg mixture and mix until just combined.
4. Stir through chocolate chips.
5. Pour mixture into square baking tin. Bake for 35 min at 150 degrees celsius (fan forced oven).

for the white chocolate Bailey’s ganache

1. In a small pot bring cream to a boil. Add chocolate stirring until all melted and combined.
2. Stir through Bailey’s until mixed thoroughly.
3. Allow ganache to set in the fridge (3-4 hours) prior to serving.
4. Enjoy your Bailey’s brownies!

Thermomix directions 

for the brownies

1. Place chocolate, Bailey’s and milk in TM bowl and melt at 50 degrees, 2 minutes, speed 2. Transfer to a separate bowl.
2. Add butter, sugar and eggs to TM bowl and mix for 1 minute, speed 4.
3. Add flour, almond meal, cocoa and chocolate mixture to TM bowl and mix for 10 seconds, speed 5.
4. Pour mixture into square baking tin. Bake for 35 min at 150 degrees celsius (fan forced oven).

for the chocolate ganache

1. Put chocolate and cream into TM bowl. Melt for 2min, 50 degrees at speed 2.
2. Stir through Bailey’s until mixed thoroughly.
3. Allow ganache to set in the fridge (3-4 hours) prior to serving.
4. Enjoy your Bailey’s brownies!

If you are looking for some healthier brownies to enjoy while maintaining a cleaner diet have a look at some other brownies options that are gluten free, dairy free and refined sugar free.