Game Day Recipe: Speculoos "Cleveland Brown"ies

Speculoos "Cleveland Brown"ies

Attention Cleveland Browns (and all football) fans! We have a recipe that can make game days even sweeter.  Try these out today!

Yield: Serves 12
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes

Ingredients

• 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
• 20 tablespoons (2 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 cup creamy Speculoos butter 
• 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
• 8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
• 5 large eggs, at room temperature
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF. Line a 13-by-9-inch baking pan with foil; mist foil with cooking spray. In a small saucepan over low heat, melt chocolate with 2 sticks butter, stirring until smooth. Pour into a large bowl and let cool to room temperature.
2. In a bowl, using an electric mixer, cream Speculoos butter, brown sugar, cream cheese and remaining 1/2 stick butter until well combined, about 3 minutes. Beat in 1 egg.
3. Whisk 4 eggs, sugar and vanilla into bowl with melted chocolate; mix well. Stir in flour and salt. Pour batter into baking pan. Spoon reserved Speculoos/butter mixture on top and use a sharp knife to swirl mixtures together. Bake until a toothpick inserted into center comes out with a few moist crumbs attached, about 50 minutes. Let cool in pan on a wire rack.
4. Stir 1 to 2 tsp. cold water into confectioners' sugar until mixture forms a thick, smooth paste. Spoon into a pastry bag fitted with a small plain tip. Using a 1- to 2-inch cookie cutter, cut 12 football shapes out of brownie. Pipe laces onto brownies and allow to set before serving.

Speculoos Swirl Brownies

Photo and Recipe by: unsophisticook

Ingredients:

·         3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted

·         1 1/2 cups granulated sugar

·         1 teaspoon kosher salt

·         2/3 cup cocoa powder

·         2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

·         3 eggs

·         1 cup all-purpose flour

·         1/2 teaspoon baking powder

·         1/2 cup Speculoos Spread, melted

Instructions:

1.       Preheat over to 350 degrees.

2.       Line a square 8x8 or 9x9 baking pan with parchment paper or give it a coating of baking spray.

3.       Melt the butter on the stove top in a sauce pan or in the microwave. Whisk in sugar, salt and cocoa powder, and then stir in vanilla extract.

4.       In a medium mixing bowl, whisk the eggs well, and then whisk in the chocolate mixture until well combined.

5.       In a separate mixing bowl, whisk together the flour and baking powder until well combined. Stir the flour mixture into the chocolate mixture until just combined.

6.       Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Melt Speculoos Spread in the microwave and drizzle over the top of the brownie batter. Use a clean butter knife to swirl the Speculoos Spread into the batter.

7.       Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes. Cool on a wire cooling rack for at least 30 minutes before serving.