Chocolate Coconut Brownies
Description
You'll love the combination of chocolate and coconut in these delicious, rich brownies. There are three layers of decadence, brownies, creamy sweet coconut and a smooth chocolate ganache.
Ingredients
Brownies:
One 8 x 8 or 9 x 9 pan of brownies
Coconut Filling:
6 oz. cream cheese at room temperature
1/3 c. heavy cream or half and half
3 T. powdered sugar
1/2 t. pure vanilla extract
3 c. sweetened shredded coconut
Chocolate Ganache:
1/3 c. heavy cream or half and half
1 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips
shredded coconut for garnish, optional
Directions
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Brownies:
Bake one pan of brownies using your own recipe or your favorite boxed brownies. Cool.
Coconut Filling:
Using a hand or stand mixer, beat cream cheese, cream, powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth; add coconut; beat for 1 minute to combine.
Spread coconut mixture evenly on top of cooled brownies. Refrigerate while preparing the ganache.
Chocolate Ganache:
In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, combine cream and chocolate chips; stir until melted and smooth. Remove from heat; cool for several minutes. Pour ganache evenly over the coconut topped brownies.
Sprinkle the top with additional shredded coconut if desired, while ganache is still soft.
Return brownies to the refrigerator for at least 1 hour for ganache to firm up.
Cut into 12-16 pieces. Serve.
Store in the refrigerator.
12-16 servings.