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Chocolate Ganache Filled Brownies

2/9/2021

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They say the way to a person's heart is through their stomach.  If that's true, one of the best expressions of love is to cook something special for your loved ones.  Food is my love language so I naturally gravitate towards expressing my love for others with food and I don't think there's any better day to show some love through food, than on Valentine's Day. 💘

There is a longstanding tradition of giving your Valentine a box of chocolates carefully packaged into a red heart shaped box on February 14th.  But if you're feeling like you want to show your love with a homemade sweet this year instead of a store bought Valentine, there's actually a whole lot treats that you can make in your very own kitchen.  Just remember that y
our edible Valentine doesn't have to be fancy or elegant.  #itsthethoughtthatcounts  A simple brownie or rice crispy treat cut into a heart with a cookie cutter can make the perfect sweet treat for your favorites. 

If you're looking for a little Valentine culinary inspiration, I've rounded up some of the sweet treats that I've made for my valentines in years past.  ​
​So for a couple who loves to dessert almost as much as we love each other, you better believe that we celebrate Valentine's Day and all the other holidays with sweet-tooth satisfying treats.  😂 Doesn't everyone eat green ice cream on St. Patrick's Day, monkey bread for breakfast on birthdays and cereal treats shaped into tiny pumpkins on Halloween? 🎃😅 

We even celebrate Chinese New Year with homemade fortune cookies, so you better believe that we celebrate big on Valentine's Day.  It doesn't matter how old my kids get, I will always make them homemade treats for Valentine's Day.  I get it honestly - My mom still mails us a box of Valentine goodies every year.   #thanksmom
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Our plans for V-Day are still up in the air for this year but I know that whether we end up dining in our own kitchen or going out for a meal, there will be deliciously decadent ganache filled brownies waiting for us at the end of the day.  I can't think of a more perfect way to celebrate Valentine's Day.  
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Chocolate Ganache Brownies
Brownies
1/3 cup bittersweet chocolate chips
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1/2 cup boiling water
2 cups sugar
2/3 cup oil
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 1/3 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt

Chocolate Ganache
1 1/3 cup bittersweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup heavy cream
​1 teaspoon sea salt

Chocolate Peanut Butter Ganache
1 1/3 cup chocolate chips (milk, dark or semi sweet)
1/2 cup peanut butter
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Place chocolate and cocoa in large bowl. 
Pour boiling water over chocolate and whisk until melted. 
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Whisk in sugar, eggs, oil and vanilla. 
Gently stir in flour and salt.  
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Scoop 1/4 cup batter into 12 paper lined muffin cups.  
Bake 40 minutes at 350.
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Let cool in pan 10 minutes.  Spray bottom of a shot glass with cooking spray.  Press into center of each brownie while still in pan.
Remove brownies from pan and let cool completely.  

​Microwave chocolate and cream until melted for chocolate ganache.  ​chocolate and peanut butter for peanut butter ganache
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Spoon 1 Tablespoon of ganache into center of each brownie.
I made two different fillings for these brownies - a dark chocolate ganache and a chocolate peanut butter ganache.  Choose which one you like best OR make a half batch of each, like me,  so your Valentine's can choose own their filling.  

​Ciao!
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