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Easy Fudgy Coconut Brownies topped with a scrumptious Chocolate Ganache Frosting & Toasted Coconut!
A couple of months ago I posted the recipe to my Oreo Brownies & Cheesecake Brownies and I believe that they were a hit, especially by how many people baked them since then! However, I decided to try something a little different as I had what felt like a tonne of desiccated coconut lying around which I had neglected to use! I asked my families opinion and they all wanted something chocolatey so I thought that the perfect compromise would be a brownie packed full with the deliciously sweet taste of coconut running through it!
I found an easy to follow recipe from BBC Good Food here – and thought that would be the perfect place to start – with a few teeny tiny alterations you have these – SO YUMMY! These are super easy to bake as its all in one pan, and then baking in the oven and all done and delicious! Seriously though, the coconut flavour is a marriage made in heaven with Brownies – and I question why I haven’t baked these sooner.
I decorate my Coconut Brownies with some Melted Chocolate, or a Chocolate Frosting, then sprinkled with Toasted Coconut! It might seem a little simple but its not too much and over powering, its perfect for them!
This recipe makes 16 squares of delicious brownie!
Ingredients
Brownies
– 100g cocoa powder
– 250g butter
– 500g caster sugar
– 4 free-range eggs, beaten
– 100g self-raising flour
– 150g desiccated coconut
Decoration
– Melted Chocolate
– Chocolate Buttercream
– Toasted Coconut
– Icing Sugar
Method
1) Preheat the oven to 180C/160Fan/350F/Gas 4 and line a 21cm square tin with parchment paper
2) Put the butter, sugar and cocoa powder in a pan and gently melt on a low heat, stiring occasionally to stop it from catching – leave to cool slightly once done
3) Once cooled slightly, stir in the eggs a little at a time followed by the coconut and the flour. Tip into the tin and bake in the oven for 45 minutes. If its browning too quickly, cover with a piece of foil to stop it from burning!
4) Once baked, leave to cool in the tin. Melt some extra Chocolate and then pour over the Brownie, or use my Chocolate Buttercream recipe and slather it over and cut into squares – sprinkle with some toasted coconut (I use a large dry frying pan and sprinkle the coconut in it cooking on a medium heat and stirring frequently until golden brown!) dust with icing sugar and serve!
Tips and Ideas
These delicious brownies will last at room temperature, covered, for 4-5 days if they last that long!
You can easily use less coconut, but I find that its the perfect amount because if you will love them, especially if you love coconut – and they went down well with my taste testers! (Even ones who don’t like coconut!)
ENJOY!
P.s. I’ve got a lovely bunch of coconuts dododadooo
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29 Comments
Shannon
January 7, 2021 at 11:13 amThese sound delicious!
I were just wondering if you left the cocoa powder out would you need to up any of the other ingredients? x
Jane's Patisserie
January 7, 2021 at 2:28 pmI’m afraid I have not tried these without as the cocoa powder is a key component x
Dino
November 7, 2020 at 10:47 amIs there a way to make these with bounty’s? 😊
Jane's Patisserie
November 8, 2020 at 10:41 amI’m sure adding some bounty would be fine!! x
Kath
August 8, 2020 at 1:59 pmHi Jane
Your page has honestly been a life saver over the last few months – all the recipes I’ve tried so far have been a massive hit with my family, particularly your brownies and blondies! I love coconut and chocolate so coconut brownies are definitely next on my list of treats to bake! As this recipe was posted in 2015, I was wondering if you still recommend this method or should I use something like your triple chocolate brownies recipe and just add 75g coconut to that? x
Jane's Patisserie
August 8, 2020 at 8:28 pmI have made myself these again relatively recently and still love the recipe – but you can for sure follow the other method if you wanted. And thank you so much – I’m so glad they’ve been enjoyed!! x
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April 6, 2018 at 7:26 pm[…] recently posted links to my Coconut Brownies recipe on my social media pages, and they went down an absolute storm again. I always forget that […]
Jhuls @ The Not So Creative Cook
June 7, 2015 at 12:41 pmYou keep seducing me with you amazing sweets. 😀 These look so decadent. 🙂
Jane's Patisserie
June 7, 2015 at 1:59 pmHehe sorry about that 😉 and thank youuu! So yummy!
JMCVL
June 3, 2015 at 8:18 pmThese look incredible. Saw them on Instagram and had to come check out the recipe!
Jane's Patisserie
June 3, 2015 at 8:31 pmThank you!! I hope they didn’t disappoint! 🙂
JMCVL
June 3, 2015 at 8:35 pmAbsolutely not. Def want to try that recipe out. Looks so good.
Jane's Patisserie
June 3, 2015 at 8:36 pmOhh haha yay!! I really really hope you like them!
lisalou46
June 3, 2015 at 4:12 pmThere are days when I can handle gluten free but seeing these brownies…today is not one of them. They look fabulous! I shall make them for the kids and just dream I can eat them.
Jane's Patisserie
June 3, 2015 at 4:47 pmAwwh haha I am so sorry to have teased you so much! I’m sure they would still work just fine with gluten free flour? 🙂 I hope your kids like them though!! x
Sophie Sjösten
June 3, 2015 at 6:32 amOh my gosh, they look delicious! 🙂
Mentioned you in my last post by the way, as I tried your recipe for the chocolate mousse puddings!
Jane's Patisserie
June 3, 2015 at 11:49 amAwh thank you! And I shall have a look! 🙂
stephysweetbakes
June 2, 2015 at 4:35 pmLook delicious Jane
Jane's Patisserie
June 2, 2015 at 5:36 pmThank you!! 🙂 x
stephysweetbakes
June 2, 2015 at 5:44 pmI’m in love with your blog!! AWESOME recipes and pics ??
Jane's Patisserie
June 2, 2015 at 5:46 pmAwwh haha that’s so cute thank you, I love all of your posts and blog too!! ?❤️
stephysweetbakes
June 2, 2015 at 5:47 pmOnly the truth lol, God bless and thanks for always sharing ??
scribedalais
June 2, 2015 at 1:48 pmReblogged this on The Ziggy Scribe.
pamsyarns
June 2, 2015 at 1:32 pmYet another delicious recipe!
Jane's Patisserie
June 2, 2015 at 2:43 pmThank youuuu!! Haha 🙂
herfindinghappy
June 2, 2015 at 12:55 pmAnything with toasted coconut is my weakness. These look unreal!
Jane's Patisserie
June 2, 2015 at 12:58 pmAwh hahah thank you! Toasted coconut is SO yummy!
More Than A Dash Of Salt
June 2, 2015 at 11:53 amThese look amazing!
Jane's Patisserie
June 2, 2015 at 12:54 pmThank you so much! 🙂