Slow-Cooker Triple Chocolate Brownies

Hurricane Irene is making her way toward us, so what do I do? I decided to use the eggs, milk, and heavy cream in my fridge to make Hurricane Brownie Sundaes. I figured since we may lose power and those things would go bad anyway, I may as well use them in a tasty way that we could enjoy as we wait. I used my go-to vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce recipes, as well as this slow-cooker brownie recipe. I've been very curious to try this brownie recipe, but I have to say I was kind of disappointed. The brownie itself is overwhelmingly rich, so that was a bit tough to begin with. And the edges were definitely overdone, despite following the recipe perfectly. I very much prefer regular brownies and probably won't make them in the slow-cooker again. But in the meantime... Here is my sundae:



Slow-Cooker Triple Chocolate Brownies
Courtesy of Martha Stewart



Nonstick cooking spray
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
1 cup sugar
3 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup walnut halves, coarsely chopped
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (6 ounces)

Lightly coat a 5-quart slow-cooker insert with cooking spray. Line bottom with parchment paper and lightly coat with spray. In a small bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt.

Place butter and chocolate in a medium microwave-safe bowl and microwave in 30-second increments, stirring after each, until chocolate is melted. Add sugar; stir to combine. Stir in eggs. Add flour mixture, walnuts, and chocolate chips and stir just until moistened (do not overmix). Transfer to slow cooker and smooth top.

Cover and cook on low, 3 1/2 hours. Uncover and cook 30 minutes. Remove insert from slow cooker and run a knife around edge to loosen brownies. Let cool completely in insert on a wire rack, about 2 hours. Turn out onto a work surface and cut into 14 brownies.