Mexican Chocolate Brownies
Mexican chocolate brownies are a delicious twist on a classic brownie recipe. Rich triple chocolate with a little bit of spice from cayenne pepper and cinnamon, each bite is a perfect balance of sweet and spicy.
Ingredients
- ¾ cupbutter
- 1 ¼ cupsugar
- 1 cupunsweetened cocoa powder
- ¼ tspground cayenne pepper
- ¼ tspcinnamon
- ¼ tspkosher salt
- 3eggs (large)
- 1 tspvanilla extract
- 1 cupsemi-sweet chocolate chips
- ¾ cupall-purpose flour (or gluten-free 1:1 flour)
Directions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 350°.
- 2
Line an 9x9" square baking pan with parchment paper or grease well with butter.
- 3
In a large microwave-safe bowl, melt butter in the microwave.
- 4
Stir in the sugar.
- 5
Stir in the cocoa powder, cayenne pepper, cinnamon, and salt.
- 6
Add the eggs and vanilla and mix well.
- 7
Add the flour and chocolate chips and mix until just combined.
- 8
Spread the brownie batter in the prepared baking dish. Bake 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with moist crumbs.
- 9
Cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then remove from the pan and cool on a rack. When the brownies are completely cool, cut into squares.