When I realized too late that I was short of baking chocolate, I began these luscious, fudgy brownies as an unplanned experiment. Currently, it is among my favorite brownie recipes! They retain their smooth smoothness while getting a distinct nutty flavor from the Nutella® and Frangelico®. I enjoy these brownies with hot coffee or cold milk.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 30 mins |
| Total Time: | 40 mins |
| Servings: | 2 |
| Yield: | 2 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 (8 ounce) package baby spinach, roughly chopped
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 pinch salt
- ½ cup half-and-half
- 1 teaspoon granulated onion
- ½ teaspoon granulated garlic
- ¼ teaspoon ancho chile powder
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper
- ⅔ cup shredded habanero-flavored cheese (such as Cabot®)
- 2 tablespoons panko bread crumbs
Instructions
- Place spinach and water in a microwave-safe steamer. Microwave until spinach is wilted down, about 2 minutes. Drain off liquid and set spinach aside.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat and whisk in flour to create a paste. Season with salt. Pour in half-and-half, whisking continuously until smooth. Add onion, garlic, ancho chile powder, and cayenne, whisking until incorporated. Add spinach.
- Set aside 2 tablespoons habanero-flavored cheese. Stir remaining cheese into the spinach mixture and spoon into a small oval baking dish. Sprinkle with reserved cheese and bread crumbs.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Turn on the oven’s broiler and broil until golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 364 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 16 g |
| Cholesterol | 85 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Protein | 17 g |
| Saturated Fat | 18 g |
| Sodium | 549 mg |
| Sugars | 1 g |
| Fat | 28 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Recipe rating is a 3. I used a whole cup of cheese and double the ancho chili powder. Well received but still needs tweaking for our personal preferences. But a great starter recipe!
Whenever I have a recipe that calls for defrosted frozen spinach I defrost in the microwave then put it in a fine mesh strainer; then squeeze as much liquid out by hand then I take 4 paper towels layered and fold the spinach up and squeeze again. I’ve done this for more years than I can remember and it works great (Knorr Spinach Dip and Florentine Lasagna usually).
I added cubed stuffing and it was quite good.
didnt cange a thing