Tip: These balls can be frozen before rolling in melted chocolate.

When you need them simply remove from the freezer, allow to thaw, dip in chocolate and serve.

Ingredients

For the brownie balls

To serve

Method

Cream 400g butter & 670g soft brown sugar, mix well until forms soft peaks.

Add 7 whole eggs one at a time and whisk in between.

Sift & add 147g of a good quality cocoa powder and 295g of plain white flour.

Remove from the mixer & fold in 340g dark chocolate buttons or cacao nibs.

Pour into a greased, baking paper lined shallow oven tray and cook in a preheated oven at 180 degrees celsius for 16 minutes (do not overcook).

Set aside to cool.

Once cool either cut into squares and serve, or to impress yourself during lockdown, cut into even sized pieces and roll into golf ball sized balls.

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Heat one cup of good quality dark chocolate (70%+ cacao) over a pot of simmering water, in a stainless steel bowl.

Roll the balls in the melted chocolate and place on a wire rack to cool.

Dust balls in icing sugar and cacao powder to serve.

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