Honey Cashewnut Brownies

Brownies serve as a perfect tea-time snack and goes well with tea/coffee. Brownie may also be served as dessert along with ice cream or whipped cream. The combo of hot freshly baked brownies with ice cream is heavenly! I love dark chocolates and hence any type of dessert made with one, makes me drool! Though I try hard to control my cravings the moment I see dark chocolate everything else goes out of my mind.

So is the love for cashews too especially roasted and salted ones..yummy! I love munching on it at any time of the day and needs no time to finish even a box of cashews. Hence cashews would always be on top of the list for grocery shopping every weekend. Apart from munching on cashews as a whole I do like anything made with cashews. I even try to incorporate it in dishes, as a whole or as coarse paste. Though health conscious I can never resist the combo of dark chocolate and cashews. So here I am with Honey Cashew nut Brownies :)

I wasn't a fan of honey during my childhood days. Though my grandma used to advice me on having honey due to its nutritional value I could never develop a liking for it. My husband loves honey and tries to incorporate it wherever possible even in recipes that didn't call for it! He even makes me have it and slowly I developed a passion for it too. Recently I came upon this article on the nutritional value of honey that proves why its good for both young and old which made me realize the truth behind my grandma's words!

I adopted the recipe from The Golden book of Chocolate but changed the original one to suit our taste and here is my version of Honey Cashew nut Brownies.

Ingredients:

1 cup all purpose flour(150 g)

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp baking soda

1/8 tsp salt

6 oz(180 g) dark chocolate coarsely chopped

1/2 cup(125 g) butter

3/4 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup(125 ml) honey

2 large eggs

1 cup finely chopped cashew nuts

Method:

• Preheat oven to 350 F(180 C).
  
• Grease a 9" square baking pan.
  
• Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and sift four times.
  
• Melt the chocolate and butter over a double boiler and allow it to cool for about 5 minutes.
  
• Add sugar and honey to this and beat well.
  
• Add the eggs one at a time beating well until blended after each addition.
  
• Now add the sifted flour mixture and cashew nuts and mix well.
  
• Transfer the batter to the prepared baking pan and level the top surface.
  
• Bake for about 50-55 minutes or until dry on top and firm to touch.
  
• Allow it to cool before cutting.
  

This goes to:

Lets Go Nuts about Cashew nuts event hosted by Poornima of Tasty Treats and started by Aquadaze of Served with love.

Mithai Mela event hosted by Srivalli of Cooking 4 All Seasons.

Pooja.

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