{"id":12978,"date":"2016-12-12T04:50:34","date_gmt":"2016-12-12T02:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/77.104.163.26\/~nimrods4\/en\/?p=12978"},"modified":"2022-01-15T10:50:12","modified_gmt":"2022-01-15T08:50:12","slug":"chunky-monkey-brownies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lilcookie.com\/chunky-monkey-brownies\/","title":{"rendered":"Chunky Monkey Brownies"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you like Ben and Jerry&#8217;s Chunky Monkey ice cream &#8211; I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;re gonna love these brownie bars, that are some king of homage to the popular ice cream bucket. These Chunky Monkey brownies are combine chocolate and banana fudge brownies topped with cream, walnuts and chopped chocolate.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The best thing of this recipe is that you can make it very easily gluten free, simply by switching the flour with the same amount of cornstarch. They are so easy to make and banana lovers will simply love them! Definitely a surprising flavors combination that Chunky Monkey junkies will definitely adore.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8201\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8201\" class=\"wp-image-8201\" title=\"Chunky Monkey Brownies\" src=\"http:\/\/oogio.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/chunky_monkey_brownies2-s3.jpg\" alt=\"Chunky Monkey Brownies\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8201\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Natalie Levin<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6091382327871787\" data-ad-slot=\"7832461759\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--WPRM Recipe 22991--><\/p>\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe\">\n<h2 class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-name\">Chunky Monkey Brownies: Fudge Brownies with Banana and Walnut<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-summary\">\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-equipment\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-ingredients\">\n<h4>For the brownies:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>200 grams dark chocolate<\/li>\n<li>150 grams butter<\/li>\n<li>150 grams (3\/4 cup) sugar<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 tsp. fine salt<\/li>\n<li>3 large eggs at room temperature<\/li>\n<li>100 grams (3\/4 cup) all-purpose flour (see notes for gluten free version)<\/li>\n<li>50 grams (1\/2 cup) ground walnuts<\/li>\n<li>1 large ripe banana (cut into cubes)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Chocolate coating:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>100 grams dark chocolate<\/li>\n<li>125 ml. (1\/2 cup) heavy cream<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Whipped cream:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>250 ml. (1 cup) heavy cream<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp. sugar powder<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Decoration:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Grated chocolate<\/li>\n<li>Chopped walnuts<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-instructions\">\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat oven to 170c degrees and grease the pan.<\/li>\n<li>Chop the chocolate and put in a bowl. Add butter and melt together in the microwave or over double-boiler.<\/li>\n<li>Add in sugar and salt and beat well.<\/li>\n<li>Add the eggs one at a time and beat between additions.<\/li>\n<li>Add flour and ground nuts and mix just until incorporated.<\/li>\n<li>Add diced banana cubes and mix until they are evenly dispersed in the mixture.<\/li>\n<li>Pour the mixture into the pan and bake for about 18-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out slightly damp and the center of the brownie is still soft.<\/li>\n<li>Cool for about 10 minutes at room temperature.<\/li>\n<li>Chocolate coating: chop the chocolate and put in a small bowl.<\/li>\n<li>In a small saucepan heat the cream until simmering point.<\/li>\n<li>Pour the hot cream over the chopped chocolate, wait a minute, and beat until you get a uniform and shiny chocolate ganache.<\/li>\n<li>Pour the ganache over the brownie.<\/li>\n<li>Cool the brownie for about 2-3 hours in the refrigerator until it is completely set.<\/li>\n<li>Cut the brownie into rectangles (I cut a total of about 12 rectangles) and refrigerate until decoration.<\/li>\n<li>Cream: in a bowl of a mixer whip cream and icing sugar until you get a very stable whipped cream.<\/li>\n<li>Transfer the whipped cream with a pastry bag fitted with a 1cm round piping tip and mounds of cream on top of each brownie.<\/li>\n<li>Decorate with grated chocolate and chopped nuts and serve.<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-notes\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">Gluten free version: instead of using flour, use 50 grams ground almonds and 50 grams cornstarch.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">You can use any kind of nut you like instead of walnuts.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">Keep the Brownie in a sealed container in the refrigerator up to 3-4 days.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-meta\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--End WPRM Recipe--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8202\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8202\" class=\"wp-image-8202\" title=\"Chunky Monkey Brownies\" src=\"http:\/\/oogio.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/chunky_monkey_brownies-s3.jpg\" alt=\"Chunky Monkey Brownies\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8202\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Natalie Levin<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8203\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8203\" class=\"wp-image-8203\" title=\"Chunky Monkey Brownies\" src=\"http:\/\/oogio.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/chunky_monkey_brownies3-s1.jpg\" alt=\"Chunky Monkey Brownies\" width=\"800\" height=\"1259\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8203\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Natalie Levin<\/p><\/div>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you like Ben and Jerry&#8217;s Chunky Monkey ice cream &#8211; I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;re gonna love these brownie bars, that are some king of homage to the popular ice cream bucket. 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