Are you looking for a moist and chewy brownie with a rich, dark chocolate taste? If so, I invite you to whip up a batch of Guinness Brownies!
I normally don’t cook with beer, but this month, I stepped outside of my comfort zone and incorporated this secret ingredient into my recipe as part of the Get Your Chef On Cooking Challenge, hosted by Jen from Four Marrs and One Venus and Julie from White Lights On Wednesday.
I incorporated Guinness – a stout beer – into this recipe because the rich flavor found in stouts complements chocolate, making it a popular choice for dessert recipes.
If you prefer dark chocolate to milk chocolate – and less sugary tasting desserts to overly sweet ones – give this recipe a try. Since I could still taste the stout flavor immediately after baking, I preferred letting the flavors settle in for a day or so before eating – then I enjoyed serving brownies warm. Sprinkled with powdered sugar, they make a beautiful presentation!
Guinness Brownies Recipe
Ingredients
1 Cup Whole Wheat Pastry Flour*
3/4 Cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
1/4 Teaspoon Salt
5 Tbsp. Unsalted Butter, Cut Into Cubes
8 Oz. Dark Bittersweet Chocolate Bar(s), Chopped
3/4 Cup Milk Chocolate Chips
4 Large Eggs, At Room Temperature
1 Cup Natural Cane Sugar
1 1/4 Cups Guinness Extra Stout Beer, Room Temperature, No Foam
1 Cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
1/8 Cup Powdered Sugar For Dusting
*Note: If you don’t have Whole Wheat Pastry Flour on hand, use this substitution:
Pastry Flour = 1/3 Cup Cake Flour Plus 2/3 Cups All Purpose Flour
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 375° and grease a 9 x 13 baking pan.
2. Whisk the flour, cocoa powder and salt together.
3. Melt the chocolate bar pieces, milk chocolate and butter together until fully melted.
4. In a very big bowl, whisk the eggs and sugar together until slightly frothy. Very slowly, pour in the chocolate mixture while whisking the eggs.
5. When your chocolate mixture and your eggs are combined, whisk in the Guinness.
6. Fold in the flour mixture very slowly, making sure not to over-mix.
7. Pour the mixture into the prepared baking pan.
8. Top with the cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips.
9. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Remove the baking dish and let cool completely.
10. Dust with powdered sugar.
Get Your Chef On Cooking Challenge – Beer Recipes
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Hey Joy,
Thanks for this. The brownies sure do look good. I’m wondering if there is an alternative to beer that might give a similar flavor? I don’t drink beer – but they do look fantastic!
Thanks so much for the recipe!
Hi Lisa,
I did a little research and came across a few suggestions, including red wine and water, as alternatives. I’m not a beer drinker either – my husband had to purchase this for me just for the challenge!
For the record, he purchased 2 bottles just in case we needed them, but we only ended up using 1 for the recipe. He ended up giving the 2nd bottle away to an appreciative friend!
Have a great day!
Stopping by from Get Your Chef On~ What a great recipe:) So much fun checking out all the Beer recipes! Have a Great Week~ Lynn @ Turnips 2 Tangerines
Thanks for stopping by Lynn! I am looking forward to making the rounds first chance I get!
wow! looks yummy. Pinned (and making!)
Paula
Hope you enjoy them Paula – thanks for stopping by!
Love the brownies. I have stout left over and I like using whole wheat flour, so this recipe is on my Easter brunch menu.
Thanks so much for sharing,
Joanne (#14)
Awesome – I hope your family enjoys them!
I don’t normally think of brownies as an elegant dessert, but I was really impressed at how lovely a contrast the dark brownies and the powdered sugar – and the “cake cut” – made! 🙂
I bet the guiness makes the brownies taste really rich. I never have guinness in the house because we aren’t really dark beer drinkers…but if I ever come across a bottle I am going to give this recipe a try!
I could not believe how rich and dark these brownies tasted! Much more sophisticated than your ordinary brownie!
Now, I never would have thought of adding beer to brownies, but you made it sound incredible!
Thanks Tereasa – hope you’re having a fabulous day!
These look delightful! Although I am not a beer baker either, I may have to see if the Pres will drink it if I buy it!….:)JP
Although I am not a beer drinker, I did learn a lot about cooking and baking with beer in the process that I hope to share in another post! 🙂
I LOVE guiness and I LOVE brownies. I’m pinning this baby.
Thanks so much Melanie. Have a great day & I hope you enjoy those brownies!
Beer in brownies??? I never would have put those two together but they look amazing! Thanks for sharing!
Wow, did this recipe catch my eye! I’ve never heard of this combination before. I happen to love Guinness, it’s one of my favorites. I’ve used it in a stew, but never heard of it in baking goods before. Will have to try this one! I’ll be sharing this on my FB page too 🙂 (Love the photo of your kitty with the Guinness too.)
Enjoy! 🙂
Thanks for the heads up about the taste. If I made them I’d have to let them set and marry as I am not a beer drinker. They do look tasty though.
Thanks for sharing with us at “In and Out of the Kitchen Link Up Party”
Oh my goodness! This is so yummy looking! My husband loves, I mean LOVES, Guiness…. I think we will definitely be whipping up a batch! Pinning it now!
Now these are my kind of brownies!
Today it is forget the Brownies just hand off the bottle and the cat. LOL
You’re too funny Glenda! Have a good one!
Ok now yum yum…throw me some! These look so so great! What a nice chocolate moist tread– thank you for cooking with us!
Thanks so much for linking up with “Try a New Recipe Tuesday!” I look forward to seeing what you will share this week. 🙂
I had really not thought about using beer in so many recipes, my son would like it if I bought Guinness to use, Im sure he would take care of the leftovers! Not to mention the brownies look awesome and I like that they would not be so sweet!! Thanks for adding this link to the Tasty Tuesday Spots!! Have a great day!
You too Karren! I never heard of beer in brownies before I researched beer recipes for this challenge!
I have only used Guinness once in a recipe {recently} and was surprised at the lovely flavor it added ! Thank you for sharing your Brownies recipe at our ALL MY BLOGGY FRIENDS party 🙂
We’ve been talking about beer brownies so much lately. I love this recipes. Thanks!
Kristy O @ http://www.3peppers-recipes.com
One word – YUM! Thanks for sharing at MM @ Call Me PMc ~ Paula
I’ve made Guinness cake before and I love the flavours it imparts!
Thanks so much for sharing this delicious recipe at Say G’Day Saturday! I’ve just shared it on Pinterest.
Hope to see you again this weekend.
Best wishes,
Natasha in Oz
Thanks, Natasha, for sharing my brownies on Pinterest! 🙂
Oh wow! This looks fabulous 🙂 I love cooking with beer; can’t wait to check out those other recipes! Also, I’d like to invite you to come link up with me at my link party! I’d love it if you could stop by & link up some of your recipes! Here’s the link: http://anyonitanibbles.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/Tasty-Tuesdays-Link-Party-9.html
Wow! I never would have thought to use beer in brownies. Very interesting!
I hope you will link up your recipes with me at for my TGIF Blog Hop!
Have a great weekend!
Melissa
My recent post Simple Sunday Pot Roast for my TGIF Blog Hop!
Looks inviting!
Yummy…can’t wait to try this. Luckily we already have Guinness in the house so I’m set!
Oh now this is a twist, beer, I have used Sprite on cakes. Clever!! I will take one please!
Have a great week, Karren
These are great Brownies! Happy St. Patrick’s Day and thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday!
Miz Helen
Yum what a great brownie option!
That looks so dark and chocolatey!
Thanks for sharing on Tasty Tuesdays. Hope to see you back next week.
wow! Love this idea – will definitely have to give them a go – bookmarked to try out soon 🙂
I’ve seen lots of recipes for cooking with beer and wine, but never for brownies. That was interesting.
Wow. Now that looks good! I would have never thought to put that in brownies! #friendshipfriday
Cook recipe. I am pinning it and I just added a link to Irish Stew with Guinness. Have a great weekend, Kippi #kippiathome
Can’t wait to try this – looks good!
Well…these look very rich. I’ve never tried stout and probably never will, so I’ll just have to take your word that the flavors complement each other. I prefer a dark chocolate.
Thanks for sharing your recipe at the Sunday Sunshine Blog Hop!
Laurie
We featured you awesome Guinness Brownies on Full Plate Thursday, 579. I just pinned your post and hope you will come back again!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day
Miz Helen
Thanks so much for featuring our Guinness Brownies at Full Plate Thursday and for pinning it too.
Such a lovely surprise! 🙂