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Dee Freney's chocolate brownies: Today

Chocolate brownies
Dee Freney's chocolate brownies: Today

Luscious and indulgent, this is a recipe worth mastering.

Ingredients

RTÉ Today's TV Home Cook is a nationwide search to find Ireland's next standout home cook. Eight contestants from across the country have been selected and mentored by Trisha Lewis as they take on a series of cooking challenges in a professional TV kitchen for the very first time.

Over two days, they will share their recipes.

Meet Dee Freney, who prepared classic chocolate brownies.

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Dee Freney with Trisha

  • 150g chocolate
  • 100g butter
  • 200g caster sugar
  • 100g gluten-free flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 3 eggs

Coulis

  • 200g raspberries
  • 75g sugar
  • Juice of ½ lime

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan).
  2. Melt chocolate and butter together gently.
  3. Beat eggs and sugar until pale and slightly thickened.
  4. Stir in melted chocolate mixture.
  5. Fold in flour and baking powder until combined.
  6. Pour into lined tin and bake for 22–25 minutes.
  7. Cool slightly before slicing.

Coulis

  1. Simmer raspberries, sugar and lime juice for a few minutes.
  2. Blend and strain for a smooth sauce.
  3. Serve brownies with cream, coulis and fresh berries.

Dee Freney with dish