


Tahini Brownies Recipe
Category
Dessert
Cuisine
Mediterranean
Servings
16 pieces
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
28 minutes
Calories
200
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp salted butter plus more for the skillet
- 4 oz bittersweet dark chocolate chips
- 3 tbsp cocoa powder
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup plus 2 tbsp white sugar
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp kosher salt
-
3/4 cup tahini
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
Directions
- Heat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line an 8-inch square pan with 2 pieces of foil (crossed, and with excess hanging over on all sides of the pan). Lightly brush the foil with butter.
- Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Remove from heat and immediately add the chocolate chips and cocoa. Whisk until smooth.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk the eggs, sugar, vanilla and salt to form a slightly thick mixture. Add the tahini and whisk to combine. Now fold in the flour, stir until just incorporated (do not over-stir). Reserve half of the tahini mixture in a separate bowl for later. Add the melted chocolate mixture to the remaining tahini mixture, stir until batter is well combined.
- Pour the batter into the pan you prepared. Spread evenly.
- With a spoon, dollop the reserved tahini mixture over the top (imagine a grid, and add one dollop of tahini mixture to each square on that grid). With the tip of a butter or pairing knife, swril the tahini dollops into the brownie batter.
- Place the pan on the middle rack of the 350 degrees F heated-oven. Bake for 28-30 minutes, until the edges are set but the center remain moist. Remove from the oven. Cool in the pan for 30 minutes. Lift the foil edges up carefully to transfer the brownies from the pan. Cool for another 30 minutes (do not remove from the foil yet). Cut into 2-inch squares. Enjoy!
Recipe Note
Recipe slightly adapted from Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Magazine (March-April 2017 issue).
You need to fully bake these brownies, they are very tender (even wet) if you don't bake them through.
Make these brownies the night before, if you like. The tahini flavor will intensify!
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Nutrition
Calories 200, Carbs 21.6 grams, Cholesterol 28.1 milligrams, Fat 11.7 grams, Fiber 1.2 grams, Protein 3.7 grams, Saturated Fat 4.9 grams, Sugar 15.0 grams, Trans Fat 0.1 grams, Polyunsaturated Fat 2.9 , Monounsaturated Fat 3.3 , Potassium 123.5 , Vitamin A 125.4 , Vitamin C 0.5 , Calcium 43.2 , Iron 0.9