Almond butter millionaire brownies recipe

Gooey brownies made with almond butter, smothered with caramel and covered with chocolate.

Makes: 12

INGREDIENTS

• 200g dark 70% cocoa chocolate
• 4 eggs
• 200g caster sugar
• 150g light brown sugar
• 250g butter, melted
• Seeds from 1 vanilla pod
• 120g plain flour
• 25g cocoa
• ½ tsp baking powder
• Pinch of salt
• 125g almond butter

For the caramel

• 200g butter
• 379g can condensed milk
• 4 tbsp golden syrup
• 1 tsp sea salt crystals

For the topping

• 200g chocolate

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas mark 4. First, make the brownies. Melt the chocolate and butter in a bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water.
2. In a separate bowl whisk the eggs, sugar, and vanilla seeds together for 5 minutes.
3. Sieve in the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt, then fold until just combined.
4. Finally stir in the melted chocolate and almond butter.
5. Spoon into a greased and lined 23x32cm baking tin and bake for 35 minutes. Allow to cool.
6. Meanwhile, make the caramel. Put all the ingredients in a pan and boil vigorously for 10 minutes, then set aside to cool a little.
7. Pour the caramel over the brownies, allow to cool then chill in the fridge.
8. Melt the chocolate for the topping in a bowl as before. Pour over the caramel and leave it to set.
9. Once hard, cut the brownies into squares and serve.

Source: channel4