Grain-based salads are filling and nutritious, and work really well with fresh fruit, which adds colour, texture and taste.
Chocolate, orange and mince pie brownies
Chocolate, orange and mince pie brownies
Mince pie overload? These delicious brownies will give them another life.
By Love Food Hate Waste
Serves 12
Prep/Cook time: 45-60 minutes
Ingredients
70g milk chocolate, roughly chopped
70g dark chocolate, roughly chopped
120g unsalted butter
100g plain flour
5 eggs
½ tsp vanilla essence
255g soft brown sugar
6 or so leftover mince pies
Zest and juice of ½ a clementine, satsuma or tangerine
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Preheat the oven to 190°C/170°C fan.
Melt half of the milk and dark chocolate together with the butter in a heatproof bowl over a pot of simmering water.
In a separate bowl, beat together the eggs and vanilla, then add the sugar.
Add the melted chocolate and butter to the egg mixture, then sift in the flour and fold gently until just combined.
Roughly chop your mince pies, reserving a few pieces for decoration. Add the pieces to the brownie mix, along with the clementine zest and juice, and the rest of the chocolate.
Pour the brownie mix into a baking tray (approx 30cm x 20cm) and top with the remaining mince pie pieces.
Bake for 25 minutes or until the centre is just set.
Cool completely in the tray before turning out and slicing into squares.
Dust with icing sugar for some extra festive flair!
Make the most of your leftovers
Store in
Airtight container
Time
Cool, dry place for several days, freezer 3 months
Where to store
Cool, dry place or freezer. Slice and wrap if freezing. Defrost in fridge
Reheat
Not applicable
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