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Sometimes necessity is the mother of invention. You want something and you think you have all the ingredients until you’re standing in the kitchen with a toddler on your hip, a small pot of melted butter, and an almost empty bag of cocoa. There definitely isn’t time to run out to the store, and frankly, you may no longer have the motivation to finish by the time you get back. Fortunately, there is a can of Ghirardelli hot chocolate mix in the cupboard, so all is not lost.
Less than ten minutes later, there is a small mess on the counter—hey, it’s not easy to mix brownies with a 15-month-old helping—and a pan of brownies in the toaster oven. Salted pistachios inside the mix and salted caramel sauce drizzled on top ensure that even if they weren’t perfect, they would at least be edible.
A day later, the brownies are almost gone, and according to Alex and Amaya, they are addictive and the best brownies I’ve made yet. Can’t ask for a better compliment than that.
**Hot Chocolate Brownies**
– 6 ounces unsalted butter, melted
– 2/3 cup cocoa powder
– 1/2 cup hot chocolate mix (quality makes a difference)
– 1 cup sugar
– 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
– 2 cold eggs
– 1/2 cup flour
– 1/2 cup salted, roasted pistachios
– 2 tablespoons salted caramel sauce
– 8×8-inch disposable aluminum pan
Preheat the oven to 325°F. Melt the butter in a medium-sized pot on the stove or in a large Pyrex bowl in the microwave. Add the cocoa and hot chocolate mix. Stir to combine. Add the sugar and salt and mix well. Add the eggs one at a time, using a rubber spatula to fully incorporate each egg before adding the next. The mixture will become thick, smooth, and glossy. Add the flour and incorporate completely (about 50 strokes or so) to make a thick batter that just pours out of the pan. Add the pistachios and stir well to spread them through the batter. Pour into the pan and use a small offset spatula to spread it to the edges of the pan and smooth the top. Drizzle the caramel sauce on top. Bake 40-45 minutes until the cake is just firm and no longer wobbles in the center when you shake it. Let it cool before cutting.
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