Description
Box brownies made gourmet with brown butter frosting.
Ingredients
Brown Butter Crumb
- 1 sleeve graham crackers, broken into small crumbles (but not crumbs!)
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup milk powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 8 tablespoons butter, browned
Brown Butter Frosting
- 1 stick butter, browned and refrigerated until solid
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
Brownies
- 1 box Ghirardelli double chocolate brownie mix
- 3/4 cup brown butter crumb
Instructions
Brown Butter Crumb
- Combine graham cracker crumble, brown sugar, milk powder, and salt in a medium bowl and mix well with a hand mixer. Pour in brown butter and mix until small clusters begin to form. Spread mixture on a baking sheet lined with foil and bake for 20 minutes. Crumb should be lightly browned when removed from oven. Allow them to cool completely.
Brownies
- Mix and bake according to box instructions.
Brown Butter Frosting
- While the brown butter crumbs are cooling, brown the butter in a small saucepan on the stove. You know it’s ready when it starts to smell nutty and turn brown. When it’s ready, remove from heat and transfer to a small bowl to cool. Let it cool while the brownies are baking. When the brown butter is completely cool, blend re-solidified brown butter with vanilla and powdered sugar until light and fluffy. Add in heavy cream and beat until combined. Add extra heavy cream as desired to adjust thickness of frosting.
- Frost brownies when they are completely cool, then sprinkle with the brown butter crumb. Enjoy!