Slow Cooker Brownies.

Slow Cooker Brownies. Here's something different.

When I first saw a recipe for making brownies in a slow cooker, I was skeptical. Would a slow cooker really BAKE dessert correctly? Would it be a disaster?There’s only one way to find out. Right?

INGREDIENTS (Serves 8)½ C. butter
2 (4 oz.) pkgs. bittersweet baking chocolate, chopped
1 C. sugar
3 eggs, lightly beaten
1¼ C. flour
¼ C. unsweetened cocoa powder
¾ tsp. baking powder
½ tsp sea salt
½ C. finely chopped walnuts
1 C. semisweet chocolate chips
Flaky sea salt for sprinkling, optional
Powdered sugar for sprinkling, optional

DIRECTIONS

Coat a 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray; line cooker with parchment paper and spray paper. Set aside.

Melt butter and chocolate together; stir in sugar and eggs. Combine flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt; stir into chocolate mixture. Add walnuts and chocolate chips, stirring until just moistened. Spread evenly in the prepared cooker and sprinkle with flaky sea salt if you’d like.

Cover and cook on low for 4 hours. Uncover and cook 45 minutes more or until about 1″ around the outer edges appears done. Brownies will look under cooked in the center, but will set up as they cool.

Once cool, lift the ends of the parchment paper to remove your chocolatey treat. Cut as desired and dust with flaky sea salt and/or powdered sugar if using.