Guinness Stout Skillet Brownies with Salted Chocolate Guinness Frosting
I don't always make brownies from a box mix, but when I do I add Guinness stout, and I make a chocolate Guinness stout frosting to go with it. Servings depend on the size brownies you cut.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter for greasing cast iron pan
- 1 Box Ghirardelli Double Chocolate Brownie Mix
- ¼ C plus 1 tablespoon Guinness beer
- 1 large egg room temperature
- ⅓ c olive oil
- ½ c Guittard dark chocolate chips
For the frosting:
- 4 tablespoon unsalted butter room temperature
- ¾ C powdered sugar
- 2-3 tablespoon Guinness beer
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup Dark Chocolate Spread Dark chocolate version or a product like Nutella or other chocolate-nut spread or a non-nut alternative such as a chocolate sunflower butter or chickpea spread
For garnish:
- 2 tablespoon Guittard dark chocolate chips
- 1 tablespoon Large flake salt
Equipment needed
- 10 ” Cast Iron Skillet
- 2 mixing bowls
- Spatula or spoon for mixing
- Hand mixer
- Spatula for spreading on frosting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 Deg F.
- Season the cast iron skillet well, if not already seasoned. This can be done a day ahead of baking the brownies. Grease the bottoms and sides of skillet with butter.
- In a medium mixing bowl combine the brownie mix, beer, egg and olive oil and mix until just combined, fold in the chocolate chips then pour into the prepared cast iron skillet.
- Bake for 25 minutes, remove from oven and let cool for 45-50 minutes. Cast iron pans remain hotter for longer so the brownies will still “ cook” a little once out of the oven. You don’t want to overbake them in the oven.
- While the brownies are cooling, prepare the frosting
- In a medium mixing bowl cream all of the frosting ingredients together with a hand mixer. If it is too thick add a little more Guinness. Spread on the cooled brownies. Sprinkle with dark chocolate chips and flake salt. Cut into 2” wedges and squares and serve.
Notes
Feel free to use any box mix brownies you like. You can also make these from scratch just add in beer in place of water/milk/ whatever liquid is in your recipe.