Strawberry Brownies
These are the best strawberry brownies! They are chewy, rich white chocolate strawberry brownies with lots of real strawberry flavor, fudgy centers and pretty pink icing.
Ingredients
For the Strawberry Brownies
- ¾ cup (168 g) unsalted butter, chopped into small cubes
- 8 oz (226 g) high quality white chocolate bars, chopped (Lindt or Ghirardelli bars)
- 2 eggs
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 ¼ cups (250 g) granulated white sugar
- 1 tablespoon (15 ml) vanilla extract
- 1 ¾ cups (219 g) all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 2 ½ cups (50 g) freeze-dried strawberries
For the Strawberry Icing
- 2 cups (270 g) powdered sugar
- 2-3 tablespoon (30-45 ml) whole milk
- ¼ cup (5 g) freeze-dried strawberries
Instructions
For the Strawberry Brownies
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x9 pan and line it with parchment paper.
- Melt butter and the white chocolate together in a double boiler over medium-low heat. Stir continuously to ensure the white chocolate gets heated evenly. Then remove from the heat.8 oz (226 g) high quality white chocolate bars, chopped (Lindt or Ghirardelli bars), ¾ cup (168 g) unsalted butter, chopped into small cubes
- Add the eggs, egg yolks, sugar and vanilla to a large bowl and whisk together until pale and smooth. (You can also use an electric hand mixer on high speed to make it easier.)2 eggs, 2 egg yolks, 1 ¼ cups (250 g) granulated white sugar, 1 tablespoon (15 ml) vanilla extract
- Pour in the melted butter and white chocolate mixture and whisk until combined and smooth.
- Fold the flour and salt into the wet ingredients with a rubber spatula just until combined.1 ¾ cups (219 g) all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled, ¾ teaspoon salt
- Add the freeze dried strawberries to a food processor and pulse until they are finely ground. Fold the ground freeze-dried strawberries into the batter.(It's important to wait to grind up the strawberries until you're ready to add them to the batter. If you live in a humid climate like me, they will get really clumpy and difficult to work with!)2 ½ cups (50 g) freeze-dried strawberries
- Pour the strawberry brownie batter into the prepared pan. Use a mini offset spatula to smooth the batter out.
- Bake for 28-31 minutes. Let the brownies cool completely in the pan on a wire rack.
- Once cool, use a butter knife to loosen the edges of the brownies from the pan, and turn over to gently release.
For the Strawberry Icing
- Make the strawberry frosting by mixing the powdered sugar and milk together. Add the freeze dried strawberries to a food processor and pulse until finely ground. Mix the ground freeze dried strawberries into the icing.2 cups (270 g) powdered sugar, 2-3 tablespoon (30-45 ml) whole milk, ¼ cup (5 g) freeze-dried strawberries
- Pour glaze on top of the brownies and smooth it out with a mini offset spatula. Let the icing set, then cut into 16 squares and enjoy!
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