Think chocolatey chewiness, like the very edge of a pan of brownies, but a whole sheets worth. That my friends is brownie bark and when I saw this recipe by the talented Becky (just look at those pictures!) over at A Bite of Becky I knew this had to happen asap. Also ice cream season summer means that I always have egg whites to spare and this seemed like a far better use for them than my thousandth omelet. It is also very easy to whip up.
My first batch had the 2 tbsp of Cocoa powder that Becky recommended but my El Camino cocoa is clearly made of weaker stuff because I ended up with these.
At 3tbsp however magic happened - I am talking dense dark chocolatey magic, the kind that makes it difficult to eat just one piece even though rationally you know one piece ought to be enough. Add on a sprinkle of sea salt and resisting is just not an option.
These are best the day they are made and keep well for an additional 2 days.
Double Chocolate Brownie Bark
2 large egg whites
1 cup granulated sugar
3 tbsp cocoa powder
¼ cup vegetable oil
1 tsp vanilla extract
½ cup all purpose flour
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp baking soda
½ tsp cornstarch
1 tbsp dry milk powder
1 cup chocolate chips
Sea salt for sprinkling (optional)
Preheat the oven to 325. Line a baking sheet with a piece of greased parchment paper. Whisk together the flour, salt, baking soda, cornstarch and milk powder and set aside.
Beat egg whites till frothy. Gradually add sugar and beat until the mixture forms soft peaks i.e. when you take the beaters out the meringue will form soft peaks that will curl over.
Mix in the cocoa powder, oil, and vanilla. Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until the batter is smooth and combined.
Carefully spread the batter onto your parchment lined baking sheet. An offset spatula is best for this. Sprinkle with the chocolate chips and bake for 20 minutes. Take the pan out, score the bark into squares with a knife and then put back into the oven for 5 minutes.
Take the pan out and let the bark cool, once it has cooled then break it into pieces and store into an airtight container for up to 3 days.
Kloesunny @ Kloe's Kitchen says
This looks amazing!
sarahjmir says
Thank you so much!
Emilie Jonsson says
Hi!
Your blog has caught our attention thanks to the quality of your recipes. We would be delighted if you would join us on Recipes.in so that we could link to your blog.
Recipes.in is a search engine that compiles the best Indian cooking sites and blogs from the Internet. We are one of the largest in the world with sites in 37 markets and several hundred blogs are already enrolled here and benefit from the traffic we are sending to their sites.
To join Recipes.in, just go to recipes.in/add-your-food-blog
Sincerely,
Emilie
Recipes.in
salmadinani says
I'm always pinning when I get to your site. I guess that's a good thing 🙂 those look amazing, can't wait to try them.
sarahjmir says
Thanks Salma, makes me happy to hear that 🙂
Traditionally Modern Food says
Looks heavenly.. Sarah you r making me drool
sarahjmir says
Mission accomplished 😉
mommycookforme says
Delicious!!
sarahjmir says
why thank you! 🙂
MyNinjaNaan says
this is just not right, and not fair. We need to live closer to each other so that we can share these amazing goodies!
sarahjmir says
What are the rules on mailing food across the border?
Faaiza.O says
Ahhh this looks amazing!! Sarah, if I can't lose this baby weight I'm blaming you! Thanks a lot 😉
sarahjmir says
hahaha thanks :p my baby weight isn't going anywhere either - probably because my mixer and ice cream machine have turned into my most used appliances :/
thomasvinicombe says
This sounds great! I love the idea of this, thank you for posting it 🙂
sarahjmir says
Thanks for coming by! Hope you try it 🙂