Mexican brownies are fudgy and delicious. The added spices, cinnamon, and cayenne work magic when combined with chocolate and add a warm spiciness to these chocolate brownies. These are the two ingredients that make these brownies “Mexican.”
Ingredients for Brownies:
Ingredients for Brownies:
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder / 3 ounces chopped unsweetened chocolate
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon ground Mexican cinnamon (canela)
- 1/4 teaspoon pequin chili powder or cayenne pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ cup almonds, chopped
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- ¼ cup whipped cream
- ½ spoon vanilla extract
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- Over low heat whisk butter until it is about half melted. (If chopped chocolate is used, add it to the butter and melt the two together.)
- Remove from heat and add sugar to the bowl and mash until it is well combined with the butter.
- Stir in eggs one at a time and then add the vanilla extract.
- Continue to whip until the batter turns smooth.
- Using a sifter, sift the flour, cocoa, pepper, cinnamon, and salt. (Skip cocoa powder, if chopped chocolate has been whisked with butter and sugar.)
- Mix these ingredients with the butter, eggs, and sugar mixture.
- Stir well and pour into the baking pan lined with parchment paper. Make sure the paper extends over the sides of the pan.
- Bake in the oven preheated to 350 degrees F for around 20 minutes.
- Insert a toothpick into the center to check if the brownies are baked. If the toothpick comes out with fudgy crumbs, it is baked.
- Once it had cooled completely, remove brownies from the pan.