A pie-sized slice of double chocolate skillet brownies served with ice cream is a decadent dessert that’s just right for Valentine’s Day.

Baking the brownies in a skillet makes for a very charming presentation. You can bring the pan right to the table and slice the brownies as you would a pie.

Celebrate Valentine’s Day family-style.

We always  celebrate Valentine’s Day as a family. I usually make one of our favourite meals and some sort of special dessert that suits the occasion and isn’t too complicated, especially when the celebration falls mid week. And I choose a dessert that is kid-friendly since dessert is the soul of the celebration for them. Double chocolate skillet brownies is definitely a kid-friendly recipe.

No skillet? No worries.

If you don’t have a 10″ skillet you can bake the brownies in a regular 9″x 9″ pan (they’ll take longer to bake). You can also bake the brownies in an 8″ skillet and put the extra batter (about a cup worth) into mini muffin tins. You’ll need to adjust the baking times accordingly.

This recipe can feed a crowd. Because they’re so rich a little brownie goes a long way. If you’re using a 10-inch skillet you can serve up to 16. Be prepared for messy slices.

This recipe is a slight adaptation of a recipe from the new cookbook, Eat Delicious, by the New Brunswick author, Dennis the Prescott. This is a gorgeous cookbook filled with do-able recipes and incredible photographs.

Double Chocolate Skillet Brownies Recipe

Serves 12-16

Ingredients:

• 10 oz bittersweet chocolate (about 280 g)
• 3/4 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 2 Tbsp. Crosby’s Fancy Molasses
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder (unsweetened)
• 3/4 cup flour
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F and butter a 10″ cast iron skillet or oven-safe pan.
2. Melt bittersweet chocolate and butter in a double boiler (or in a heat-proof bowl set over a simmering pot of water – taking care not to let the bowl touch the water or the chocolate will scorch & seize)
3. When the chocolate is melted stir to combine and scrape mixture into a large bowl.
4. Whisk in the sugar and then the eggs, one at a time.
5. Whisk in the molasses and vanilla.
6. Add the salt, baking powder, cocoa and flour and stir to combine.
7. Stir in the walnuts.
8. Scrape into prepared pan and bake 35-40 minutes, until a tester comes out almost clean.

Serve warm or at room temperature, with ice cream and sprinkles.

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Make this recipe delicious with Crosby's Molasses.