Just got back from Austin you guys. Spent 6 days in the Texas heat. I don’t mind the heat, I just don’t like being hot.
Soooooo. Anyone who blows their hair out understands this.
Anything over 90 degrees can only be enjoyed poolside or from inside an air conditioned home. The IDEA of it being warm outside is more than enough for me.
And while I’m enjoying the heat from an air conditioned home, I like to make brownies. With coconut. It makes the most sense.
Milk Chocolate Coconut Brownies.
These brownies are totally ridiculous. I love a dark chocolare brownie, but sometimes milk chocolate is where it’s at.
Melt some milk chocolate with a little butter…Then whisk in your sugar, then eggs and vanilla…
When that’s smooth stir in your dry stuff…It’ll be a super yummy batter.
Pour it into a prepared pan…
And while it’s baking make your delicious coconutty topping.And pour it all over your partially baked brownies.
Finish baking the brownies and the topping will mostly absorb into the brownies, except the coconut, which will get chewy and slightly crispy on top.
It’s kinda perfect.
Here’s the before and after…
Let them cool completely and then cut into squares.
Totally rich and chewy and fudgy. With coconut.
So so good.
PrintMilk Chocolate Coconut Brownies
Ingredients
- 2 cups milk chocolate
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 Tbsp vanilla
- 1 cup flour
- 1 tsp salt
Coconut Topping
- 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup heavy cream
- 5 Tbsp butter
Instructions
Brownies
- Preheat oven to 325°
- Line a 9×13 baking pan with aluminum foil completely and spray generously with cooking spray.
- Melt chocolate and butter in a medium sauce pan over medium-low heat
- Remove from heat.
- Whisk both sugars into the chocolate mix. Add in eggs, one at a time and then add vanilla. Whisk until combined.
- Stir in flour and salt until evenly incorporated and pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake 25 minutes. While they are baking make coconut topping.
Coconut Topping
- Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Boil for 5 minutes until sugar is dissolved and mixture is slightly thickened.
- Set aside until brownies are done with the first 20 minutes of baking.
- When brownies are done with first 20 minutes, remove from oven and pour coconut mixture over partially baked brownies and return to oven for 10-15 minutes until toothpick inserted 2 inches from edge comes out clean.
- Allow to cool completely before cutting into squares.
Hey Shelly, I just wanted to say that this was a very brilliant recipe. I just made a batch of brownies for father’s day and it went like crazy. I put my own spin on it, added walnuts and mini snicker bars in the batter. It was a definite hit! I absolutely love your site. I love everything about it:) thank you! I hope you guys had a wonderful fathers day.
Yay!! Love that you put your own spin on it! The Snickers addition sounds amazing!!
I absolutely love coconut. Add it to the top of a brownie? This sounds awesome! I’m with you regarding the heat. 70 is just about perfect for me. Thanks for the recipe!
These brownies look pure sinful!
I love the idea of that gorgeous coconutty (is that a word?) topping! I’ve made milk chocolate brownies a few times but this is like a perfect homemade encapsulation of a Bounty bar! Mmm. Definitely trying these!
Homemade brownies are so much more involved than box kind… but SO worth it. These look fantastic.
Just wondering where you get your chocolate.
P.S. I am not a coconut fan but the way you described those brownies I may have to change my mind about coconut. Yum!!!
I get it at the usual places…supermarket, WalMart, Target…sometimes if I want something a little fancier I’ll get some Guittard from our local cooking supply store 🙂
You and I are on the same page when it comes to hot weather. I was in Las Vegas last month and thought I was going to die. Die every time I stepped outside. Love the brownies though. Makes perfect sense to me to crank up the A/C and turn on the oven.
YUM!!! These look DELICIOUS!
Yum! Chocolate and coconut is a wonderful combination (:
Coconut makes everything better 🙂