Chocolate brownie pudding with cornflake crunch

Name: Chocolate brownie pudding with cornflake crunch
Yield: Serves 6–8
Ingredients: 120g (4¼oz/½ cup) unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing; 120g (4¼oz) dark chocolate; 1 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder; 200g (7oz/1 cup) light brown sugar; 2 eggs; 75g (2½oz/½ cup plus 1 Tbsp) plain (all-purpose) flour; ¼ tsp fine sea salt; 4 egg yolks; 70g (2½oz/generous 1/ 3 cup) caster (superfine) sugar; 15g (½oz/1½ Tbsp) cornflour (cornstarch); 2 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder; 400ml (14fl oz/1¾ cups) milk; pinch of fine sea salt; ½ tsp instant coffee; 40g (1½oz) dark chocolate, chopped; 50g (1¾oz/¼ cup) caster (superfine) sugar; 1 Tbsp water; 25g (1oz) hazelnuts, roughly chopped; 25g (1½oz) cornflakes; Ice cream

Benjamina Ebuehi reinvents a classic brownie sundae for a more grown up palette

By Benjamina Ebuehi

10 May 2024

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This is not for the faint-hearted. Rich and indulgent, and a little over the top, in the best way. When I was younger and going for dinner at TGI Fridays, which felt like the height of coolness, my sister and I would always share the brownie sundae. In a glass the size of our heads was a tooth-achingly sweet mess of brownie chunks, chocolate sauce, caramel sauce, toffee popcorn and ice cream. The thought of it now does make my teeth ache but we loved it. I’ve downsized and tidied up this version but still kept the playfulness. This is very much an assembly sort of pudding: buy a tub of vanilla ice cream, and let everyone make their own.

Tip: You can make all the elements up to 3 days ahead. Store the brownies and custard in the fridge and the cornflakes in an airtight container at room temperature.

This recipe is an extract from I'll Bring Dessert: Simple, Sweet Recipes for Every Occasion by Benjamina Ebuehi (Quadrille). Image credit Laura Edwards.

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