Chocolate Florida Orange Brownies
Ingredients
- 1 cup Florida Orange Juice
- 1 tbsp. Florida Orange zest
- 4 squares unsweetened baking chocolate
- ⅔ cup butter
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- ½ tsp. salt
- 2 to 3 tbsp. Florida Orange Juice
- Zest of 1 Florida Orange
- 2 cups powdered sugar
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 350° F.
- Grease and flour a 9 x 9 inch baking pan.
- Place Florida Orange Juice in a small saucepan and cook over medium heat until reduced to ⅓ cup. Cool and set aside.
- Melt chocolate and butter over very low heat in a 3-quart saucepan, stirring often. Remove pan from heat and stir in sugar until mixture becomes smooth
- Stir in eggs one at a time, beating after each egg is added. Add reduced Florida Orange Juice, Florida Orange zest and vanilla. Stir until sugar is completely dissolved and mixture is smooth and glossy.
- In a small bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt and stir well. Add flour mixture to chocolate mixture in thirds, stirring to combine. Do not over mix.
- Spread brownie batter in a prepared baking pan and bake for 22 to 27 minutes.
- Brownies should just start to pull away from the sides of the pan and should still be a bit underdone in the center.
- Remove pan to wire rack to cool completely.
- While brownies cool, prepare Florida Orange Glaze. In a small bowl, combine powdered sugar and Florida Orange zest. Stir in Florida Orange Juice one tablespoon at a time until the mixture becomes a thick glaze.
- When brownies are completely cool, drizzle with Florida Orange Glaze and garnish with Florida Orange zest, if desired.
- Cut into squares and serve immediately.