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The mascarpone adds an unbelievable creaminess to the batter. Are they rich? Heck yes, especially with that layer of ganache on top. But man are they GOOD. Make sure you ‘gift’ some of these away, or you won’t be able to stop yourself from eating the whole pan…

ingredients:
1 cup (2 sticks) butter
1/4 cup chocolate chips
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup Mascarpone cheese
2 Tablespoons coffee
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 eggs
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup Valrhona cocoa powder
pinch of kosher salt

Ganache ingredients:
6 ounces semi sweet chocolate chips
2/3 cup heavy cream
2 Tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon vanilla

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lay parchment paper in an 8×8 pan. This is for easy lift out, also – butter the parchment to avoid sticking. Set aside.

In a saucepan melt the butter and stir in the chocolate chips and mix until combined.

In a mixing bowl, combine the sugar with this melted chocolate mixture. Add the marscapone, coffee, vanilla and eggs. Mix until smooth.

In a separate bowl, whisk the flour, cocoa and salt. Carefully add it to the chocolate mixture, stir just until combined.

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Pour batter into prepared 8×8 pan and smooth top to ensure even baking. Bake for 40 minutes or so, until a tester comes out clean. Cool in the pan.

While brownies are cooling, make the ganache. In a double boiler, heat the chocolate chips, heavy cream and butter, stirring until smooth. Lastly, stir in the vanilla. The ganache should be a nice shiny consistency, when ready, pour over the brownies in the pan.

Let the ganache set. Using the parchment, lift the brownies out of the pan and cut to serve.

These brownies will change your life. Well, they will if you eat the whole pan – look out sugar coma!

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