Cranberry-pistachio brownies

Cranberry-pistachio brownies

Moist, fruity and nutty - what more could you want from a brownie? Ready in under an hour

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Makes 18

Preparation and cooking times

Cook time

Cook 30 mins

Freezable

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Butter a non-stick baking tin (about 31 x 17 x 3.5cm) or line the base if you prefer. Break the chocolate into a saucepan, add the butter, sugar and juice or milk, then warm gently, stirring frequently until melted and evenly mixed. Allow to cool slightly, then beat in the eggs one at a time. Fold in the flour, cinnamon and cranberries.
  2. Spread half the mixture into the prepared tin, scatter over the nuts, then gently spread the rest of the mixture on top. Bake for 25-30 mins. Cut into squares while still warm. Will keep in an airtight container for up to a week.

333 kcalories, protein 5g, carbohydrate 39g, fat 18 g, saturated fat 9g, fibre 1g, sugar 27g, salt 0.3 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, October 2004.

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  • 02 December 2007

    Tara's GF rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Everyone loves it.

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  • 21 December 2007

    Meadsy commented on this recipe

    A real winner!

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  • 10 October 2008

    vintageclaret commented on this recipe

    Made these for work and everyone loved them and wouldn't stop talking about them!! I don't do much baking, I prefer cooking, but these were really simple to make and seemed to go down very well!!

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  • 16 March 2009

    Rose Waterman rated and commented on this recipe

    1 stars

    I have to disagree, someone in our office made these and 3 of us had to spit them out into the bin. We certainly didn't stop talking about them in our work because of that! Maybe it was just a bad batch and if baked well, they may be well tasty!

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  • 21 May 2009

    Lorraine rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I think Rose must have had a bad batch. I've made these for friends and family and everyone loves them. I've also made them with walnuts when I couldn't get pistachios and they were very good. They freeze very well so great to have in store for when the kids (and all their pals) come home from university. Just defrost in the microwave for warm gooey chocolate heaven.

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  • 04 June 2009

    janet commented on this recipe

    I have made these numerous times and every time they are absolutely gorgeous, very decadent and cloyey if there is such a word. Everybody loves them!

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  • 20 August 2009

    Francesca rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    A success every time!

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  • 20 August 2009

    Francesca commented on this recipe

    A success every time!

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  • 23 April 2011

    Tiva rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    With an extra ten minutes in the oven you can do this recipe in a cake ring to make lovely slices. I have also gotten away with one less egg and extra liquid in the past. Here are a few different tips for making these brownies even more amazing: - use macadamia nuts instead of pistachios - swap half the cranberry juice for a really thick smoothie - instead of cranberries, try frozen blueberries or raspberries - by being frozen, they stay really juicy when baking. Enjoy!!

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  • 16 June 2011

    Gill in Cardiff rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    These taste better when left for at least a day. Delicious. Only down side was chopping the pistachio nuts - very time consuming!

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  • 25 September 2011

    Carly M rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I altered the recipe as I didn't fancy the cranberries so I just used a little bit of milk - it was delicious but really heavy. Only problem was the nuts are a bit soft now a day later - any ideas how to avoid that?

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  • 30 January 2012

    Gail Dunkerley rated and commented on this recipe

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    Divine and very quick and easy to make

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  • 07 April 2013

    Damdoum rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Great success! I had never baked brownies before and they were easy to perfect! :)

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  • 23 April 2013

    Rhian rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I made these for a charity bake-sale and they were pretty popular. I think I would be more generous with the cranberry juice and pieces next time though! Chopping the pistachios was very time consuming, but they were perfect for these brownies.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Makes 18

Preparation and cooking times

Cook time

Cook 30 mins

Freezable

A favourite with a twist

Ingredients

  • 200g butter , diced, plus extra for greasing
  • 2 x 150g bars plain chocolate (about 40% cocoa solids is fine)
  • 280g light muscovado sugar
  • 4 tbsp cranberry juice or milk
  • 4 medium eggs
  • 200g plain flour
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 x 75g pack dried cranberries
  • 100g pistachios , sliced
  • icing sugar to dust, optional
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333 kcalories, protein 5g, carbohydrate 39g, fat 18 g, saturated fat 9g, fibre 1g, sugar 27g, salt 0.3 g

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