Guinness Chocolate Brownies | Boozy Homemade Brownies Recipe (2024)

FAQs

Can kids eat Guinness brownies? ›

Are Guinness brownies safe for kids to eat? Because the beer in this recipe is brought to boil and cooked for almost 20 minutes, there's very little (if any) alcohol left. While these brownies don't taste like beer, the Guinness does have a slight bitter, tangy bite that is delicious with chocolate.

Fudgy brownies have a higher fat-to-flour ratio than cakey ones. So add more fat—in this case, butter and chocolate. A cakey batch has more flour and relies on baking powder for leavening. The amount of sugar and eggs does not change whether you're going fudgy or cakey.

Make Sure They're Airtight

To keep your brownies as fresh as possible, you'll want to place them in an airtight container. Unfortunately, the air is your brownie's biggest enemy, and even a little bit of it can quickly turn soft brownies into dry, crumbly ones.

One change is to use milk or heavy cream instead of water. This change will make brownies more moist and gooey since milk is more fatty and flavorful than water. A second change is to use butter instead of oil. For similar reasons to using milk, butter adds a rich and more decadent quality to the batter.

This product contains alcohol <0.5%. Not suitable for children. Store in a cool, dry place.

Is there alcohol in Guinness cake? While the alcohol does bake out of the cake itself, the icing does have a little bit of liquor; 2 tablespoons of heavy cream or milk can be used in place of Irish cream liqueur.

The aeration agent or leavening agent as it's often called helps trap air in the batter structure and hence results in the cakey brownie style.

The molasses content in brown sugar is what is responsible for chewy yet soft brownies. If you don't want chewy brownies, completely keep brown sugar out of the picture.

Fudgy brownies are moist, dense and gooey, with almost the texture of fudge, but not quite as compact. Chewy brownies are dense (like fudgy brownies), but have a little more “bite” to them or elastic texture when you chew them. Personally, I think that a fudgy brownie is the only way to go.

Do Brownies Need to Be Refrigerated? Brownies don't need to be refrigerated, but they'll hold up a few more days if they are. Unless your brownies include more perishable ingredients like fresh fruit or cream cheese frosting, they'll be fine at room temperature as long as they're stored in an airtight container.

Is it okay to leave brownies out overnight? ›

(You can also use a layer of aluminum foil around the layer of plastic wrap to help protect them from air exposure.) Brownies can be kept at room temperature for up to five days for most brownie types. A cheesecake swirl or frosting or a ganache frosting should not be kept at room temperature.

If your brownies are turning out dry, it's for one of two reasons - either you've overcooked the brownies or there is too much flour in your recipe. Overcooked brownies?

They give brownies a lighter, drier, and more cake-like texture. If you prefer this over the chewy variety, then go ahead and crack in that additional egg. On the other hand, too many eggs will yield brownies that are hard, heavy, and tough.

the butter brownies actually had a fudgier texture. they were softer, and they really just melted in your mouth. they also had that shiny crust and just better flavor, whereas the oil brownies were actually chewier. they were crunchier at the top and at the edges.

Most brownie recipes call for some kind of oil — usually vegetable oil or canola oil. This oil acts as the primary fat in brownie batter, giving it that delicious, fudgy texture we all know and love.

Just as in cooking, the vast majority of the alcohol bakes out during the baking process, so unless there is an allergy, chocolate cake containing Guinness should be ok for children.

It's best not to give your baby any food that's been prepared with spirits or liqueurs.

If you cook with alcohol there will always be a small amount left unless you turn the food totally dry, but a tiny amount won't hurt a child. I gave mine steak and ale pie without even thinking about the ale bit. Rest assured that they weren't rolling around the floor drunk afterwards.

IS THERE AN AGE RESTRICTION TO ENTER THE GUINNESS STOREHOUSE? There is no age restriction. We welcome everyone to the Guinness Storehouse. However, if you are under the age of 18 you cannot drink or purchase alcohol or Guinness 0.0, and you must be accompanied by an adult.