Hotel Chocolat – Chocolate Crownies
Chocolate. It’s safe to say this Mama loves a little bit of chocolate, and I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one, right!? The lovely folk at Hotel Chocolat sent me a copy of their cookbook last week – ‘A new way of cooking with chocolate’. It’s full of amazing sounding recipies, and not just for naughty treats/desserts either. There are loads of main course recipes with chocolate in them – you could probably create an entire three-course meal with chocolate based dishes. Just sayin’
Anyway, after drooling over the book for a few days, we decided to test out these ‘Crownies’ for our first bake. According to the book, they’re part cookie and part brownie and FULL of chocolate which is good enough reason for me to test out. I can confirm taht they are probably the tastiest thing I have made/eaten this year. Truly. The recipe uses nuts, but as Miss Baya is not a fan, I switched those for white chocolate chips, also I had milk chocolate chips in the cupbaord so used those in place of the dark chocoalte. Either way, I think these would be super tasty – def one to make when you have guests coming – they’ll be swooning over your amazing baking skills for days.
C R O W N I E S
200g butter,
50g caster sugar
100g soft brown sugar
1 egg
275t plain flour
25g cocoa powder
1 tsp baking powder
200g dark chocolate, chopped into small pieces
200g whole roasted hazelnuts
Heat oven to 160C, line & grease two baking trays
Cream butter and sugar together, beat in the egg.
Add in flour, baking powder, cocoa powder and stir until mixed.
Stir through choclate/nuts and bring to a dough with your hands.
Form into 16 balls, spread evenly on the two trays and then flatten each one slightly.
Bake them for around 10-12 minutes.
We ate the first ones straight out of hte oven as they smlet so good baking we couldn’t wait a single minute more. Hot or cold these taste amazing. So bad they’re good. The only downside is that a batch of 16 between 5 of us didn’t last very long….. Double batch next time!
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Jo hutchinson
November 23, 2015 at 10:21I do love Cadburys dairy milk
Tracey Peach
November 23, 2015 at 12:42I Love Teasers :)
iain maciver
November 23, 2015 at 12:50cadburys caramel
Chloe
November 23, 2015 at 13:18Wow this cookbook sounds so so delicious, as does the chocolate crownies!!!!! I do have a BIG sweet tooth. xx #lovetoblog
Jenna
November 23, 2015 at 13:47I don’t think you can beat good old Dairy Milk. :)
These crownies (love the name) look delicious and I love the idea of a 3 course meal that has chocolate in each recipe. YUM!! xx
Emma Shilton
November 23, 2015 at 13:48What a delicious sounding cookbook. I love how versatile chocolate is in baking, there’s so much you can do with it.
My favourite chocolate bar is a crunchie, I like to nibble off the chocolate and then eat the honeycomb, strange but delicious!
polly
November 23, 2015 at 15:09that’s my favourite way to eat a crunchie too :D
The Speed Bump
November 23, 2015 at 14:08Those sound seriously nice! Although I was in a chocolate mood already so I think now I need to nip out to the shops and get some more ;)
morag p
November 23, 2015 at 16:21Lindt chilli chocolate is superb.
Ickle Pickle
November 23, 2015 at 17:57These look super yummy! I love Bounty and Crunchie. Kaz x
Suzanne
November 23, 2015 at 19:31See’s toffee chocolate bar.
Nearly Yummy Mummy
November 23, 2015 at 19:59Galaxy salted caramel has to be the best chocolate bar winner! Love the idea of Crownies – might have to bake some to take to work this weekend x
Polly Williams
November 23, 2015 at 20:13Wow these look scrummy, I love the name too. We are always drawn to Hotel Chocolat at Christmas time- they have the yummiest chocolate slabs.
My favourite chocolate bar has to be a Cadbury’s Caramel xx
Sophie
November 23, 2015 at 20:35Oh my word, these look delicious! I love hotel chocolat! I got a voucher for the shop for my birthday this year and their white chocolate is just the best. You’ve made me hungry! x
Janine
November 23, 2015 at 20:36Oh delicious. Certainly entering that. Everyone loves a bit of chocolate. Now that Christmas is coming it’s an even better excuse.
Alex Lamb & Bear
November 23, 2015 at 21:39Oh. My. God. These look incredible! I’m scared to make them… I’ll end up making them every week! X
Melissa Red
November 23, 2015 at 22:02Mint Aero
pete c
November 23, 2015 at 23:21a Mint Aero bar
Jessica Powell
November 24, 2015 at 00:04I love Terry’s chocolate orange bars :)
Sally Collingwood
November 24, 2015 at 09:27I do love Cadburys dairy milk
Ruth Harwood
November 24, 2015 at 10:02I love Cadbury’s Wispa xx
sharon martin
November 24, 2015 at 13:36a malteaser bar
Liam Bishop
November 24, 2015 at 14:44A crunchie – yum!
Laura Pritchard
November 24, 2015 at 17:45I love Wispa Golds.
Kay Broomfield
November 24, 2015 at 18:16I like a Flake
Stephanie
November 24, 2015 at 20:28Oh my gosh how yummy do they look! My favorite chocolate bar is fruit and nut!
Alice
November 24, 2015 at 21:03WOW! These look delicious I’m going to have to bake something similar I think I love the whole idea of brownies and cookies together YUM!
amy p
November 27, 2015 at 08:00milky bar
Sarah S
November 27, 2015 at 12:40I love a wispa bar :)
Heather Haigh
November 27, 2015 at 18:03Raw chocolate vanoffee bar
Tracy Gladman
November 28, 2015 at 19:11I love a Bournville chocolate bar – just plain chocolate
Lynsey Buchanan
November 29, 2015 at 06:18Galaxy Caramel
Christopher Read
November 29, 2015 at 14:00Twirl
Sam Goodwin
November 30, 2015 at 10:18Kitkat!!
Karen Knox
December 1, 2015 at 09:09Dairy Milk :)
Jo
December 1, 2015 at 14:02A bar of good quality dark chocolate
aaron broad
December 2, 2015 at 13:40My favourite chocolate bar is Yorkie
Martina Evans
December 2, 2015 at 16:48My favourite is ferrero rocher.
Katie LifeonVistaStreet Haydock
December 2, 2015 at 23:44Galaxy ripple… Mmmmmmmm!
Robyn Logan Clarke
December 3, 2015 at 10:12I love Snickers
Jo McPherson
December 4, 2015 at 07:47A Cadbury’s Star Bar
Victoria Prince
December 5, 2015 at 20:00I adore Toblerone!
Kerry W
December 5, 2015 at 20:14Lindt do a lovely dark chocolate with sea salt, that’s my favourite!
Sheri Darby
December 5, 2015 at 22:40twirl at the moment
Monica Gilbert
December 5, 2015 at 22:40Reese’s peanut butter cups
Gem Cook
December 5, 2015 at 22:49These look delicious, i will have to have a go at making them. Thank you for sharing x
My favourite chocolate bar is Cadbury’s Caramel x
Sonia Cash
December 5, 2015 at 22:54Mint Aero
Natalie Crossan
December 6, 2015 at 22:11Cadbury caramel xx