Ingredients:
- For brownies:
- 10 ounces 60% bittersweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter
- 1/4 cup brewed coffee
- 2 teaspoons instant espresso powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- For German Chocolate frosting:
- 3 egg yolks
- 1 cup evaporated milk
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- For parfait assembly:
- 1 1/2 cup toasted coconut
- 3/4 cup toasted pecans, chopped
Directions:
- First, prepare brownies. Preheat oven at 250°F. Prepare a 9×9-inch baking pan with aluminum foil allowing foil to hang over the edges and grease with butter.
- In a double boiler or a small bowl atop a small saucepan filled with 1 inch of water, melt chocolate chips and butter over high heat, stirring occasionally, until melted.
- Pour melted chocolate into a medium bowl and add brewed coffee and instant espresso powder and mix well with a whisk or a wooden spoon. Add vanilla, sugar and salt and mix. Add eggs one at a time, mixing just until combined before adding the next egg.
- Fold flour and baking powder into mixture and pour into baking pan. Bake for 1 hour or until a toothpick comes out clean. If brownies are still gooey on top after 1 hour, bake for additional 5-10 minutes. Allow to cool in pan for 2 hours or overnight to firm up for best cutting.
- To make German Chocolate frosting layer, beat egg yolks with a hand held mixer until yolks begin to ribbon. Add evaporated milk and sugar and mix until sugar dissolves. Add melted butter and vanilla and mix then transfer to a small saucepan and cook over medium heat, bringing to a low boil then reducing heat while stirring often until mixture thickens. Remove from heat and allow to cool to room temperature.
- To assemble the German Chocolate Parfaits, you’ll need 6 8-ounce canning jars or jam jars. Using a biscuit cutter, cut circles of brownie and place in the bottom of the jar, or for a more irregular look, crumble pieces of brownie layer. Layer 1 heaping tablespoon of toasted pecans then 1 heaping tablespoon of toasted coconut flakes, top with 1/8 cup German Chocolate frosting and repeat the process once more, ending with coconut flakes. Serve at room temperature. Makes 6 jars.
