Pink Peppercorns are mighty tasty! Even though they really aren’t peppercorns at all, they do have a sweet and peppery flavor. This sweet peppery flavor makes the pink peppercorn perfect for desserts! We found this recipe for a Pink Peppercorn Brownie and it seems to be the perfect mix of chocolate sweet and peppery bite. According to the baker, she is using them for their color as well as their flavor. Enjoy!

Pink Peppercorn Brownies

Ingredients

3 oz / 6 tbsp Salted butter, cut into pieces
8 oz bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/8-1/4 tsp ground cardamom (adjust to taste)
1/8 tsp ground cloves
1 tsp vanilla bean paste, or vanilla extract, or scraped seeds from one vanilla bean pod
2 large eggs, at room temperature
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
About 2 tsp freshly ground pink peppercorns

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350°F,,

Grease well and line the bottom and two long sides of  a 8″ X 11″ brownie pan (can be substituted with a 8″ / 9″ square cake pan). Let the baking paper hang over the long edges, it will make it easier to lift brownie out later. Grease the paper lightly as well.

In a medium saucepan, melt the butter, then add the chocolate and stir over low heat until the chocolate is melted and smooth. Remove from the heat and stir in the sugar, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves and vanilla bean until combined.

Stir in the eggs one at a time until smooth.

Add the flour and stir energetically for just a minute, until the batter loses its graininess, becomes smooth and glossy, and pulls away a bit from the sides of the saucepan.

Scrape the mixture into the prepared pan. Sprinkle pink peppercorns evenly over the top of the mixture and then bake until the center feels almost set, about 27-30 minutes. Don’t overbake.

Let cool completely in the pan before lifting out the brownies using the baking paper overhang.

Slice into 16 equal pieces. Store in in airtight container, can be stored for 4 days or frozen for up to a month.

Source: Recipe & Photo: Raspberri Cupcakes – Pink Peppercorn Brownies