Chocolate chips, Oreo, cookie dough, gooey brownie centre… These brownie bars check all the boxes for ultimate chocolate treat!

SERVES 12 // COOKING TIME 55 min

INGREDIENTS
250 g unsalted butter
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tbsp vanilla essence
2½ cups flour
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
½ tsp salt
1 cup chocolate chips
176 g pack Oreos
½ box brownie mix, prepared as per packet instructions

METHOD
1. Preheat oven to 180°C and line a deep 30 × 20 cm baking tin with baking paper.
2. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, followed by the vanilla, and mix lightly. Add the flour, bicarb and salt, and mix well. Fold in the chocolate chips.
3. Press dough into the baking tin. Bake for 25 minutes.
4. Arrange the Oreos on top of the baked base in a single layer. Spread the brownie batter on top.
5. Bake for 20 minutes, until the top looks slightly underbaked, but the edges are golden brown.
6. Allow the brownie to cool for a while, then turn out of the tin and cut into 12 bars.

Recipe & styling: Amerae Vercueil
Photography: Andreas Eiselen // HMimages.co.za

These cookies ‘n’ cream bars are just as delicious, but a little bit on the healthier side if you’re worried about a sugar overload!

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Can’t choose between your favourite desserts? You don’t have to! Let your imagination take hold with this delicious giant cookie cake.

SERVES 12 // COOKING TIME 45 min

INGREDIENTS
180 g unsalted butter
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla essence
2 cups flour
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
½ tsp salt
1 cup chocolate chips

METHOD
1. Preheat oven to 180°C and grease a cake tin.
2. In a bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Mix in the eggs and vanilla until well combined. In another bowl, mix flour, bicarb and salt. Add the dry to the wet ingredients, and mix gently until dough is thick and sticky. Fold in ¾ cup chocolate chips.
3. Transfer the dough to the cake tin, smoothing the top with the back of a spoon. Sprinkle with the remaining chocolate chips.
4. Bake for 25 minutes, until the cake is golden brown around the edges. Then cover with foil and bake for a further 10 minutes.

Recipe & styling: Amerae Vercueil
Photography: Andreas Eiselen // HMimages.co.za

Keen for more gigantic mixed desserts? You have to try our lemon and poppyseed trifle!

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Looking for a healthy frozen treat to keep you cool this summer? You can whip up this dreamy choc-chip ice cream in minutes without a churner.

SERVES 6 // COOKING TIME 5 min, plus freezing time

INGREDIENTS
1 ripe banana, chopped and mashed
2 cups baby spinach
2 tbsp honey
3 tbsp dark chocolate chips
½ tbsp peppermint extract
2 cups coconut milk

METHOD
1. Place all the ingredients in a bowl and blend well with a stick blender.
2. Place in the freezer and stir every 30 minutes for two hours. Freeze overnight before serving.

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There is no better combination than that of rich dark chocolate and fresh, zesty orange. Are you feeling skeptical? These brownies will convince you.

MAKES 16 // COOKING TIME 45 mins

INGREDIENTS
¼ cup cocoa
¼ tsp baking powder
70g caster sugar
¼ tsp salt
100g butter, at room temperature
1 large egg
½ tsp vanilla extract
Zest and juice of 2 oranges
20 ml warm water
60g cake flour
¼ cup chocolate chips
½ cup pecans

METHOD
1. Preheat oven to 160°C.
2. Cream the cocoa, baking powder, caster sugar, salt and butter together in a large bowl until smooth.
3. Add the egg, vanilla extract, orange zest and juice, and water. Beat until smooth.
4. Sieve the flour and fold into the mixture until just combined. Add ¾ of the chocolate chips and mix.
5. Pour the mixture on to a greased baking tray, allowing a finger-and-a-half as a guide for height.
6. Sprinkle the remaining chocolate chips and the pecans on top, gently pressing them into the batter. Place in the oven and bake for 15–25 minutes.
7. Remove the brownies from the oven and leave to cool for 10 minutes. Cut into squares and serve.

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