Egg Shaped Brownies
Over the weekend, my jaw dropped when I spotted some incredible brownies baked in egg shells on La Receta de la Felicidad. The talented baker of these beauties, SandeeA, wrote, “If you have eggs, you can make these.” I pumped myself up to make a go of it, but didn’t expect mine to be as picture perfect. Please check out her amazing photos…her brownie eggs are stunning!
One of the Easter traditions we had growing up was to hollow out eggs, dye them and make an egg tree out of a flowering branch from our yard. So I have plenty of experience poking holes in raw eggs…but without making a second opening to blow out the raw egg, it was a tedious task to prepare these shells. I was still unsure of how these would turn out as I seem to over fill cupcake and muffin pans nearly 100% of the time. I decided to make 4 eggs and bake the remaining batter in an 8 x 8 pan. The resulting brownies were rich, chocolaty and delectable. The eggs, although tasty, too, were extremely time consuming…I can’t imagine making a dozen!!! The bottom half seemed much denser than the top…but it didn’t stop them from disappearing. If you want a unique brownie…this is it. Thanks, Sandee, for the inspiration!
Egg Shaped Brownies…recipe borrowed and tweaked slightly from La Receta de la Felicidad
7 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
1 stick butter (1/2 cup), cut into 8 pieces
3 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
Pinch of salt
1 cup flour
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon vanilla
12-16 empty egg shells, reserve yolks/whites for another recipe (include the 3 eggs in the recipe)
Vegetable oil
Powdered sugar, optional, for dusting
Prepare egg shells by carefully poking a small hole in bottom of each egg using a corkscrew, nail or large needle. Open the hole up so the tip of a piping bag can be inserted. Insert a wooden skewer to break up the yolk, then shake out the contents into a bowl (collect 3 separately to use in the recipe).
When egg shells are all emptied, rinse them well and place them in a large container of salt water (hold them under to fill them with water so they sink). Soak about 30 minutes, then rinse and turn upside down on paper toweling to drain.
Using a funnel, put about 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil in each shell. Gently shake to distribute and turn upside down to drain any excess. Set aside to make batter.
Preheat oven to 350º.
Melt chocolate and butter gently in microwave, using 30 second increments, stopping and stirring till melted and smooth. Allow to cool to warm.
In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs and sugar. Whisk in eggs, one at a time. Mix in vanilla. Add warm chocolate and mix well. Stir in flour, salt, and cocoa powder till just combined.
Place eggs, hole side up, in mini muffin tin, using aluminum foil nests to keep upright. Put batter into a piping bag fit with a round tip. Fill the eggs about 3/4 full with batter. Gently clean any batter off of shells with a damp cloth. Bake about 15-20 minutes. Remove any overflow when brownies are still warm and wipe with damp cloth.
Cool, remove top of shell or all of shell to serve.
If you only want to make 3-4 eggs like I did, put remaining batter into a non-stick foil lined or well greased 8 x 8 pan. Bake 20-25 minutes. Cool on rack. Serve with a dusting of powdered sugar if desired.
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77 Comments on “Egg Shaped Brownies”
Lizzy, this is a fantastic idea, they look so beautiful.
love it!!!
Hi Lizzy, I saw one of your gorgeous photos on Pinterest for this recipe. WOW! They look spectacular and so delicious. What a great find and thanks for sharing it. Maybe I’ll get the nerve up to give them a try.
When I first saw this recipe I was totally intimidated – I should’ve known that not only were you not – but that you would pull it off fabulously. Go Liz!
I’ve seen egg shells with plain dark chocolate in some of the poshest chocolateries in Paris around Easter time. But filling them like this is fantastic, Lizzie – and what gorgeous shots you’ve made of them. Stunning!
Those are really cute and look better than any of the brownies I’ve attempted in the past.
I love your adventurous spirit! Awesome job and a fun idea. I will definitely check out SandeeA’s site.
Liz!!!! Your creativity here is absolutely outstanding! You did such an amazing job…I imagine this is quite challenging. But they look wonderful and your pictures are gorgeous! The square brownies are pretty, too! : )
That is the cutest idea ever! Love it!
So creative! I love it!
That is SO cool! what a show stopper! I imagine if you brought these out to a dinner party you would be the toast of the town!
Such a fun idea. I can’t imagine having the patience to do it, but it’s such an unexpected surprise.
Lizzy-your brownies are incredible, and genius, made in the egg shells.
(A project I will not tackle…LOL)
Love the creative photos, as well!
xoxo
My jaw dropped too! These look so elegant! Brownies in a boring square shape are ok, but this really adds a different spin on it and I really like this idea!
How interesting! I have never seen anything like it before. I need to keep this recipe in mind for Easter. It is definitely impressive!
This was a daring challenge no doubt, but I am glad you forged ahead, they do look amazing. Great combo of crafty as well as delicious. Have a nice evening.
These are so much fun.. I made these around Easter time with a lemon cake I believe. I can’t remember. It’s a fun idea. However, I found that some people were afraid to eat them for fear they’d get sick. My whole family tried them and nothing happened to us. Of course the shells were cleaned thoroughly.
I had not thought about putting brownies in the shells. I like that idea. Anything with brownies has to be good!
–These egg-shelled brownies are some of the COOLEST treats I’ve ever encountered in my life.
I’d love to have those as a center-piece for Easter.
F A B U L O U S.
I saw that too and am dying to try this out. So incredibly cool. Yours turned out great. I love the pictures.
How fun is this?! I am pinning this so I can try this! Thanks!