Brewberry Brownies

I've been plotting to make these brownies for a while, and I finally got around to it. Yes, that's right folks, we have another beer brownie. If you're new to my blog, you might not realize that I have an obsession with making brownies. I also have an obsession with putting beer into brownies. Actually, beer into everything. It's a pantry staple, I tell you! I probably cook with it more than I drink it.
So to catch you up, here are the beer brownies I've made so far. This one, this one, this one.


Since it's blueberry season, I figured we must have a blueberry brownie! Then I discovered this beer: Wild Blue. Wild Blue comes from Anheuser-Busch out of St. Louis, Missouri, and should be available nationwide.
According to Anheuser-Busch, Wild Blue is "Full, round and warm with a pleasant ripe blueberry flavor/aroma that’s rounded out by tart and zesty notes."
"Brewed with a blend of two- and six-row barley malt, classic Aroma hops from the Willamette Valley in the Pacific Northwest and German hops from the Hallertau region in Bavaria and all-natural blueberry syrup made from real blueberries."


I enjoyed baking with this beer, but it's a little sweet for my taste (can you believe that?!). Here are some reviews to back me up. So I've got 5 more bottles I need to use up. Hmmm...blueberry beer cake? Blueberry beer pie?
What I do like about this beer, is that it's 8% alcohol by volume. Yeah, that's what I'm talking about.


Now I introduce to you, THE Brewberry Brownie! A delicious, fudgy, blueberry beer-filled brownie, topped with white chocolate and fresh blueberries.

I think I'm going to create a beer brownie for each season, holiday, etc. I should start selling my beer brownies!

Brewberry Brownies (Recipe by Emiline)

Ingredients:
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1/2 cup blueberry beer
4 ounces coarsely chopped bittersweet chocolate
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup dark cocoa powder (such as Hershey's Special Dark)
1/2 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
10 ounces white chocolate chips
3/4 cup fresh blueberries, patted dry

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line an 11x8-inch baking dish with foil; coat with cooking spray.

Melt 1/2 cup butter in a small saucepan over medium heat, and cook the butter, stirring frequently, until it starts to brown and foam. Remove pan from heat and stir in beer and bittersweet chocolate, until melted and smooth; set aside.

In a medium sized mixing bowl, sift together flour, cocoa powder, and salt.
In a large mixing bowl, using an electric mixer on high speed, beat together granulated sugar, brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla, for 4 minutes. Reduce mixer speed to low, and beat in melted chocolate mixture, until well combined. Stir in flour mixture, until just combined.
Scrape batter into prepared dish; bake at 375 degrees F, for 25-30 minutes, or until set. Plunge dish into a larger baking dish, filled with ice water, until brownies are cool.

Place white chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave until chocolate is melted, about 1 minute, stirring every 20 seconds. Pour white chocolate over brownies and smooth the surface, using a rubber spatula. Push blueberries evenly into the surface.
Freeze the brownies until set, about 1 hour. Lift the foil-lined brownies out of dish, and slice into bars, using a sharp knife.

Yield: 12 brownies