What is brownie pudding exactly?

Brownie pudding is the best of two dessert worlds. It bakes like a brownie but stays soft and molten in the center like pudding, creating a rich, scoopable chocolate dessert.

Why add Smoky Honey Habanero to a chocolate dessert?

Sweet and heat are best friends. Smoky Honey Habanero adds subtle smoky sweetness with a gentle chili kick that makes deep chocolate flavors even richer.

Do I have to serve brownie pudding with ice cream?

You don’t have to, but you absolutely should. Vanilla ice cream melting into warm brownie pudding creates the ultimate hot-and-cold dessert experience.

Smoky Honey Habanero Brownie Pudding

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Cuisine

Modern American

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

60 minutes

If Ina Garten were making dessert for Jeffrey Garten(she already did) on a quiet night in, this would still be warm when it hit the table.
Deep chocolate, molten center, vanilla ice cream melting into the edges—finished with a whisper of smoky honey heat because even comfort deserves a little danger.

Author:

Chef Christian Gill courtesy of Ina Garten

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Ingredients

½ lb (2 sticks) unsalted butter, plus more for greasing
4 extra-large eggs, room temperature
2 cups sugar
¾ cup good-quality cocoa powder
½ cup all-purpose flour
1 Tbsp Smoky Honey Habanero
Seeds from 1 vanilla bean
1 Tbsp framboise liqueur (optional)
Vanilla ice cream, for serving

Directions

Preheat oven to 325°F.
Butter a 2-quart (9×12×2-inch) baking dish.
Melt butter and set aside to cool slightly.
In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle, beat eggs and sugar on medium-high for 5–10 minutes, until very thick, pale, and ribbony.
Sift together cocoa powder, flour, and Smoky Honey Habanero. Set aside.
Reduce mixer speed to low.
Add vanilla bean seeds and framboise (if using).
Add dry ingredients and mix just until combined.
With mixer still on low, slowly stream in the cooled butter. Mix only until smooth.
Pour batter into prepared dish.
Place dish inside a larger roasting pan.
Carefully add hot tap water to the pan until it reaches halfway up the sides of the baking dish.
Bake exactly 1 hour.
A tester inserted about 2 inches from the edge should come out mostly clean.
The center will look very underbaked—that’s the point.
Let cool slightly.
Spoon warm pudding into bowls and finish with vanilla ice cream and a light sprinkle of Smoky Honey Habanero.