Flourless Chocolate Brownies

• 8 oz semisweet chocolate
• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 1 1/2 cups ground almonds
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 3 oz dark chocolate, 70% cocoa solids 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 2 teaspoons instant espresso powder dissolved in 2 tablespoons water
• 1 tablespoon golden syrup

1. Preheat the oven to 325F.
2. Melt the chocolate and butter gently over low heat in a heavy-bottomed saucepan.
3. Add the sugar and vanilla to the pan off the heat, and let it cool a little.
4. Beat the eggs into the pan with the ground almonds and walnut pieces.
5. Turn into a 9-inch square baking pan or, most senslbly, use a foil one.
6. Bake for 2530 minutes, by which time the top will have set but the mixture will still be gooey.
7. Once cooler, cut carefully, four down, four across, into 16 squidgy-bellied squares.
8. For the Sauce
9. Break up the chocolate and put into a heavy-based saucepan.
10. Add the remaining ingredients, then place the pan over a gentle heat and let everything melt together.
11. Once everything has melted, stir well, take off the heat, and pour into a jug to serve.

chocolate, butter, sugar, vanilla, eggs, ground almonds, walnuts, chocolate, water, golden syrup

Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/flourless-chocolate-brownies (may not work)