Fudge Brownies With Macadamia Nuts and Ganache Frosting

Ingredients

1 bag (12 oz) semisweet chocolate chips

1/2 cup (½ stick) unsalted butter

3/4 cup sugar

2 eggs

1 cup all purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

2/3 cup plus 3 tablespoons chopped salted macadamis nuts

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 tablespoons heavy cream

Preparation

Heat oven to 350. Grease an 8 inch square baking pan.

Place 1 cup of the chocolate chips and the butter in a large microwave safe bowl and nuke for 1 minute. Stir until smooth. Nuke another 30 seconds if needed.

Whisk in sugar, then eggs. Stir in flour and cinnamon until smooth. Fold in 2/3 cups of the chopped nuts and the vanilla. Transfer batter into prepared pan.

Bake at 350 for 25 to 29 minutes

While brownies are in oven, in a microwave safe bowl heat heavy cream for 35-55 seconds, until hot. Pour over remaining chocolate chips. Let sit for a minute, then stir until smooth. If not melting, nuke for 20 seconds and then stir until smooth.

When you remove brownies from oven drop teaspoons full of the ganache on top. Gently spread until even and without ripping brownies. Then sprinkle the remaining 3 tbsp chopped nuts over and press in gently.

Let cool completely. You can put in fridge for an hour. Cut into 16 squares and DEVOUR! :-)

NOTE: If you are not a macadamia fan choose a different nut like walnut or pecan. If the nuts are not salted just add 1/4 teaspoon salt with the flour in step 3.