Creative Black Tea Infusions

Recipes That Get Right to the Scoop

These old-fashioned brownies are rich, decadent, and made with a strong brew of “Descort” (Poetic Tea’s chocolate mint black tea), giving them a subtle layer of additional flavor. Oh, and they pair beautifully with a nice cup of Descort (but of course, any lovely black tea will do the trick as well).

To make a 9x13 pan of these fabulous treats, you need:

• 1/2 c. boiling water

• 1 Tbsp. of chocolate mint black tea (Descort)

• 2/3 cup of butter

• 3/4 cup of cocoa powder

• 1/2 tsp baking powder

• 2 cups sugar

• 2 eggs

• 1 tsp vanilla

• 1 1/3 cups of flour

• 15 Hershey’s kisses (optional)

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Here’s the scoop:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and bring kettle to a roaring boil;

• Pour 1/2 c. boiling water over a tablespoon of chocolate mint black tea (Descort) and brew for five minutes;

• While tea is brewing, prepare 9x13 baking pan and melt the butter (so it’s soft and half-melted);

• Pour half of the melted butter in a bowl and add cocoa and baking powder and stir;

• Strain tea and add to bowl and stir;

• Add eggs, remaining butter and vanilla and mix well;

• Add flour and mix until smooth;

• Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 40-ish minutes (glass bakeware) or closer to 30-35 minutes for metal bakeware. Alternatively, when the delicious brownie scent fills the house, you can watch closely and perform a toothpick test to see if they’re done (toothpick will come out clean after poking the center of the brownies);

• Once they’re done, turn oven off and pull out the pan to cover warm brownies with Hershey’s kisses if desired and pop the pan back in the oven while it cools, with the door slightly ajar;

• Allow the brownies to cool completely before cutting and make sure to run a thin spatula around the edges of the pan before cutting and removing;

• Be sure to pour another cup of boiling water over the brewed tea leaves to give yourself a hot cup to sip and complement your brownie.

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