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Sweets Holiday leftovers

Kahlua-drenched brownies with vanilla ice cream

Published: 07.06.2010 » Last updated: 01.02.2023

If you have leftover brownies that are starting to dry out, drench them in Kahlua, drop into dessert glasses with ice cream, drizzle in caramel syrup and top with more boozy brownies.

Kahlua-drenched brownies with vanilla ice cream

We love brownies here at home. But, sometimes, we bake too much and we’re left with excess brownies. Even in a covered container in the fridge, after a while, they dry out and harden. We don’t throw them away. We just recycle them.

But how can anyone salvage brownies that had dried out? They need to be moistened, of course. Some people spray them with simple syrup. I drizzle Kahlua over them and serve them with another moist dessert like ice cream.

Drizzling Kahlua over brownies

One terribly humid summer day in 2010, I took out forgotten fudge brownies and butterscotch brownies from the fridge, cut them into small cubes then dropped them into bowls and drizzled them with Kahlua.

Assembling Kahlua-drenched brownies with vanilla ice cream in dessert glasses

Store-bought vanilla ice cream was scooped into dessert glasses and covered with half of the brownies. Store-bought caramel syrup was drizzled over the brownies before they were covered by more ice cream. The remaining brownies were arranged on top of the second layer of ice cream, and my concoction was ready to serve.

Kahlua-drenched brownies with vanilla ice cream

Connie Veneracion
Excess brownies are moistened with Kahlua and combined with store-bought ice cream to make this indulgent dessert.
Kahlua-drenched brownies with vanilla ice cream
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Prep Time 7 minutes mins
Cook Time 0 minutes mins
Total Time 7 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine Accidental
Servings 2 people

Ingredients
  

  • 2 to 3 butterscotch brownies preferably with lots of nuts, well chilled
  • 2 to 3 chocolate fudge brownies preferably with lots of nuts, well chilled
  • 2 tablespoons Kahlua
  • 4 tablespoons caramel syrup store-bought
  • 2 cups vanilla ice cream

Instructions
 

  • Roughly chop the brownies or cut into small cubes.
  • Separate the brownies in two bowls.
  • Drizzle one tablespoons of Kahlua over each bowl of brownies. Swirl to make sure that every piece gets a little Kahlua.
  • Spoon two to three tablespoonfuls of vanilla ice cream into dessert glasses. Press the ice cream into the bottom to make a good base.
  • Divide half of the butterscotch and chocolate fudge brownies between the two dessert glasses.
  • Drizzle the caramel over and around the brownies.
  • Cover the brownies with more vanilla ice cream.
  • Top with the remaining brownies.

Connie Veneracion

Lawyer by education. Journalist by accident. Home cook and writer by passion. Photographer by necessity. Good food, coffee and wine lover forever. Read more about me and Umami Days. Find me on Flipboard, Substack and Pinterest.

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