Coconut Streusel Brownies

Streusel topping on brownies.....brilliant!  Plus I can slip this under the coffee cake heading in a pinch and have them for breakfast.  Brownies for breakfast!  It makes me giddy just thinking about it.  ;)  Can a day go wrong if you start it off with these treats?


Coconut Streusel Brownies

Streusel Topping:
1 1/4 cups flour
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup butter
1 tsp cinnamon

Mix together flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon.  Cut in butter until mixture resembles crumbs.  Set aside.

Coconut Brownies:
1 cup butter
4 oz unsweetened chocolate
2 cups sugar
2 cups flour
2 tsp vanilla
4 eggs, beaten lightly
1 cup shredded sweetened coconut
1 tsp baking powder

Melt together butter and chocolate in the microwave, stirring often, until mixture is smooth. Stir in sugar.  Slowly beat in eggs and vanilla.  Fold in flour, baking powder, and coconut.  Pour half of the batter into a greased 8x8 pan.  Sprinkle half of the streusel mixture over the batter.  Pour the other half of the brownie batter into the pan.  Top with remaining half of the streusel.  Bake at 350 for 40 to 45 minutes, or until brownies are done.  Cool before slicing.

The streusel in the middle of the brownie blended in....so it's not really noticeable.  Next time I think I'll skip putting it in the middle.  These brownies are incredibly thick.  The recipe would lend itself to a 9x13 pan for smaller servings.