Passover (Pesach) Brownies

Rating: 4.48 stars
23 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 18
  • 4 star values: 2
  • 3 star values: 1
  • 2 star values: 0
  • 1 star values: 2

I experimented for years to come up with a brownie made with matzo ... this is the best!

By Sharone Rosen

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Recipe Summary

Servings:
24
Yield:
2 dozen
Nutrition Info
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Ingredients

24
Original recipe yields 24 servings
The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

Directions

  • Beat eggs and sugar. Add oil. Mix in cake meal and cocoa. Add nuts (or use the nuts as a topping).

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  • Bake in a greased 9 x 13 inch pan at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 35 minutes. The secret to moist brownies, Pesach or otherwise, is to underbake them. Check them at 30 minutes. I also put nuts on top rather than in the brownies for two reasons: They make the top look good without having to frost them and, for those who don 't or can't eat nuts, they are easily removed without having to search for them.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:
265 calories; protein 3.8g; carbohydrates 28.2g; fat 17.3g; cholesterol 38.8mg; sodium 15.9mg. Full Nutrition
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Oh Mama
Rating: 5 stars
03/29/2010
Wonderful recipe. Similar but better than Passover Brownies in Second Helpings Please. For easy removal I greased pan & lined it with parchment paper which I also greased. At 30 minutes toothpick doesn't come out clean but the top is set & brownies are perfectly moist. Note: Cake meal is ground finer then regular matzo meal. You can make matzo cake meal by using blender to grind matzo meal into a fine powder. Strain to sift out any lumps. Brownies freeze well. If freezing don't ice until defrosted. Optional Icing: In microwave melt in 20 second intervals 6 ozs. semi-sweet chocolate squares or chips 1 tbsps. margarine & 1/8 1/16 tsp. water. Read More
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Stacy
Rating: 3 stars
04/15/2006
Very sweet. It also needs more than 30 minutes to bake otherwise it will fall apart. Read More
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23 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 18
  • 4 star values: 2
  • 3 star values: 1
  • 2 star values: 0
  • 1 star values: 2
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Oh Mama
Rating: 5 stars
03/29/2010
Wonderful recipe. Similar but better than Passover Brownies in Second Helpings Please. For easy removal I greased pan & lined it with parchment paper which I also greased. At 30 minutes toothpick doesn't come out clean but the top is set & brownies are perfectly moist. Note: Cake meal is ground finer then regular matzo meal. You can make matzo cake meal by using blender to grind matzo meal into a fine powder. Strain to sift out any lumps. Brownies freeze well. If freezing don't ice until defrosted. Optional Icing: In microwave melt in 20 second intervals 6 ozs. semi-sweet chocolate squares or chips 1 tbsps. margarine & 1/8 1/16 tsp. water. Read More
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J3WHITE
Rating: 5 stars
08/16/2003
I thought these brownies were great! It's so hard to find a passover dessert recipe that tastes delicious as well. This did it. I'll be making these every year! Read More
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Oreet
Rating: 5 stars
04/25/2008
The best Passover brownies I have ever made. If you don't have cake meal you can use regular matza meal - the consistency will be a bit less smooth but they will be great nonetheless - and won't last long. Read More
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ARTMA
Rating: 5 stars
10/31/2003
this is the best passover recipe i've found too. you're also so right about undercooking brownies generally. these are very close to regular brownies and also freeze very well Read More
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RANROO
Rating: 5 stars
08/16/2003
These were wonderful. My family couldn't stop eating them. We'll be having Passover Brownies at our table every year. Read More
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Linda
Rating: 4 stars
04/03/2009
Very good and fudgy. Took the advice and underbaked them. Read More
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CCcooks
Rating: 4 stars
06/26/2009
This weekend I'll use this recipe as a 'base' for brownies that I want to make...I'll substitute the veg oil for blue band light olive oil baking product and put in pecans instead of walnuts end crush some eastern egs (chocolate) that I still have and put them in... Oh and I'll use wholeweat flour and yeast since I don't know what matzoh is and i want the brownies nice and fluffy...This was the first recipe I found that didn't require butter but oil and that's what I wanted. (I also tried to look op vegan brownies but nothing there) I understand it's a Jewish recipe hope you don't mind I'll tinker with it:-) Read More
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RachaelT75
Rating: 5 stars
03/31/2010
EXCELLENT RECIPE!!!!! It was VERY EASY and everyone LOVED them!!!! They were SO MOIST and DELICIOUS!! Thank you! Read More
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Cindy Hill
Rating: 5 stars
07/06/2009
Excellant. Make for Passover. Read More
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Stacy
Rating: 3 stars
04/15/2006
Very sweet. It also needs more than 30 minutes to bake otherwise it will fall apart. Read More
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