George Egg’s Twiglet brownies

“As a child, do you remember the sensation of cramming your mouth full of crisps and chocolate at the same time? I do,” recollects comedian, cook and content creator George Egg, known as the Snack Hacker.

“This recipe recreates that experience. It also looks great, both in real life as well as on the page.”

George Egg’s Twiglet brownies

Ingredients

(makes 6 modest-sized squares)

54g butter

100g bar of cheap supermarket own-brand dark chocolate (you won’t need it all)

1 egg

72g soft brown sugar

1tsp vanilla essence

34g Twiglets (to make Twiglet flour) plus another 20–30 Twiglets

1tbsp cocoa nibs

Handful of pecans, slightly crushed in your fist (oh now he’s all vague with quantities!)

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 195°C/175°C Fan/Gas 5/6. Melt the butter and 54g of chocolate together either in a microwave or in a bowl suspended over a pan of gently simmering water.

2. When the butter is melted enough to start the chocolate melting, take it out of the microwave or off the heat of the stove and let the combined heats do the rest so as not to risk splitting the chocolate.

3. While the butter and chocolate cool, in another bowl beat or whisk the egg, sugar and vanilla together. Then combine with the chocolate and butter mixture. Everything will cool and thicken a bit.

4. Grind the 34g of Twiglets into a flour with the blender, smoothiemaker or coffee grinder. Add the Twiglet flour, cocoa nibs, pecans, another 20g of the chocolate chopped into small pieces (you can now eat any chocolate that’s left) and a pinch of flaky salt to the batter and fold together until combined.

5. Pour the mixture into your loaf tin and smooth the top. Arrange the rest of the Twiglets across the top like a raft and bake in the middle of the oven for exactly 19 minutes.

The Snack Hacker: Rule-Breaking Recipes for Cooks and Non-Cooks by George Egg is published by Blink, priced £22. Photography by Matt Lincoln. Available now