Specunana Chocolate Brownies are made with Speculoos (Lotus Biscoff spread), banana, melted dark chocolate and white chocolate chunks. An utterly yummy teatime treat!
A while ago I bought some Biscoff Lotus Biscuit Spread which on the continent is known as Speculoos.
I’d seen much hype about this product on twitter so my curiosity got the better of me and I bought some.
We’re big fans of Lotus Biscuits in this house. I have many fond memories of trips to the hairdresser with my mum as a child and whilst she was sat under one of those huge driers with a head full of curlers I would be enjoying an individually wrapped Lotus biscuit as she sipped her Rombouts.
Anyway, as Ronnie Corbett would say “I digress”, so it came to pass that the Speculoos after an initial flurry of interest just sat there in the cupboard unused. It was just a bit too sickly sweet to eat on its own as a spread we found. Not wanting to waste my Speculoos I got thinking and decided that incorporating it into a Brownie with some banana and chocolate would be a good way of using some up. So that’s how these Specunana Chocolate Brownies came to be!
This recipe isn’t based on one recipe but a conglomeration of several and my own experimentation. The result was delicious but if you’re wanting a predominantly Speculoos flavour then this is not the recipe for you.
The longer you can wait to eat your Brownies the better as this really allows the flavours and texture to mature and improve. They keep really well in a air tight container for several days.
You can even serve these Specunana Brownies as a dessert with ice cream!
As this recipe used value chocolate, a ripe banana and the Lotus Biscoff Spread (Speculoos) from my cupboard I am entering it into this month’s Credit Crunch Munch which is run by myself and Helen at Fuss Free Flavours and being hosted by Anneli at Delicieux this month.
Here’s a quick step-by-step overview of how to make these brownies!
More Brownies Recipes
Once you’ve tried my gooey Specunana Brownies you should also try the following brownie recipes:
Oreo Brownies
- Oreo Brownies
- Creme Egg Chocolate Brownies
- Black Bean Chocolate Brownies
- Salted Caramel Brownies
- Black Forest Brownies
If you’re after a pudding made with Biscoff then check out my Slow Cooker Double Chocolate Speculoos Puddle Pudding!
I’m sure you’ll love these yummy Lotus Biscuit Spread, banana and chocolate brownies so do leave a comment and rating below when you make them. You can also share a photo with me by tagging @FabFood4All on social media. I love seeing my creations come to life!
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Specunana Chocolate Brownies
Ingredients
- 125 g Butter
- 100 g Dark chocolate broken up
- 50 g Speculoos sold as Lotus Biscuit Spread alternatively use Nutella
- 1 Egg large
- 100 g Light brown Muscovado Sugar
- 1 Medium sized ripe banana 130g mashed
- ½ tsp Vanilla extract
- 90 g Plain flour
- 25 g Cocoa
- 50 g White chocolate chopped into small chunks
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C.
- Grease and line a 20cm shallow square cake tin with baking parchment.
- In a saucepan melt the butter and off the heat add the dark chocolate and melt.
- Then whisk in the Speculoos (Lotus Biscuit Spread).
- In a bowl, beat the egg and add the sugar, mashed banana, cocoa and vanilla extract.
- Stir in the melted chocolate mixture.
- Add the white chocolate chunks.
- Sift in the flour and fold in.
- Spread the mixture into the prepared tin.
- Bake on the middle oven shelf for 20 – 23 minutes. The Brownies are ready when they form a crust, are coming away from the edges and don’t wobble in the middle when tin is shaken. Do not over bake or they will become cakey.
- Allow to cool on a wire rack in the tin and mark out into 16 slices.
- Dust with icing sugar to serve, also great with ice cream as a pudding.
Paul Wilson
These would go well with a nice cup of coffee.
Camilla
I’ll have a tea please;-)
Ursula Hunt
Making these with my granddaughter tomorroe
Camilla
Fabulous:-)
Sam Bresnahan
Oh my, these look absolutely fabulous! I would try it with nutella and maybe even the biscuit spreads from Tesco.
Fab idea for the kids, going to get baking next week! Thanks x
Camilla
Thanks, glad to inspire:-)
Maddy
Anything with chocolate in gets a thumbs up from me
Anne Dalzell
Another triumph Camilla!
Fiver Feeds
Somehow I haven’t seen this lovely recipe before so I’m very happy that you brought it back! 🙂
Camilla
Thank you – good to share all the recipes:-)
Ursula Hunt
another great use of Speculoos
Camilla
Thank you:-)
Amy Jo McLellan
Belgique biscuit butter is the one I love – I can eat it by the spoonful though haha but if I ever do any left over, I’d consider making these 🙂
bev
Cheap n cheerful!
Ursula Hunt
the banana adds a nice touch
Pm Liu
This looks delicious
Ursula Hunt
Perfect with ice cream as a gorgeous dessert
K Mayers
I saw the title and thought ‘what on earth is Specunana?’ lol. I must admit I’d never even heard the word Sepuculoo before but at least now I know. I must admit, I’m not an out and out lover of brownies but as this is so different I’d be happy to give it a go sometime. 🙂
Camilla
Thanks, let me know how you get on:-)
Judith Allen
Why did I look at this? It’s January and I’m supposed to not be eating sweets, cakes or chocolate. But these look so good.
Paul Wilson
They look amazing.
Camilla
Thanks:-)
Ursula Hunt
Looks delicious, perfect with a cuppa
Camilla
Thanks, it is:-)
victoria thurgood
These look yummy im looking forward to making them
victoria thurgood
These look yummy i will be trying to make this myself
Tracy Nixon
These sound delicious! Thanks for sharing!
Paul Wilson
I’ve never heard of Speculoos
Camilla
It’s called that on the continent but came over to the UK this year called Lotus Biscuit Spread, you might be familiar with Lotus Biscuits it tastes of those:-)
Tracy Nixon
This sounds a lovely recipe to follow on a dark, wet and windy Sunday! I think I will get my apron on this afternoon and make these for tea time!
Camilla
Hope you enjoy them:-)
Lisa Williams
so fantastic this is my go to brownie recipe everybody who has tried it loves it 🙂
Camilla
Aah, thank you so much, that’s made my day:-)
Lisa Williams
I have been roped into bringing them into work a fair bit too haha 🙂
Camilla
Oh fabulous:-)
Tracy Nixon
These look so lovely!
Heather Haigh
These look and sound incredibly delicious. I am a choccy cake fan.
Tracy Nixon
This recipe sounds wonderful thanks!
Tracy Nixon
Persfect for my dad! I am going to bake this for his birthday!
Camilla
Hope he enjoys it and his day:-)
Tracy Nixon
These look delicious! Thanks
Lisa Williams
you cant beat a brownie and these look spot on 🙂
Susan Hall
Mmm they look spot on 😀
Maya Russell
I have not seen Speculoos. Anyway my kids love anything with nutella in or on.
Annie Costa
Looks yummy!
AMcCutcheon
This is a lovely recipe. I am certainly going to try this!
Christina @ChristinasCucina
OMG, what a fabulous recipe! You are a genius! I’m not big on brownies, but these sound fantastic!
Camilla
Aah, thank you so much:-)
mandyfuller2002
These sound tasy, mashed banana with the chocolate…yum! Am off to make some of these. Don’t think they will last long 🙂
Jacqueline
They look wonderful. I do love a good chocolatey brownie. My friends keeps talking about that spread. Here is his Blondie Recipe using it.
Camilla
Thanks Jacs, it is the ultimate comfort food:-) I’ll check out the Blondies soon!
Jacqueline @How to be a Gourmand
Ha! Love the name – great creativity Camilla! These look just the thing when you need a chocolate and speculoos hit 😉 Were they a hit with your kids?
Camilla
Thanks Jacqueline. Kids loved the brownies:-)
Ang
I love the name – very clever. I’ve never tried speculoos so will have to keep an eye out for some next time I’m out shopping.
Camilla
Thanks Angela, I like my name combining, it all started when I had Banoffee Pie;-)
Jen @ BlueKitchenBakes
Yum yum yum yum, bet these are really moist and gooey from the banana. Need to get round to buying some of the speculoos spread to see what I’m missing out on!
Camilla
Thanks Jen, hope you can find some near you:-)
DANIELLE VEDMORE
Have just googled where to buy – might have to send someone out for some for me. Sounds delicicious 🙂 xoxo
Camilla
Maybe I should be on comission LOL!
Mel
This sounds good, but now you really have me thinking that Speculoos Ice cream could be a good one to experiment with. And great with chocolate things.
Thank you, I now know what I am going to try with some Speculoos a friend bought for Australia, but could not get on the plane for weight reasons.
Camilla
Thanks. Every cloud has a silver lining as they say:-)
Janice
How very perfect those brownies look! Great invention.
Camilla
Thanks Janice:-)
Anneli (Delicieux)
What a great recipe! I have seen this ‘Speculoos’ spread here in the shops – the French love it!! (they love a very sweet breakfast) and I have been tempted to try it. I have had it as ice cream and I must say it was lovely. So I am guessing that your brownies are just yummy. Great use of a languishing jar of spread so a brilliant entry for Credit Crunch Munch. And one I shall store away for when I finally buy myself a jar! xx
Camilla
Thank you Anneli! You must be one of the few people in France who don’t have a jar in their cupboard LOL:-)