Wood-Fired Skillet Brownies

Gooey, fudgy brownies baked in a cast-iron skillet in your pizza oven, finished with a layer of toasted marshmallows. The biscuit base adds a buttery crunch underneath, and the whole thing is eaten straight from the pan with ice cream. This is the kind of dessert that ends a pizza party perfectly - minimum effort, maximum impact, and the wood-fired heat gives the top a slightly smoky crust that a kitchen oven never will.

Ingredients

Biscuit Base

• 6-7 digestive biscuits
• 50g unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing
• 1 tbsp golden caster sugar

Brownie

• 300g dark chocolate
• 200g unsalted butter
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 60g cocoa powder
• 60g plain flour
• 300g golden caster sugar
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 3 eggs
• Pink and white mini marshmallows, to finish

Method

1. Lightly grease a 20cm cast-iron skillet and bring your oven to medium heat.
2. Melt the butter in the skillet. Crush the digestive biscuits and mix with the melted butter and sugar. Press evenly into the base of the skillet and bake for 8-10 minutes.
3. Melt the chocolate, butter, and vanilla together in a bowl set over simmering water. Stir until smooth.
4. In a separate bowl, combine the cocoa powder, flour, sugar, and baking powder. Add to the melted chocolate and stir well.
5. Beat the eggs separately, then fold into the chocolate mixture until smooth.
6. Pour the brownie batter over the biscuit base, spreading it evenly.
7. Return the skillet to the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes. The edges should be set but the centre should still be slightly gooey - do not overbake.
8. Scatter mini marshmallows over the top and return to the oven for 2 minutes until they are soft and just starting to toast.
9. Serve straight from the skillet with vanilla ice cream.