I love brownies. But, frankly I consider it ridiculous what they charge for a box of brownie mix. I rarely even find it worth the price with a coupon. Instead I make my own mixes. I make several at once to stash in the pantry. But, this recipe is just as delicious mixed fresh, too. You get to choose.
We tried it this week with marshmellows and chocolate chips stirred in. I wasn’t sure what would happen. I can now safely report that it’s not a great idea. They kind of melt and don’t give it that rocky road texture I was hoping for.
Dry team:
1 cup sugar
2/3 cup flour
1/2 cup cocoa
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
Wet team:
1/2 cup oil
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
Mix-ins: choose 2 or 3
1/4 cup walnuts, chocolate chips, marshmellows, or M&Ms
2 teaspoons instant coffee
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
Preheat oven to 350. Grease an 8-inch square pan. Place wet team in large mixing bowl and whisk to blend. Add dry team to the wet. Stir gently to combine. Fold in mix-ins. Spoon into prepared baking pan. Bake until tester comes out with few crumbs attached, about 25 to 30 minutes. Cool. Cut into squares.
If preparing this as a mix, mark a quart-size ziptop bag with wet team ingredients and baking instructions. Combine the dry team in bag and seal. Store in pantry until ready to use.
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I had a recipe that you spread a jar of marshmallow fluff over the warm brownies. And you can top the fluff with chocolate frosting or eat as is. They are rich but really good.
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Ok, so I am not quite getting it. Do you premix and store the dry team in the pantry and then the day of baking, make the the wet team??
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Yes, you are getting it. You're making your own equivalent of the boxed brownie mix. ;
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I need a 9×13 size for my family…would you just double the amounts? Thanks
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Yes, you can double it.
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What would be the baking time in the mini muffin tins?
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Jessica Reply:
July 6th, 2010 at 3:37 pm
Try 10 minutes and then test. Sorry I didn’t keep a record of that. My bad.
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I made some with my daughter today and we tried them when they were still a bit warm and we LOVE them! delish! Definitely going to make up some mixes to have on hand! Thanks!
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Yum!!
I feel a brownie craving coming on!!
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I made these tonight for Valentine’s Day and loved them! I was a little apprehensive thinking they might be too rich, but they were great!
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I made these tonight at high altitude (8500 ft) and they didn’t need any modifications. Yum! (They came out chewy, just the way I like ‘em!)
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Thanks for this wonderful shortcut, the brownies were a hit, I have 2 mix waitng in the pantry
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I am going to give this a try. I love the idea of saving money with the boxed mixes.
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Made these yesterday – so much better than boxed. Even my husband, who hates chocolate, loved them
Thanks so much for the recipe.
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