Tag: brownies

  • Dark Chocolate Brownies

    Dark Chocolate Brownies


    Every now and then, come on, you have to have somethin’ rich, sweet, chocolate and it has to be brownies!

    1/2 cup melted butter
    2 eggs
    1 tsp vanilla
    3/4 cup sugar
    3/4 cup sweet cocoa powder
    2/3 cup flour
    1/2 tsp baking powder
    1/2 tsp salt
    1 tsp instant expresso powder
    1 tsp black walnut extract
    1/2 cup black walnuts (optional)

    Variations: Use one or more of the following to create what you are craving!
    1/2 cup pretzel pieces
    1/2 cup mini marshmellows
    1/2 cup chocolate chips

    Want to decrease the calories?
    Replace the oil with mashed canned black beans. Use the juice and all.
    Replace 1/3 of the sugar with Splenda.
    Be careful not to overbake!

    Beat eggs in mixer with your dough attachment along with melted butter. (Microwave 1 stick of butter in microwave for 1 minute in a bowl. Add slowly to your mixer as you beat them for 2-4 minutes on medium high.) Add extracts to egg mixture. In a separate bowl mix all dry ingredients. Slowly add to egg mixture.
    Bake for 10-15 minutes in a 9×9 inch square pan.
    So awesome!

  • Truffle Brownies

    I would love to take credit for these. While I was in Trader Joe’s I picked up a couple of packages.
    Oh my. Sometimes, Trader Joe’s hits it out of the park. These are so good.
    Trader Joe’s Truffle Brownies

    Just follow the directions and add 1/2 cup of melted butter and 2 eggs.
    Yummy. Bake at 375 for 30 minutes.

    Of course, I added chopped walnuts. Dennis said they would be perfect if I had added a little coconut.
    Being a coconut nut, he says that about everything I make.