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Old 12-07-2017, 08:02 AM
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I've used this quick MW recipe for years and love 'em!

1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 cup sugar. 3/4 cup flour
2 eggs. 2 tsps vanilla
1/3 cup cocoa. 1/2 cup walnuts if desired

Place butter in 8" x 8" MW able baking dish. MW on high for 1 minute or till melted.
Carefully pour butter into batter bowl and set baking dish aside.
Add sugar, eggs and cocoa to melted butter and mix with a wooden spoon.
Pour batter into baking dish and cover with a paper towel.
MW on high for 5 to 7 minutes (I do 5) or till toothpick tests clean.

I usually will sprinkle choc chips and/or peanut butter chips across the top of the batter (whether boxed mix or this MW mix) before baking. Our grown grandsons have always loved them that way!
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Old 12-07-2017, 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by bearisgray View Post
An even better trick - is to eat only one 2x2 square instead of the whole pan of the brownies.
I have a rule, any baked goods eaten the same day they were baked have NO calories.
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Old 12-07-2017, 01:58 PM
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Too funny that the Ghirardell mixes were BOGO today. There are now 4 boxes in my pantry--double chocolate and salted caramel.
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Old 12-08-2017, 05:35 AM
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Betty Crocker brownie mix and add peanutbutter chips and pecan pieces. This is my family's favorite. MMMMMM good
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Old 12-08-2017, 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by ptquilts View Post
If you are watching your weight try this trick - substitute applesauce for some of the oil. If the recipe calls for 2/3 cup oil, I use a 4 ounce cup of applesauce and the rest oil.
If you are trying to lose weight, use butter. Yes eat the fat - the good fat - to lose weight. Your brain needs fat and will be satisfied if you give it some real fat. As in lard, butter or coconut oil.
This is the recipe I use. It's fantastic.

1 c. butter
1 1/2 c. sugar
4 eggs
1 1/2 c. flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 c. cocoa
1 c. nuts (optional)
Cream butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla.
Add dry ingredients and mix well.
Pour into buttered 9 X 13 pan.
Bake at 350º for 30 minutes.

This has a lot of sugar in it, so go easy.
Only a 2 X 2 in. square! ! !
Put the rest into the freezer. Out of sight, out of mind.
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Old 12-08-2017, 08:34 PM
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Brownies, plain, from a mix. Corner or edge pieces only please!!
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Old 12-12-2017, 11:20 AM
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Our favorite are the Betty Crocker mixes with walnuts.

I once watch Alton Brown on tv and he said to buy cake mixes instead of home made. They add stuff in them that we don't have and produce a superior cake. Well, I don't want to eat anything that I can't have in my kitchen and I still make my own cakes...but brownies are always Betty Crocker's!!!
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Old 12-12-2017, 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Anniedeb View Post
Brownies, plain, from a mix. Corner or edge pieces only please!!
oooh, let's get together, I LOVE the middle pieces!!
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Old 12-22-2017, 01:07 PM
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My favorite brownie is/was my grandmother's, a thin, dark chocolate walnut brownie, topped with a ganache frosting, sitting under a big scoop of peppermint ice cream, topped with her homemade fudge sauce. Our family traditional Christmas dinner dessert.

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Old 12-22-2017, 02:46 PM
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I got a recipe from a friend the other day for black bean brownies. She swears they are delicious. Since I have a lot of food restrictions due to sensitivities it would be a good substitute for me.
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