Another OMG! This is one of the best brownie mixes ever! Let me qualify when I say ever, Im comparing to gluten and non-gluten mixes.
I opened the box and it smelled like cocoa powder. When I dumped it into the bowl, I saw chocolate chips, cocoa powder (suspicion confirmed!) AND granulated sugar. This stuff comes at a hefty price tag and I know why. They aren't skimping on the ingredients. The box says its Hershey's cocoa. The box was so heavy at the store and the price tag so huge I thought for sure there are 2 mixes in there. Nope. One mix. One tasty tasty mix.
So the mix requires butter and eggs. No oil, no water. Just butter and eggs. Oh God its going to be rich. Anyone who cooks, you know what happens when you put butter with chocolate. Its magical. I got really excited...and that never happens over a mix. So all mixed and in the pan and bowl goes in the sink, right? Ha! Nope. This cook licks the spoon, beaters, bowl, or fingers. This batter was lick the bowl worthy.
Brownies came out looking cakey. The top did not have that shiny, solid, flaky top that you typically look for. Suspected they weren't done, but they passed the touch test. Let them cool a bit. Now I'm worried. I'm an edges fan. These are going to fail miserably if they don't have that "burned" edge that brownies have to have. My fears were unfounded. Best corner piece ever. It was perfect. They're chewy gooey in the middle and burned on the edge. OMG they're rich. Its a cross between dark and milk chocolate. I don't drink milk but I actually found myself craving one. The chocolate chips melted perfectly into the brownie. As far as mixes go, this one's a keeper. I can't wait to try the cake mixes.
Note: Betty Crocker GF mixes are price pointed at $4.50/box for all varieties (cake mixes and brownies) at Kroger in WV. If anyone finds better holler!
I made the Betty Crocker GF chocolate cake yesterday. It was really good. The batter was thin, making it easy to work with and to get out of the mixing bowl into the pan. I used one of the shiny aluminum pans to bake it in. It didn't rise much of course but it was still light and airy with a even, smooth, texture.
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I made the Betty Crocker GF chocolate chip cookies today. I didn't follow the recipe. I used 2 tsps of coffee extract rather than 1 tsp of vanilla extract. Flavor is a bit too strong. I also added about a half cup of almond milk so that the mix was more like brownies than cookies. I poured it into a glass pan and made a "cookie cake?". I baked it for 45-50 minutes. It's pretty good. Not great, but good.
ReplyDeleteMy wife made the Betty Crocker GF brownies while I was out backpacking. I assume she followed the recipe except for adding walnut pieces. It was really good. So good that half of them were gone by the time I got home.
ReplyDeleteMy wife made the GF brownies from Arrowhead Mills yesterday. They turned out great.
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