Brooke's Best Bombshell Brownies attracted my attention because it makes a 9x13 pan of brownies. The simple list of ingredients also lead me to try this one first because I did not have to go to the store before making the treat.
I will admit that I had to make one ingredient substitution. I did not have any semi-sweet chocolate chips in the house, so I chopped up some squares of semi-sweet chocolate instead.
I don't think one can go wrong with a cup of melted butter as a beginning for a recipe. |
Three cups of sugar--yikes! |
I think my bowl is a little too small for this size of recipe. |
The final product |
The Review
on a scale of 1 to 5
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Recipe Difficulty
- Rating: 1 (easy)
- The recipe is simple and straightforward and the directions are easy to follow
- Taste
- Rating: 4 (pretty good)
- The recipe has a good chocolate taste, but the brownies come out very sweet and almost candy-like (I think due to the three cups of sugar). I prefer my brownies to be a little less sweet.
- Texture
- Rating: 3 (okay)
- While not completely cake-like in texture, the brownies are not exactly fudge-like either. They tend to fall in between both categories. I also found the brownies to be a bit grainy (again I think due to all the sugar).
- Hints and tips
- The brownies taste better after they have had a chance to cool completely.
- Would I make these brownies again?
- I would make these brownies again if I needed to make a batch for a large gathering of people.
- I might try making them with a little less sugar and see how they turn out.