Reviewed: Apr. 9, 2012

when i made them it was very oily and had to pour out the oil before i put them in the oven .. next time i will only use half the oil in there

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kathyrein

Reviewed: Feb. 11, 2012

I was looking for a brownie recipe that didn't need butter (I had none and I'm stuck home in a snowstorm!). This was it. I have to say these came out "OK" but weren't great. Definitely too much oil. I beat my eggs with the oil for about 2 minutes and I think that helped keep it from separating while cooking (I didn't have pools of oil like other reviewers). But after these cooled and set they are still just too oily for my taste. I added some chocolate chips and I think that helped with the flavor because they are otherwise kind of bland. BUT - it satisfied a craving when our pantry was very low stocked. If you have access to more ingredients, there are definitely better recipes out there.

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lisag81

Reviewed: Dec. 16, 2011

I took a risk making these brownies based on the very mixed reviews. I don't bake a lot and was looking for a brownie recipe without vanilla extract because I didn't have any on hand. I cut the oil to 3/4 cup and half the salt, and while I found the brownies were very moist and the texture was good, the taste was quite bland. I even added chocolate chips and drizzled caramel over them, and this didn't help very much. It's a good base for a brownie but next time, I'll be adding a teaspoon or two of vanilla for more flavor.

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LEESHA03

Reviewed: Oct. 19, 2011

First let me say I went right by the recipe, it was horrible. There was so much oil that it couldn't mix in right. I poured it in the pan and there were pools of oil around the edges. I tried to bake it to see if maybe That's just how this recipe works and stayed liquified the whole time. I even tried to blot out the oil like you do with greasy pizza and a napkin and it never baked. I finally took it out of the oven and now that it's cooled off it's hard as a brick. I have no idea why this happened, I doubled checked the recipe repeatedly and this is not my first time in the kitchen.

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solarbreeze

Reviewed: Sep. 8, 2011

Sorry, but I didn't like these much at all. Mainly because they were soooo oily. They left oil in the pan, oil in the box I stored them in after cutting them up, and the paper towels I separated layers of brownies in became saturated with oil after a while. Even then, eating several brownies, I could taste lots of oil. I'm wondering if the "1 1/2 cups" of oil were a miswriting of "one half-cup". Besides that, they weren't all that chocolaty. On the other hand, I shared some with 3 friends who said they were good (one of whom said she enjoyed another the next day with her morning coffee). And a fourth friend liked the first brownie so much that she asked for the recipe and I gave her the last brownie. So mixed reviews over here, but personally I give this only 2 stars out of 5.

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SPOOTY

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jul. 12, 2011

I only used 3/4 cup of oil and 1/2 tsp salt. I added an extra 1/4 of cocoa and 1/2 tsp of vinalla. Thanks to everybody elses comments. Mine turned out perfect!

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Charlesmommy

Reviewed: Jun. 8, 2011

Seemed like too much oil in them.

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mom of twin girls

Cooking Level: Beginning

Reviewed: Apr. 18, 2011

Very dissapointed with this recipe. Way too OILY. I would cut the amount of oil in half if I ever repeat this recipe... but I don't think that'll happen! The taste was basic. Nothing special. I bet if I searched harder I could have found a better brownie recipe... Ahhh!! As I said, very dissapointing.

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foodguru

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Reviewed: Mar. 23, 2011

i mixed the ingredients very well and the whole time it was cooking the oil collected on top but they turned out good.

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Beaudge

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Tilbury, Ontario, Canada

Reviewed: Feb. 23, 2011

I cut the recipe in 1/2 (10 servings)with the exception of the oil, which I only added 1/2 cup of that. Then I added 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla and 1/4 cup of vanilla flavored coffee (room temp). And I baked it in a 8x8 pan for 20 min. It turned out great! I will make this again for sure.

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