Reviewed: Apr. 21, 2012

YUM! I was looking for a simple recipe with ingredients I always have on hand, and this is it! Sweet but not overly so, not cakey and not too dense, this is my new go-to recipe. I will say that I used mini muffin tins instead of a 9x13 pan, but that just meant that every brownie muffin tasted like a corner piece- crispy on top and soft on bottom. No more boxed mixes for me!

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Michal Hassan

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: New York, New York, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 6, 2012

These were pretty tasty, I didn't have any boxed brownies in the pantry and I'm trying to start making more recipes from scratch anyway, so I made this into creamcheese brownies. I think next time I'll use brown sugar like some of the other reviewers suggested.

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chelle

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Feb. 29, 2012

This recipe was awful. They were very dry and had none of the chocolate flavor you would expect from a brownie. Will not be making this again.

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Cupcake

Reviewed: Feb. 19, 2012

Due to my wife's diabetes, I replaced the sugar with baking Splenda. The result was a dry, crumbly mess. I reduced the baking time to 25 minutes, and, even then, the brownies turned out thin and chalky. I will be looking for a different recipe in the future.

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zalpha

Reviewed: Jan. 30, 2012

I used this recipe because I did not have any butter, but I found this recipe to be tasteless and more like a cake than a brownie.

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clairelark

Reviewed: Jan. 22, 2012

I have searched high and low for the perfect brownie recipe, and this is not it. It is perfectly fudgy, but the taste is lacking. If I make it again, I will use 1/2 to 1 cup less of sugar, and use butter for the first 1/3 c of vegetable oil. The taste could be so much better, but the texture is good. As it is, the taste is shallow.

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laurynisme

Reviewed: Jan. 15, 2012

Warning: these are NOT fudgy brownies! They are decidedly cake-like (at least when I followed this recipe). Look elsewhere to satisfy your moist chewy fudgy cravings...(and let me know where you find it!)

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lqlqlq

Reviewed: Jan. 11, 2012

My family loves brownies, but we argue over fudgy or cake like brownies, this recipe pleases all! I did make 2 small changes. First I used strong coffee instead of the water and I added two squares of a giant Hersheys bar chopped very fine. The best brownies I have ever made! I have a new batch in the oven right now and I think I'll frost them with a homemade cream cheese frosting.

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erikanusbaum

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Pine River, Minnesota, USA

Living In: St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 29, 2011

Followed recipe exactly and it was a mess..the top cracked and they were not good. Boxed mixes are better.. I always cook from scratch, but did not care for this recipe.

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