Ghirardelli brownie mix fans, come in please.

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Anonymous wrote:I would leave them as is.

They are perfection.

+1 why mess with a good thing? Maybe if you’re feeling fancy, powdered sugar on top?

+2. Make them exactly according to the box. NO NUTS! Nuts ruin brownies. I just brought Ghiradelli Double Chocolate brownies to a potluck/bbq on Saturday and they were the first thing to go. I bake for one minute less than the directions say and cut them into one-inch-ish square pieces. People like bite size when there are a lot of choices.

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So much this! Please don’t ruin beautiful fudgy brownies with nuts of any kind.

Nuts kill both brownies and cookies.
I LOVE walnuts in brownies. I find the texture of brownies to be kind of boring without some crunch.

+1. Love brownies and cookies with nuts.

As long as you know your audience. Aside from allergies, nuts in baked goods are very polarizing.

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Anonymous wrote:Sometimes I bake them with a chocolate bar in the middle. Babs on IG told me to do it and now the whole neighborhood asks me to bring brownies to every event.

Does it actually leave a layer of chocolate in the middle or what does the bar do?

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My favorite unusual but easy variation is 1/2 tsp cardamom and 1/2 tsp sea salt. SO good.

A little more labor intensive, but I've also gotten rave reviews from adding bacon, bourbon, and salted caramel. Cook some bacon up extra crispy (maybe 6 slices? didn't measure); use bacon grease instead of oil and bourbon instead of water, and crumble the bacon and add about 3/4 of it to the mix. When they come out of the oven, pour salted caramel sauce (whatever you can find at the store) on top, and then add some more crumbled bacon, and if you like them salty, a little extra sprinkle of sea salt.

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I’ve made them with Oreos in the middle or peanut butter cups. So layer of batter, then layer of Oreos on top, then layer of batter and cook. Have also done batter, then the thin (not regular sized) dark chocolate peanut butter cups, then layer of batter. Mixes things up a little bit, but they really don’t need anything extra.

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Definitely sub water for milk or leftover coffee, I always do this with any boxed chocolate brownies, along with a tsp vanilla extract. And add chocolate chips.

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Anonymous wrote:My favorite unusual but easy variation is 1/2 tsp cardamom and 1/2 tsp sea salt. SO good.

A little more labor intensive, but I've also gotten rave reviews from adding bacon, bourbon, and salted caramel. Cook some bacon up extra crispy (maybe 6 slices? didn't measure); use bacon grease instead of oil and bourbon instead of water, and crumble the bacon and add about 3/4 of it to the mix. When they come out of the oven, pour salted caramel sauce (whatever you can find at the store) on top, and then add some more crumbled bacon, and if you like them salty, a little extra sprinkle of sea salt.

I realize I am betraying my Nordic ancestors, but I would be so so bummed to discover cardamom.

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Anonymous wrote:Butter instead of oil but otherwise the mix is perfect

+1. Butter substitution is a must. I'm really shocked how many people here responded no changes. Using veg oil as the box suggests is so low class.

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Anonymous wrote:Butter instead of oil but otherwise the mix is perfect

+1. Butter substitution is a must. I'm really shocked how many people here responded no changes. Using veg oil as the box suggests is so low class.

Whatever, it’s a brownie from a box. A delicious brownie from a box.

It’s weird you are acting like butter is some luxury ingredient when people using oil are just following the directions.

Arguably the Costco Ghirardelli brownies are high class compared to store brand or some other type LOL!

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Anonymous wrote:Butter instead of oil but otherwise the mix is perfect

+1. Butter substitution is a must. I'm really shocked how many people here responded no changes. Using veg oil as the box suggests is so low class.

Hopefully you said that in jest bc I’m wondering how using oil in a pre-made brownie box makes one low class. But I’m hopeful you’re just teasing !

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Anonymous wrote:Sometimes I bake them with a chocolate bar in the middle. Babs on IG told me to do it and now the whole neighborhood asks me to bring brownies to every event.

Does it actually leave a layer of chocolate in the middle or what does the bar do?

Yes it leaves a layer of chocolate in the middle!

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Anonymous wrote:No recipe modifications or additions needed.

Giant shopper: Buy at Costco, so much cheaper and you will always have plenty on hand.

I [/b]make a batch before traveling, bagged up in cute serving bags, hand out to flight staff, house and dog sitters, Uber driver, and thank everyone for their service.

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Does any stranger seriously accept a homemade brownie in a baggie and actually eat it? I’m pretty sore most of the people are throwing these out.

Not everyone is neurotic. Even though, reading DCUM, it might seem like it.

It doesn’t make you neurotic to not want to eat something baked by a stranger. I really doubt any flight attendant or Uber driver wants any homemade food given to them by a customer/complete stranger.

For the house sitter or dog sitter that’s a different story and a very nice gesture that’s likely appreciated. But no flight staff or Uber driver want your homemade treats, PP.

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This is not for taste but for nutrition - add a can of black beans for fiber and make them more filling.

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Anonymous wrote:No recipe modifications or additions needed.

Giant shopper: Buy at Costco, so much cheaper and you will always have plenty on hand.

I [/b]make a batch before traveling, bagged up in cute serving bags, hand out to flight staff, house and dog sitters, Uber driver, and thank everyone for their service.

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Does any stranger seriously accept a homemade brownie in a baggie and actually eat it? I’m pretty sore most of the people are throwing these out.

Not everyone is neurotic. Even though, reading DCUM, it might seem like it.

It doesn’t make you neurotic to not want to eat something baked by a stranger. I really doubt any flight attendant or Uber driver wants any homemade food given to them by a customer/complete stranger.

For the house sitter or dog sitter that’s a different story and a very nice gesture that’s likely appreciated. But no flight staff or Uber driver want your homemade treats, PP.

+1. As a teacher, I do not eat any homemade foods given to me by students/their parents. I know them reasonably well but I still don’t feel comfortable eating things they made and brought in. My mom is a doctor and patients were always giving her homemade treats too which she also would never eat. I sincerely doubt any flight staff or Uber driver would eat brownies from a random customer they’ve never met.

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Anonymous wrote:This is not for taste but for nutrition - add a can of black beans for fiber and make them more filling.

Just reading that made me spontaneously poop my pants.

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Anonymous wrote:No recipe modifications or additions needed.

Giant shopper: Buy at Costco, so much cheaper and you will always have plenty on hand.

I [/b]make a batch before traveling, bagged up in cute serving bags, hand out to flight staff, house and dog sitters, Uber driver, and thank everyone for their service.

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Does any stranger seriously accept a homemade brownie in a baggie and actually eat it? I’m pretty sore most of the people are throwing these out.

Not everyone is neurotic. Even though, reading DCUM, it might seem like it.

It doesn’t make you neurotic to not want to eat something baked by a stranger. I really doubt any flight attendant or Uber driver wants any homemade food given to them by a customer/complete stranger.

For the house sitter or dog sitter that’s a different story and a very nice gesture that’s likely appreciated. But no flight staff or Uber driver want your homemade treats, PP.

+1. As a teacher, I do not eat any homemade foods given to me by students/their parents. I know them reasonably well but I still don’t feel comfortable eating things they made and brought in. My mom is a doctor and patients were always giving her homemade treats too which she also would never eat. I sincerely doubt any flight staff or Uber driver would eat brownies from a random customer they’ve never met.

Our food is all at least .1 percent cat.