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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you trying to be elegant with fresh fruit and a fancy pastry, or are you okay with using premade processed foods like pudding, or condensed milk, or the like?

Someone else is bringing fruit salad. I just want something yummy and easy. Brownies might be a good idea. Any way I could elevate them, maybe with frosting?

I know this isn’t helpful but I would
seriously side-eye someone bringing fruit salad if tasked with a dessert

I would love fruit as a dessert option. At our gatherings, fruit is often the most popular and runs out.

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Anonymous wrote:Easy, no bake, surprisingly tasty: https://www.thepioneerwoman.com/food-cooking/recipes/a36431426/no-bake-key-lime-pie-recipe/

Key lime desserts are always a big hit.

This looks really good, but instead of assembling it as one big pie, I'd make individual servings in small plastic cups. Much easier to serve and eat at a potluck!

I always take a bowl of fresh berries. Sliced strawberries, blueberries, blackberries and raspberries. It goes very fast.

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Anonymous wrote:Are you trying to be elegant with fresh fruit and a fancy pastry, or are you okay with using premade processed foods like pudding, or condensed milk, or the like?

Someone else is bringing fruit salad. I just want something yummy and easy. Brownies might be a good idea. Any way I could elevate them, maybe with frosting?

Buy 3 large candy bars, like Symphony bars and brownie mix for a 13 x 9 pan. Put half the batter in the pan, lay the 3 candy bars over then top with the remaining batter and bake.

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Anonymous wrote:Make brownies. The Ghirardelli box mix is good. They will disappear!

This. I like to swirl in some good quality raspberry jam. Top with fresh raspberries if you like and cut into very small squares. People love them.

NO!! Fruit would ruin my brownie!!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Make brownies. The Ghirardelli box mix is good. They will disappear!

I started subsituting (inspired by that DCUM thread) -- butter instead of oil, milk instead of water, and I very slightly undercook. Oh my god. incredible. Took them to a school event recently and they disappeared within minutes.

I sub coffee for water! Doesn’t make them taste like coffee, just extra chocolate-y.

do you warn people about the caffeine?

NP and I use decaf.

I also love the ghiradelli boxed brownies. I’ve tried subbing melted butter for oil and no one has noticed the difference so I don’t bother. I do always use decaf coffee in place of the water.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Make brownies. The Ghirardelli box mix is good. They will disappear!

I started subsituting (inspired by that DCUM thread) -- butter instead of oil, milk instead of water, and I very slightly undercook. Oh my god. incredible. Took them to a school event recently and they disappeared within minutes.

I sub coffee for water! Doesn’t make them taste like coffee, just extra chocolate-y.

do you warn people about the caffeine?

DP, but i also use coffee in some chocolate cake pop recipes. It's a pretty small amount so I don't worry about the caffeine, but I don't make them for people who might not drink coffee for religious reasons (like Mormons).

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Make brownies. The Ghirardelli box mix is good. They will disappear!

I started subsituting (inspired by that DCUM thread) -- butter instead of oil, milk instead of water, and I very slightly undercook. Oh my god. incredible. Took them to a school event recently and they disappeared within minutes.

I sub coffee for water! Doesn’t make them taste like coffee, just extra chocolate-y.

do you warn people about the caffeine?

Use a mix. For brownies, look on the side of the box for add ins (caramels, marshmallows or Nutella). Or, a lemon square mix.

+ on brownies - I underbake a bit too as others have suggested and they are always a hit.

Trifle. Buy a good pound cake. Get some decent fruit, pudding, whipped cream, slivered almonds. All you’ll need to do is make the pudding and whip the cream, and assemble.

Anonymous wrote:Brownies. And vanilla ice cream if you're feeling fancy. Everyone loves brownies.

This. Add some chocolate and caramel syrup, whipped cream, and nuts.

I always take the same thing for potluck dessert - chocolate and vanilla ice cream and different toppings. Mini cookies, mini brownies, sprinkles, crushed pineapple, nuts, whipped cream.

Brownies. And vanilla ice cream if you're feeling fancy. Everyone loves brownies.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Make brownies. The Ghirardelli box mix is good. They will disappear!

I started subsituting (inspired by that DCUM thread) -- butter instead of oil, milk instead of water, and I very slightly undercook. Oh my god. incredible. Took them to a school event recently and they disappeared within minutes.

Is it a 1:1 for the butter for oil substitution?

OP here. Thanks for all these great ideas. I want to eat them all...and then roll down my hilly road to my neighbor's potluck.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Make brownies. The Ghirardelli box mix is good. They will disappear!

I started subsituting (inspired by that DCUM thread) -- butter instead of oil, milk instead of water, and I very slightly undercook. Oh my god. incredible. Took them to a school event recently and they disappeared within minutes.

I sub coffee for water! Doesn’t make them taste like coffee, just extra chocolate-y.