No, these do not have marijuana in them. In fact, they don't have anything illegal, questionable, or sketchy in them. Unless you count canned pumpkin as questionable or sketchy.
I call these pot brownies because I won't tell people what's in them until after they've eaten one. I've found that if I tell people that I made chocolate brownies with pumpkin, they run away. However, when you refuse to tell someone what's in a brownie, they start to suspect you of making some very special brownies.
You know what, though? They don't taste like pumpkin. At. all. And I'll let you in on a little secret: I love the way canned pumpkin makes things healthier, and how versatile it is, but I hate the way it smells and tastes. So if I can't taste the pumpkin, you won't be able to either.
Ingredients:
1 box chocolate cake or brownie mix (seriously, just pick one)
1 can pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
1/2 bag of mini chocolate chips
Directions:
Mix chocolate cake mix, pumpkin puree and chocolate chips together. Your batter is going to be really sticky and hard to stir (I recommend using a stand mixer if you have one, but not a hand mixer. It's easier just to stir by hand).
Spoon into a cupcake pan, a brownie pan, or whatever you make brownies in.
Bake at 350 until your brownies test done.
They'll be a bit more cake-y than brownie-y in consistency.
Serve warm with a glass of cold milk or a scoop of Blue Bell vanilla ice cream.
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I would kill for Blue Bell ice cream. My cousin got a carton of it in Bahrain (of all places!) for $12, but otherwise the only places I know you can get it are Texas and Louisiana. Blue Bell, if you're reading here's a suggestion NATIONAL DISTRIBUTION!
ReplyDelete@Meghan: When I lived in D.C. I ate Blue Bell. I don't remember where it came from (maybe further south in VA?), but a good resource to try might be a Texas society of some kind. The National Capitol A&M Club sells Blue Bell as a fundraiser for their scholarship fund. I dunno if you're of the Aggie persuasion, but I'd bet the Texas Exes, or the Texas State Society up there would also know or have a similar fundraiser. Hope that helps!
ReplyDeleteHaha! The title of this post intrigued me...I love it! I love using pumpkin to replace fat in baking, but I never thought about it in brownies...I'm totally trying it sometime! Thanks for linking up! - www.delightfulcountrycookin.com
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