Best Brownie Hunt

The hunt for the perfect fudgey brownie

Growing up, my grandpa made the perfect brownies that were so fudgey, dense, and just perfection. I could eat them all day every day and just thinking about them makes my mouth water.
When he was baking he would typically start with a written recipe from a cookbook and modify it over the years until it was perfect. He never seemed to write the modified version down so the recipe only lived within him.
Unfortunately, he passed before I could get the magical brownie recipe from him and I have been chasing the perfect brownie ever since. Not a single day goes by that I do not crave a fudgey brownie but most of the time I am let down when a brownie is more on the cakey side.
I never hesitate to try to take a shortcut by using a box-mix because who doesn’t love the easier option if it brings a perfect brownie?
Come with me on the hunt for a perfect fudgey brownie recipe. If fudgey isn’t your thing, that’s okay! I expect to encounter many brownies that are delicious but not in the fudgey category and I will be sharing my thoughts on every one I try!

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  • Testing Betty Crocker’s Limited Edition Soft Baked Chocolate Crinkle Cookie Mix

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  • Trying out Betty Crocker’s Soft Baked Peppermint Sugar Cookie mix

    Peppermint always finds it’s way onto my Christmas cookie platter. Nothing feels quite as festive to me as peppermint. When a friend told me about this mix, I knew I had to find it right away. Online, I found the Smith’s near me sold the mix so I went in and after circling the store…

  • Testing out Cookie Butter Flavored Cookie Cups by Favorite Day

    As I was strolling the holiday aisles at Target I found a section dedicated to seasonal baking goods. Of course they had box mixes for gingerbread and sugar cookies but I also found something that stood out; cookie butter flavored cookie cups by Favorite Day, Target’s house brand. That name is a mouthful but I…

  • Comparing Betty Crocker and Great Value’s Gingerbread Cookie Mix

    Now that Turkey day has come and gone, it is officially full blown Christmas season! This means you can expect a large amount of various Christmas cookie reviews to come across your screen in the coming weeks. Gingerbread cookies are a special tradition and one of my non-negotiable cookies baked every Christmas and I know…

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