{In the Kitchen} Homemade Brownie Mix

Rather than picking up a cheap mix from the grocery store, I finally made my own mix to have on hand.

Yum- super moist brownie. Least favorite words: portion control.

I looked online and started with one recipe, changed to another halfway through, and still made a couple more changes while baking. 

In an airtight container (or gallon ziplock bag), combine:

3 cups all purpose flour (i might sub 1/2 whole wheat next time)

2 tsp baking powder

2 tsp salt (for baking I use LoSalt for reduced sodium)

3.5 cups white sugar

4 oz unsweetened cocoa powder (used my postage scale for measuring)

Mix well

When you're ready to bake brownies (hooray), preheat your oven to 350* and grease 8x8 (or your favorite brownie) pan

Mix:

1/2 cup vegetable oil

2 eggs

2 Tbsp water

1 tsp vanilla (or peppermint extract, yum!)

2.5 cups prepared brownie mix

Stir until combined, pour into prepared pan, and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean (25-30 minutes for me). Let cool.

Made tasty, fudgey brownies.

Next up, I'm going to try the mix with a can of black beans for "healthier" brownies, but I wanted to make sure the mix was good first. Will double the mix to keep in the pantry, though if I don't go through it in 3 months, it will live in the freezer with the fancy flours.

How do you like your brownies? Chocolate chips? Andes mint pieces? Nuts?

Cheers,
ashley