We try to eat healthy…we really do. We try to cook almost all of our meals so we know what’s going into our bodies. We try plenty of “substitution” recipes in order to turn relatively unhealthy recipes into something it’s okay to crave. Perhaps most importantly we don’t really buy sweets. Sure we have the necessary cooking ingredients to make just about any dessert, but aside from the bag of chocolate chips in the freezer, you really don’t want to eat any of those things. You would think that two grown (well almost grown) individuals should have enough self-control to allow themselves to keep sweets in their house, but…we don’t. Anita will argue that she has no control over her sweet tooth. I simply have no control over my stomach. If I see food, I eat it.
Since we don’t have any prepared dessert, we really have to want something sweet to be able to get our hands on it. Aside from a quick trip to the nearby bakery, our only option is to bake something (and let’s face it, I’m too cheap to actually buy a dessert when I can make it myself).
(Adapted from The Silver Palate Cookbook)
What you need:
- 1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter
- 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate (I used the chip form)
- 4 eggs
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2/3 cup chopped walnuts
What you need to do:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and grease/flour a 9×12 in baking pan.
- MacGyver a double boiler (how many people actually own one of these?) by bringing a pot of water to a boil on the stove then placing a larger pot on top of it.
- Melt the butter and chocolate in the “double boiler” then set aside and let cool.
- In a separate bowl, beat the eggs and sugar until thick and lemon colored; add the vanilla.
- Fold the chocolate mix into the egg and sugar mixture. Fold in the walnuts.
- Pour the brownie mix into your baking pan and bake for about 25 minutes (use the toothpick test to make sure it’s done).
- Let cool then dig in!
