July 12, 2012

[25 before 25] Pinterest Recipe No. 7: Brownie in a Mug


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I hadn’t intended to make a brownie in a mug.

I hadn’t even pinned the link on my Pinterest dessert board.

Pursuing the Pinterest late one evening while simultaneously Skyping with some friends in the United States, I saw a friend pin a recipe I’d seen hundreds of time. It promised that I could make a perfectly delicious, ooey, gooey, delectable BROWNIE IN A MUG (with only six ingredients and 1 minute and 40 seconds of microwave time).

Just last week I tried to make brownies from scratch (ie: not using a box). They were delicious, but didn’t look anything like any brownies I’d ever made. I blame it on being in a foreign country where ingredients aren’t what they appear to be (and convincing myself that hot chocolate powder could be a reasonable substitute for “cocoa powder”).

My ugly, albeit delicious brownies (not in a mug).
So when this little pin told me a single serving of brownie deliciousness was awaiting me, I decided to try it.

I stirred the dry ingredients, mixed in the wet ingredients, and let the tiny particles of energy heat the liquid particles and sap all of the nutrition out of the dessert. (“Dessert has nutritional content?” you ask. Of course it does. You know that little tippy top of the food pyramid you learned about as a kid? —Nutrition, I tell you.)

After the microwave did its thing, the mug was as hot as a firecracker fuse on the 4th of July. So I carefully took it out of the microwave, and naturally, didn’t wait any time to dig right in. After burning my tongue on the first three bites or so, I could taste again. It tasted like chocolate cake, with too much salt. Maybe my measurements were off, maybe we can blame the foreign country again, or maybe this recipe simply stinks.

Next time you want brownies, put some effort into it and make a whole batch. If you don’t want to eat a whole pan of brownies, make them anyway and share with your friends, family, neighbors, coworkers, etc. I guarantee they will appreciate it--unless they are on a diet, then hide them. 

The point is, don’t settle for a sub-par brownie experience just because you think eating out of a mug is cute. It’s not. Mugs are for drinking coffee, not eating desserts.

Let's count this for Pinterest recipe No. 7 on my [25 before 25] list. Visit my foods! board on Pinterest, and let me know what you think I should attempt to make next!

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14 comments:

  1. Haha! I too have been tempted to make a brownie in a mug... thankfully I read this before doing something I would regret (I love my brownies!) :) Great post, it was funny! I saw you on 20sb seeking feedback, and thought id check you out :)
    http://coilednotebook.blogspot.ca/

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  2. This is why pinning and sharing what you made is so very important, 1. I learned it takes 3 times of burning your tongue before your taste buds recover! HA! and 2. Not to try this recipe out! finally, 3. people hide brownies intentionally? gasp! Thanks so much for linking up on Project Pinterest!! waving hi from the hills of North Carolina :)...now where is that brownie hidden...

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    1. Thanks, Sandee. If I was in North Carolina, I'd share my (not in a mug) brownies with you! I feel like most of my Pinterest projects fail, but at least I have fun in the process! :)

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  3. Hi, I found you through koju bofu
    I saw you did a guest post for her, and mine is for today. How did you get the post to her?
    Thanks,
    Asilia

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    1. I just emailed her and she made me have limited posting privileges on her blog. Good luck!

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  4. Ha. Well, it sounded good..... especially since I live by myself! Thanks for sharing your experience with us!!! Isn't it funny how sometimes you see the same pin ALL THE TIME.

    I linked up and made fabric wrapped clothes hangers. They were fun - definitely going to make some shabby chic ones for big girls!

    Kay

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  5. I have never tried to make brownies in the microwave, seems a bit weird.
    Maybe had you put it in the oven it would have been better?

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    1. I was just following directions, but I wondered the same thing. I'm sticking to big batches in the oven from now on!

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  6. I have tried it, mine also came out a bit more cake-y but it was still pretty good for 3 minutes. You can totally blame the foreign country though- I moved halfway across the US and blamed everything on the new environment for several years :)

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    1. New environments are handy like that...they provide us with something to blame all the shortcomings and weird things in our lives. :)

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  7. I have had many Pinterest recipes gone bad! So much so that I made a board on Pinterest called "Things that actually work" In the US, you can buy a cake that you make in a bowl, just add water and microwave!

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    1. I found and followed your Pinterest boards. :)

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