For me, No Pudge Fudge Brownies were something I wanted to try because:
- I had heard of them through Hungry Girl, and I like to try some of the more gimmicky foods once in a while
- They only require one additional ingredient to be added to the mix, non-fat vanilla yogurt, which I already have in the fridge almost all of the time anyway
- They were on sale
One thing I did do, because I'm 99% good little baker, 1% wacky rebel, was add instant coffee. This particular box of mix was of a Cappuchino variety, so I thought I'd go ahead and give it a helping hand in the caffeine department. I added a few spoonfuls. After all, these were destined for a meeting, I wanted to keep everyone perky!
The result was moist, fudgy brownies with a definite coffee kick. Again, I very much enjoyed eating the bits that stuck to the knife as I cut them into squares. I've heard that you should be able to use the non-fat yogurt as your only add-in for any old brownie mix, but the one time I tried it, the results were tragic. I might try it again, but in the meantime, I happen to have gotten an extra box of this mix anyway. Did I mention they were on sale?
It is almost a little scary that fully formed brownies can come from some powder and some yogurt! Glad they were good, though.
ReplyDeleteIt's more than a little scary, I like to exercise a little protective ignorance for some of the 'diet' versions of things, because I don't want to think about the science involved in creating them. Better just to leave it at 'tasty brownie' and not think further!
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