Easy Brownie Recipe with Velvet Icing

Old-Fashioned Brownies

3 ounces (3 squares) unsweetened chocolate
½ cup shortening
1-1/2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1-1/2 tsp vanilla
¼ tsp salt
1 cup all-purpose flour
1-1/2 cups chopped walnuts

Velvet Chocolate Icing (optional)

1 ounce (1 square) unsweetened chocolate, melted
2 tbsp butter
2 tbsp light corn syrup
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tbsp milk
1 tsp vanilla

Heat oven to 325 F. Grease an 8-inch square baking pan.

In top of double boiler over hot, not boiling, water, melt chocolate and shortening. Cool slightly. Combine sugar, eggs, vanilla and salt in large bowl; blend in chocolate mixture. Stir in flour; fold in walnuts. Spread in greased pan.

Bake at 325 F for about 40 minutes (brownies should still be soft). Cool completely in pan.

If desired, prepare Velvet Chocolate Icing. Combine chocolate, butter and corn syrup; blend well. Add powdered sugar, milk and vanilla; blend well. Spread over brownies; cut into bars.

Makes 20 brownies.

recipe courtesy of RecipeSecrets.net

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This post was written by Stacie on October 15, 2008

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Easy GOO GOO Cluster Dessert Recipe

Hmmm, I’ve never heard of this one before, but it sure does sound tasty!

GOO GOO Clusters


We first tried the real thing when we lived in Nashville.
We learned that “GOO” stands for Grand Ole Opry and that these rich treats were first offered in that grand institution.
The clusters are now packaged and sold with the other chocolate bars in southern stores.
Here is a good bar style version.

1 large bag of mini marshmallows
1 bag milk chocolate chips
2 c dry raosted peanuts
1 can Eagle brend condensed sweetened milk
2 tsp butter

In double boiler, melt chocolate chips along with eagle brand milk.
Mix marshmallows and peanuts in a large bowl and pour melted mix over top.
Mix well and pour into large buttered pan or pans.
Refrigerate 2 hrs and cut into squares

Simple Rich and Decadent

courtesy of RecipeSecrets.net

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This post was written by Stacie on October 11, 2008

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Easy Chocolate Dessert Recipe

By Guido Nussbaum

Chocolate is one of the oldest processed foods enjoyed over the past millennium. It came from the tropical tree called cocoa. This tree is native to South America, Central America and Mexico. The seeds of the cocoa tree are dried and fermented and finally grounded and liquefied. As a result of these processes, pure unsweetened chocolate is formed.

There are different kinds of chocolate. Each is classified according to its composition and color. Milk chocolate is the combination of sugar, cocoa butter and milk. It is considered not a true chocolate because of the absence of cocoa solids formed from the processes involved in production of pure chocolate. White chocolate can be consumed by animals. The addition of sugar and fats makes up the third kind of chocolate. Dark chocolate has high cocoa content and is believed to have health benefits by reducing the occurrence of heart attack. One example of dark chocolate is semisweet chocolate which is used in cooking recipes. Sometimes vanilla is added for a more pleasing aroma.

Chocolate is enjoyed in a wide variety of preparations nowadays. If one would go to a nearby restaurant, cafeteria or snack bar, one would definitely come across chocolates in various attractive servings ranging from breads, cakes, drinks and ice creams.

Below is an easy chocolate dessert recipe that you can enjoy doing. It’s a recipe on how to make your ice cream richer, creamier and attractive when served after a sumptuous meal. It is very easy to prepare.

Chocolate Caramel Sauce
Ingredients:

½ gallon vanilla ice cream of any flavor
10 caramels
¾ cup of Nestle Carnation Evaporated Milk
1 ¾ cups of Nestle Toll House Milk Chocolate Morsels

Directions: Combine caramels, 1 ½ cups morsels and evaporated milk in a saucepan under low heat. Continuously stir until mixture is smooth. Serve as a topping on ice cream.

This easy chocolate recipe has an estimated cooking time of ten minutes. It yields to seven servings of ¼ cup each. In case of left over, refrigerate and reheat in saucepan while continuously stirring.

You can also use this sauce to add flavor to your brownies and cheesecakes. You can even add peanut butter chips, colored chocolate chips to make it more attractive for kids. This stuff is heavenly and your friends will compliment you for its rich and tempting taste.

This is just an example of an easy to prepare chocolate recipe. Other recipes vary from their ingredients, procedures, cooking time, skill level and the number of servings. Nestle, a multinational packaged food company, offers a wide range of easy chocolate recipes for you to choose from to fit your interests. With its line of chocolate products, dairy products, and ice cream you can surely select a wide variety of easy recipe suggestions to satisfy your eagerness to learn more about easy chocolate recipes.

These easy chocolate recipes let you spend little time in your kitchen yet let you delight anybody’s taste buds. These are easy to follow recipes that you alone can enjoy doing even on a busy day. Enjoy the chocolates. Enjoy the recipes.

More recipes can be found at the Easy Chocolate Dessert Recipes site.

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This post was written by Stacie on September 10, 2008

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