Do you have instant hot chocolate mix? You can make a brownie in two minutes, counting cooking time. You don’t even need a bunch of ingredients.
It will cost you about $ .30-40, depending on how much you paid for the packets. The packets have about 3 Tbsp of mix in them: about 1 Tbsp. each of sugar, cocoa powder, and whey/creamer/milk powder. If you have the kind of cocoa mix that you have to add to milk (instead of water), it's basically half cocoa powder and half sugar (i.e., 1/4 c. mix= 2 Tbsp. cocoa powder, 2 Tbsp. sugar). You can use mix in any recipe that calls for both cocoa powder and sugar, as part of the ingredients.
I made these brownies three different ways, just to see what would happen when substituting different ingredients. I've tried it with raspberry-chocolate mix, it's delicious. Use whatever you have, play around with it if you feel like it, and if it’s not perfect, put a little more ice cream on top!
Version 1: Cakey Brownie
2 packets of instant hot chocolate mix (I used Nestle Rich Chocolate because I found it in the back of the pantry)
2 Tbsp. sugar (use honey if you don’t have sugar)
1 Tbsp. softened butter, or use vegetable oil
1 egg
3 Tbsp. flour, or 1/3 c. quick oats (if you use a packet of sweetened instant oatmeal, reduce the sugar by 1 Tbsp.)
In a microwave-safe bowl, beat together the mix, sugar, butter, and egg. Stir in the flour. Microwave for 60-90 seconds, until mostly cooked. There should be a shiny, uncooked spot about the size of a dime or quarter. It will finish cooking as it cools. Serve with ice cream, and/or hot fudge sauce, chopped nuts, or whatever you have.
Version 2: More Chewy brownie
Use ingredients for Version 1, but beat the egg first by itself, and only use half of it in the batter.
Version 3: No Eggs (or oil/butter) in the House
Hey, this sounds weird, but what is mayonnaise made out of? Oil, and egg. Mostly. Look up “Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake; you’ll find some great recipes.
2 packets of instant hot chocolate mix (I used Nestle Rich Chocolate because I found it in the back of the pantry)
2 Tbsp. sugar (use honey if you don’t have sugar)
1 ½ oz. Mayonnaise (use condiment packets, or use 3 Tbsp. from a jar)
3 Tbsp. flour, or 1/3 c. quick oats
Mix, stir, microwave for 60-90 seconds, until cooked.
I made these brownies three different ways, just to see what would happen when substituting different ingredients. I've tried it with raspberry-chocolate mix, it's delicious. Use whatever you have, play around with it if you feel like it, and if it’s not perfect, put a little more ice cream on top!
Version 1: Cakey Brownie
2 packets of instant hot chocolate mix (I used Nestle Rich Chocolate because I found it in the back of the pantry)
2 Tbsp. sugar (use honey if you don’t have sugar)
1 Tbsp. softened butter, or use vegetable oil
1 egg
3 Tbsp. flour, or 1/3 c. quick oats (if you use a packet of sweetened instant oatmeal, reduce the sugar by 1 Tbsp.)
In a microwave-safe bowl, beat together the mix, sugar, butter, and egg. Stir in the flour. Microwave for 60-90 seconds, until mostly cooked. There should be a shiny, uncooked spot about the size of a dime or quarter. It will finish cooking as it cools. Serve with ice cream, and/or hot fudge sauce, chopped nuts, or whatever you have.
Version 2: More Chewy brownie
Use ingredients for Version 1, but beat the egg first by itself, and only use half of it in the batter.
Version 3: No Eggs (or oil/butter) in the House
Hey, this sounds weird, but what is mayonnaise made out of? Oil, and egg. Mostly. Look up “Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake; you’ll find some great recipes.
2 packets of instant hot chocolate mix (I used Nestle Rich Chocolate because I found it in the back of the pantry)
2 Tbsp. sugar (use honey if you don’t have sugar)
1 ½ oz. Mayonnaise (use condiment packets, or use 3 Tbsp. from a jar)
3 Tbsp. flour, or 1/3 c. quick oats
Mix, stir, microwave for 60-90 seconds, until cooked.
This is what the batter using a whole egg looks like.
This is the same batter with only 1/2 egg in it.
The brownie after cooking: see that small shiny spot close to the center? It's still a little doughy, but will finish cooking as it sits.
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