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Brownie Mix Bliss: More Than 175 Very Chocolate Recipes for Brownies, Bars, Cookies and Other Decadent Desserts Made with Boxed Brownie Mix

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I made my first recipe from this drooly good book this weekend for my husband coming home from the hospital. He ADORES caramel. I accomplished the Turtle Brownies, using a Ghirardelli mix (this mix was recommended by Cook's Illustrated - vs - homemade brownie) it has chips in it already, so I reduced the chips called for in the recipe by just a little. Very easy - DON'T FORGET TO UNWRAP THE CARAMELS (the recipe calls for 16 unwrapped caramels - you have to assume to unwrap them before melting - duh)I also just melted them slowly in the wave verses the stove top - I'm a horrible cheat)!! oooey-gooey, must have verry good vanilla ice cream along side. Can't wait to try more. I've got the book pretty well tabbed up for future excursions! I had to bring the bulk of the treats to work today so we don't get chocolate sicked at home. You'd a thought an antelope had fallen into a piranna pond the feeding frenzy that insued. Make sure if you take these into a crowd - drop the plate quick and stand back!!:-) kindest regards...

Worth buying for the carmelicious turtle brownies and chocolate dulce de leche bars alone. Made both for a company picnic--they were 2 of about 20 desserts and they disappeared in about five minutes. The recipes are easy to follow and they've all turned out great thus far (made one of the biscotti recipes, too. I had never made biscotti before but these were great). There are some very yummy-sounding treats in here. Buy this if you love chocolate.

Felt I had to say something about this book--namely, that it is out of this world. Admittedly, I am a chocolate freak, so I knew it would be hard for this book to go wrong for me. But I was very pleasantly surprised by the range of recipes here. I bought this mostly for the brownies and my results have been fantastic. The sour cream brownies are the best brownies I have ever tasted: easy, rich and moist. Other brownie must-bakes are the cookies & cream brownies, black & tan brownies and strawberries & cream brownies. Unbelievably good and easy enough for a novice. Have also made three recipes from other chapters. The author claims the chocolate biscotti made with brownie mix are the best so how could I resist (even though, I have to admit, I was skeptical). Oh...my...goodness!!! They are the best chocolate biscotti--dense and crisp, dunkable, and they kept very well for 2 weeks. Made them again for a chocolate potluck dessert party, dipping them in white and dark chocolate. People went berserk, they were the hit of the party. Made the chocolate madeleines 2 weeks ago--yummy! I froze most of them and take one or two (ok, three or four!!!) out at a time and they hold up extremely well. Just defrost and dust with powdered sugar. And last but certainly not least, the brownie tartlets. I had a recipe for these years ago and lost it. These are very similar and are heaven-sent if you do a lot of bake sale, church baking, and/or bridal/baby showers. You make little brownie tart "shells" in a mini muffin pan, cool, then fill with a white chocolate filling. Top with a berry or a chocolate kiss, whatever. People will think you are a culinary star but they are so easy (for a recent baby shower I made the shells a week ahead and froze them, then defrosted and filled the day of). Love this book!

If you only own one brownie book, it has to be this one! I've never had a recipe come out bad, and have tried so many i've lost count. The writer gives some really good tips on making brownies to make sure they come out perfect every time. Highly recommended!

I LOVE this book. I bought it from amazon after a friend brought the cookies & cream brownies from the book in to work for a Christmas party. Chock full of incredible recipes, everything has turned out really well. Love the mint julep brownies, white chocolate-filled mini tarts, biscotti, and carmelicious turtle brownies. I'm going to have to start jogging more because I (and my kids and husband) want to try just about everything in here!

Well, this is sheer fun. The brownies are simply terrific--lots of new ideas, not the same old same old. Made the mint julep ganache brownies for a bunch of foodies at a book club gathering--nearly came to fisticuffs over the final crumbs. The browned butter cashew brownies and spicy Aztec brownies are also terrific and different--bravo. I agree with the previous reviewer re: the biscotti. I'm picky about biscotti--the ones I bake always come out too airy or generally fragile. The chocolate biscotti here are sturdy and have a deep chocolate flavor. I'm not up for some of the other suggested add-ins, but I did add about a cup of mini chocolate chips to a second batch and they were stellar. Although some of the bars sound a bit too sweet for me, they are only one chapter.

Admit it - even die hard bakers and cooks like me - can use a short cut now and then - this is the brownie mix bible! Buy it - you won't be disappointed. -- Addendum: Made the dark rum brownies today with the chocolate glaze - dear God - - I bake them and then left the house - I came back in and the house smelled incredible (and I bake all the time!) - - - they taste even better than they look and smell. You would swear you bought these at some posh bakery! I made a double batch to send to my husband's work - but couldn't send them all - wrapped up some for favorite friends and pals - only the best of friends deserve these!

This little book is a tresure trove of great chocolate recipes. Plenty of over the top old-fashioned brownies and desserts, but also a host of very sophisticated creations as well. I have two caterer friends who have since bought the book and have been making many of the brownies, mini-tarts and biscotti for large scale events with great success.

One foodie friend, who swooned over the whiskey brownies I made from the book, got the book despite the fact that she refuses to use mixes/packaged products. She thought the book had such wonderful new combinations of flavors for chocolate that she adapts the recipes using her favorite homemade brownie recipe.

From brownies and cookies to brownie-based desserts and specialty frostings to finish them off, Brownie Mix Bliss comes packed with ideas for enhancing the plain brownie to new levels so that even the most novice of kitchen cooks can serve and enjoy cheesecake-based brownie bars, dark chocolate gingerbread creations, and more.

This book, along with Camilla's on refrigerated cookie dough, is a must have if you're a baker that wants to cut some corners. Start with a box of brownie mix, and you're halfway there! Stock up on mix ins, and you're done. Rave reviews from the people at my husband's office. I will never let them know that my killer brownies are not 100% from scratch, let them think it!

This book is a must have for all you busy Mom's, busy women, and young bakers out there!