After an arduous search for a dessert to bring to a V-Day dinner party, I was thrilled to stumble upon the gorgeousness and gorgeosity that is reader Amanda's Heart of Darkness brownies. (The treats were adapted from Jill O'Connors Sticky Chewy Messy Gooey).
Amanda details the recipe on her site, but heed my warning: there's tons of chocolate and butter involved (and M&Ms for that great blood red color). But oh, so worth it. Amazingly, the original recipe called for Snickers bars, marshmallows, and a caramel sauce on top. Either that, or we could just invite Ms.O'Connor to our house and have her inject the calories directly into our upper thighs. The latter is probably easier...
But I digress. Valentine's Day is not a time to be worrying about calories. It's a time to be indulging. Specifically, indulging yourself with Amanda's freakishly good brownies.
May is National BBQ Month and National Hamburger Month
Cupcakes, not for dessert (unless beef is your idea of a treat)
Because eating French Fries in the car is so tough
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
2-13-2008 @ 5:07PM
Julie said...
Oh my gosh, I cannot believe all that goes in these...they sound amazing. I'm not so sure that I would have any left to share lol
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2-13-2008 @ 5:19PM
Amy Hollaman` said...
Yowzers! These brownies do sound delicious! I can see how would "warm your soul". Now I'm wondering, Ms. Slattery, if that is your real name, whether you might have inside information on desserts that can STEAL souls? See, I have identified a few souls that I intend on stealing, but haven't figured out quite how to do that. Perhaps you could suggest a sweet treat that is delicious and secretly evil?
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2-13-2008 @ 5:41PM
Kat K. said...
Swoon! If you had those along with Bonny Doon's Heart of Darkness Madiran, would you simply collapse in on yourself?
http://basicjuice.blogs.com/basicjuice/2005/12/darkness_heart_.html
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2-14-2008 @ 1:10PM
peabody52 said...
I'm sure Joseph Conrad would adore them.
These do sound absolutely wonderful. You gotta go to confession afterward, in fact.
Thanks Ms. Slattery (if that is your real name...)
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2-15-2008 @ 12:44AM
Ryan said...
They sounded so delicious, I made them tonight. They were incredibly moist. I'd recommend putting them in for 30 minutes instead of 20. That's how long it took mine to solidify.
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2-15-2008 @ 12:45AM
Ellen Slattery said...
Ryan - thanks so much for reading. I just wish I'd read your post before I made mine!
I made mine tonight, too, and although they were good, 20 minutes was too soon - they were still gooey - and even 25 didn't do it. 30 minutes would have been perfect.
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