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Five-Way Fudge Brownies




Source of Recipe


Anna/amquist


Recipe Link: http://messageboards.ivillage.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=iv-fdcooking&msg=3810.1

List of Ingredients




Basic Brownies:

1/2 cup butter or margarine
2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, cut up
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
2/3 cup all purpose flour

Recipe



1. Melt butter or margarine and chocolate in a heavy medium saucepan over low heat. Remove from heat. Stir in sugar, eggs and vanilla. Beat lightly by hand just until combined. Stir in flour. Spread batter in a greased 9x9x2-inch baking pan.

2. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 20 mins. Cool on rack. Makes 16 to 20.

Chocolate Glazed Brownies:
Prepare and bake fudge brownies as directed above. For chocolate glaze, combine 3 tbsp butter or margarine, 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder and 2 tbsp milk in a saucepan; cook and stil until mixture comes to boiling. Remove from heat. Stir in 1 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar and 1/2 tsp vanilla until smooth. Spread over cooled brownies. Cut into bars. Top each bar with a pecan half, if you like.

Peanut Butter Brownies:
Prepare and bake fudge brownies as directed above. For frosting, beat 1/4 cup peanut butter until fluffy in a medium mixing bowl. Gradually add 1 cup sifted powdered sugar, beating well. Beat in 1/4 cup milk and 1 tsp vanilla. Gradually beat in about 1/2 cup additional sifted powdered sugar to make of spreading consistency. Spread frosting atop brownies; sprinkle with 1/4 cup finely chopped peanuts. Cut into bars.

Creme de Menthe Brownies:
Prepare fudge brownies as directed above except omit vanilla. Stir 1/4 tsp mint extract into batter. Bake as directed. For frosting, beat 1/4 cup butter or margarine in a medium mixing bowl until fluffy. Gradually add 1 cup sifted powdered sugar. Beat in 2 tbsp green creme de menthe. Gradually beat in about 1/2 cup sifted powdered sugar to make of spreading consistency. Spread atop brownies. Melt 1 ounce semisweet chocolate over low heat. Drizzle over mint frosting. Cut into bars.

Chocolate Chunk Brownies:
Prepare fudge brownies as directed except stir one 2.2-ounce bar mild chocolate, corsely chopped, and one 2.2-ounce vanilla-flavor bar with almonds (Alpine bar), coarsely chopped, into batter. Bake as directed. Cut into bars.

Caramel Nut Goodies:
Prepare fudge brownies as directed except stir 1/2 cup chopped pecans into batter. Sprinkle batter with 1/2 cup miniature semisweet chocolate pieces. Bake as directed. For caramel topping, combine one 6 1/4 ounce pkg vanilla caramels and 2 tbsp milk. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until smooth. Drizzle caramel atop brownies. Cool completely. Cut into bars.