15 Things to do with a Brownie Mix

MINT BROWNIES

2 pkgs Betty Crocker Supreme Brownie mix with Hershey syrup

( Use high altitude directions as written)

Spread onto greased and floured 15  X 17”  pan and bake 30 minutes.   Let cool completely.

Mint Icing:

4 c. powdered sugar 2 cubes margarine softened ¼ c.  milk

2 Tbsp. Peppermint extr. 2 Drops green food coloring

Put icing on cooled brownies

Chocolate Glaze: 2-3/4 c. chocolate chips 1-1/2 cube

Margarine

Melt glaze ingredients together in a small microwave container for 2 minutes.  Stir until smooth and spread on top of iced brownies.  Let cool in refrigerator until set.  Cut into small squares.  Makes 72 brownies.

For Peppermint Brownies 

Make as directed for Mint brownies , but when making frosting do not tint green, instead add crushed peppermint candy canes or tint light pink and then make only 1/2 of the chocolate glaze and use it to drizzle on top of the frosted brownies. Decorate the top with chopped candy cane. 

ORANGE MINT BROWNIES

Use directions for mint brownies, however also add 1 tsp orange extract and a few drops of orange food coloring to the icing.  Top with glaze as with mint brownies.

ROCKY ROAD BROWNIES

Base:  1 pkg Brownie Mix

Mix as directed on pkg.  

Spread onto greased and floured 9 X 13 “ pan.  (Do not bake yet.)

Filling:  8 0z. cream cheese (reserve 2 0z. for frosting.)

½ cup sugar

1 egg

2 Tbsp flour

¼ cup margarine softened

½ tsp vanilla

¼ cup chopped nuts

6 oz. Chocolate chips

Frosting:

¼ cup margarine

2-3 Tbsp milk

1 oz chocolate (unsweetened) melted

2 cups powdered sugar

1 tsp vanilla

2 cups mini marshmallows

Mix in a small bowl.  Mix filling ingredients except 1/3 cup nuts and choc chips.  Beat mixture 1 minute at med. Speed until smooth.  Stir in nuts.  Spread over brownie mixture.  Sprinkle evenly with chocolate chips.  Bake 350 degrees for 35 - 40  min. or until tooth pick comes out clean. Take out.  Make frosting while baking.  Immediately sprinkle with marshmallows over baked brownies and return to oven for 2 minutes.  

Remove from oven and spread frosting over top of marshmallow layer.  Spread and swirl frosting.  Let cool and cut into squares.

BROWNIES with GANACHE and STRAWBERRIES

Ganache:  Can be made the night before

1 pkg chocolate chips

1 cup whipping cream

Melt chocolate with cream in sauce pan over low heat.  Pour into a bowl.  Let cool, then whisk until mixture begins to hold its shape.  

1 pkg Betty Crocker Supreme Brownies with Hershey Syrup.

3 cups strawberries.  Cut in half.  (I also use raspberries)

Bake brownies using high altitude directions.  Pour in a 9 X 13” pan and bake 30 min. or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.  Cool.  On 15” pizza pan greased and floured spread ganache over top – as much as desired.  Top with strawberries.  Drizzle with 1-cup choc. chips and 6 Tbsp Butter.  I like to drizzle chocolate glaze over the top.  You can use some of the ganache to drizzle if you thin it.

BROWNIE FRUIT PIZZA

1 pkg Brownie mix

1 pkg 8 oz. Cream cheese softened 

1 small container cool whip

1 cup powdered sugar

Assorted fruit – strawberries, raspberries, 1 small can pineapple chunks drained, blueberries

Bake brownies on 15” greased and floured pizza pan.  

Bake 20 to 25 minutes.

Cool.

Beat cream cheese in mixer with powdered sugar.  

Fold in cool whip.  

Spread over cooled Brownies and top with fruit.  

May drizzle with chocolate glaze.

CHOCOLATE BROWNIE COOKIES

Cookie dough:

2 pkg Brownie mix

1/3 cup veg. oil

¼ cup water

2 eggs

Stir brownie mixes, oil, water and eggs to make dough.

Stir in 2 cups choc. chips into dough.

Drop rounded tablespoonful onto ungreased baking sheets.  Place the dough balls 1- ½  inches apart.  Bake at 325 deg. for 12 minutes.  Place on wire racks/ cool completely; top each cookie with 1 tsp hot fudge sauce.  

Using a vegetable peeler create small chocolate curls from white and chocolate.  Chill until ready to use.  Sprinkle topping with white and chocolate curls.

Ingredients needed for above:

1 chocolate bar – semisweet

1 vanilla baking bar or white chocolate bar

1 bottle hot fudge topping

BROWNIE MOUSSE TRIFLE

2 PKG Brownie mix

Bake in a 12 ½ “ X 17 ½ “ pan at 350 deg. for 30 minutes and cut into small 1 inch squares.

1 pkg European Mousse ( found at Harmons grocery store )

1 container cool whip

1 bar milk chocolate for shaving

Layer Brownie, Mousse and cool whip in clear glass bowl.  End with cool whip.  

Using vegetable peeler make curls.  May add pieces of chopped toffee bar OR sliced strawberries.

BROWNIE CANDY PIZZA

1 pkg  Brownie Mix

Assorted candy – Butterfinger bars, Twix, or Kit Kat, M&M’s

Chocolate glaze – make with 1 cup choc chips and 6 Tbsp margarine

Make Brownies using directions on pkg.  

Spread on 16” pizza pan greased & floured.  Bake 20 to 25 min.  Cool completely.

Chop candy bars into bite size chunks.  

Make glaze:  Put 1 cup choc. chips in microwave safe bowl into microwave for 1 to 2 minutes.  Stir until smooth.  Place in small plastic bag, cut small tip on one corner.  Drizzle small amounts over Brownie.  Place candy bar chunks and M&M’s over top.  Drizzle choc. glaze over top of candy.

Chill until set.

GRASSHOPPER MINT BROWNIES

1 pkg Supreme Betty Crocker Brownie Mix with Hershey Syrup

1 pkg  Mint Oreo Cookies

Chocolate glaze

Bake brownies using high altitude directions.  Bake in 9 X 13” pan at 350 deg. for 30 min.

Cool.

Make chocolate glaze or you can use ½ can fudge frosting.

To make glaze:  Melt 1 cup choc chips and 6 Tbsp margarine in microwave. (1-2 min. )  Stir until smooth.

Drizzle choc. glaze over top of Brownies.  

Then, Sprinkle ½ pkg of Mint Oreo Cookies chopped into large chunks. Then drizzle glaze over top of chopped mint Oreo cookies.

Chill until set.  Cut into squares.

BROWNIE FRUIT PIZZA

1 pkg Brownie Mix

1 pkg 8 oz cream cheese softened

1 small container cool whip

1 cup powdered sugar

Fruit: strawberries, raspberries, 1 small can pineapple tidbits, blueberries

Bake brownies on greased 15” greased and floured pizza pan for 20 to 25 min.  Cool.  Beat cream cheese in mixer with powdered sugar.  Fold in cool whip.  Spread over cooled brownies.  Top with fruit.  May drizzle with choc. glaze.

GERMAN CHOCOLATE BROWNIES

1 pkg Supreme Brownies with Hershey Syrup

Bake as on package

Topping:

1 cube butter

½ cup evaporated milk

2 egg yolks

1 cup brown sugar

1 tsp vanilla

1 lb cocoanut

2 cups of Chopped walnuts, pecans, brazil nuts, etc.

Mix evap. Milk, brown sugar, egg yolks and 1 cube margarine.  Bring to full boil for 1 minute.  Add cocoanut and nuts and stir.  Put over the top of cooled brownies.  Drizzle with chocolate glaze.

Glaze:  1 cup choc chips

6 tbsp margarine

Melt in microwave for 1 to 2minutes.  Stir well.  Put in small baggie.  Seal and cut one corner and drizzle over topping on Brownie.

SYMPHONY TOFFEE BROWNIES

1 pkg Supreme Brownie Mix with Hershey syrup

1 1arge Symphony Bar with toffee

1 jar caramel sundae sauce

Chocolate glaze

Bake using high altitude instructions on pkg.

Spread into 9 X 13” pan and bake 30 minutes.

Let cool

Glaze:  1- ½  cups chocolate chips and 6 Tbsp margarine.  Melt in a microwave safe bowl for 1 to 2 minutes.  Stir until smooth.

1 large symphony toffee bar chopped in small chunks.

Put glaze into small plastic bag or squirt bottle.  Cut small hole in corner of bag after you put the glaze in. Drizzle chocolate glaze over top of cooled brownie.  Sprinkle chopped toffee chunks over top of glazed brownies.   Drizzle caramel over the top of chopped toffee.  Drizzle a little more chocolate glaze over the top of caramel.  Cool and cut into squares.

BROWNIE GOODY BARS

1 pkg Betty Crocker Supreme brownie mix with pouch of Hershey’s Syrup

Water, vegetable oil and eggs as called for on package.

1 tub Betty Crocker Rich & Creamy or Betty Crocker Whipped vanilla ready-to-spread frosting

¾ cup salted peanuts, coarsely chopped

3 cups crisp rice cereal

1 cup creamy peanut butter

1 bag (12oz) semi-sweet chocolate chips (2 cups)

Bake brownies as directed for high altitude on package at 350 deg. in a 13”

X 9” pan.  Cool completely.  Frost brownies with frosting.  Sprinkle with peanuts; refrigerate.  Measure cereal into large bowl; set aside.  Melt peanut butter and chocolate chips in a 1 quart saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly.  Pour over cereal in bowl, stirring until evenly coated.  Spread over frosted brownies.  Cool completely before cutting.

GANACHE-TOPPED BROWNIE BITES

1 box Betty Crocker Supreme brownie mix with chocolate syrup pouch.

¼ cup water

1/3 cup vegetable oil

2 eggs

2/3 cup whipping cream

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (6oz)

Fresh raspberries if desired

On a greased muffin pan (makes 48 mini muffins) add miniature paper baking cups.  In medium bowl, stir together brownie mix, water, oil, eggs and syrup pouch until well blended.  Spray paper cups with cooking spray.  Fill muffin cups about ¾  full (about 1 tbsp batter each).  

Bake at 350 deg. for 18 to 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in edge of cup comes out clean.  Cool 10 minutes before removing from pan.  Cool completely, about 30 minutes.

In a 1 quart saucepan heat whipping cream over low heat just to boiling.  Remove from heat; stir in chocolate chips until melted.  Let stand about 15 minutes or until mixture coats a spoon.  Spoon about 2 tsp chocolate mixture onto each brownie.  Garnish with fresh raspberries.

BROWNIES AND CHOCOLATE-RASPBERRY FONDUE

1 box Betty Crocker Supreme Brownie mix with syrup pouch

Water, vegetable oil and eggs

1 container of Betty Crocker Rich & Creamy chocolate frosting

1/3 cup seedless raspberry preserves

Assorted fruit ( orange sections, whole strawberries, banana slices and raspberries.  Marshmallows as desired.

Heat oven to 350 Deg.  Make brownies as package directs for 13 X 9” pan; cool 1 hour, cut into sixty

 1” squares.  Stir frosting and preserves.  Microwave about 20 seconds .  Pour into fondue pot.  Keep warm, spear brownies and fruit and dip in fondue

Echo’s Fat Noodle Soup               This was my husband Ben's Moms soup. It is his favorite. I made up the recipe after we were married a couple of years and she ask me not to make it again until she was gone. She wanted it to be special from her. She is gone now; but it always reminds us of her. She was a thoughtful wonderful Mom.

4 large chicken  breasts

5 tablespoons chicken paste

3 tsp poultry seasoning

3 tsp Mrs Dash seasoning

2 cups chopped celery

1 large onion chopped

Boil chicken in a med sizes pot with 2 cups water(enough to cover the chicken completely. To that add 2 tsp chicken paste, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp poultry seasoning and 

2 tsp Mrs Dash seasoning. Bring to boil and cook until chicken can be pulled apart easily. (about 20 Min at full boil) Take chicken out of pot but do not throw away the broth. Cool chicken in a bowl of cool water until you can handle it or just let it cool in

the refrigerator while you chop vegetables.  Chop the celery and onion in small pieces.

Put into the pot with the broth. Take the cooled chicken and pull into bite size pieces.

Put into the pot with the broth and the vegetables. Add 1 quart water, 2 tablespoons chicken paste, 2 tsp poultry seasoning, 2 tsp Mrs Dash and salt and pepper to taste.

Bring to boil and add home made noodles. Usually takes one whole package or if you are making your own noodles it takes 1 large recipe. Cook until noodles are done and flavors have had a chance to blend. About 1/2 to 1 hour.  

Home made Noodles: 

4 cups flour

4 tsp olive oil

4 eggs

1 1/2 tsp salt

2 to 4 tablespoons water

Add all ingredients and Knead until dough is pliable enough to roll out. May take more or less water, just add a little at a time until you can roll out the dough. It should be stiff.

Roll out onto a counter that has been oiled with veg oil with a rolling pin also oiled. Roll

into thin sheets about 1/16 inch and cut into long strips for noodles. Drop into boiling soup. 

Old Fashioned Soft Pumpkin Cookies

From the Libby Label

Dough:
3 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 cup pumpkin solid pack
1 3/4 cups sugar
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp gound nutmeg
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup(1 cube) butter/ or margarine, softened
Optional:
1 1/2 cups milk chocolate chips
1 cup raisins
1 cup nuts(chopped)
1 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup crushed pineapple(drained)

Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt in medium bowl.
Cream butter, sugar, in a large mixing bowl. Add pumpkin, egg and vanilla, beat until light and creamy.
Mix in dry ingredients until well blended. Fold in chocolate chips or nuts or any other of  the optional
ingredients wanted.  Drop by tablespoosful onto parchment paper on cookie sheets. ( or lightly spray cookie sheets with Pam or another vegetable spray) Bake in a preheated oven at 350° for 15 to 20 minutes.  (Test for doneness with a cake tester or a clean knife inserted into a cookie and when pulled out comes our clean.)
Glaze:
2 cups powdered sugar, 3 Tbsp. milk, 1 Tbsp melted butter. 1 tsp vanilla or orange flavoring.
Stir until well blended and smooth; frost the top of cookies and let set until dry.

Chicken & Broccoli Alfredo for a Crowd
Servings: about 1 1/2 cups each
Cook: 20 min.
This scrumptious pasta dish features easy clean-up...the pasta, broccoli, chicken and cheesy sauce all cook in the same saucepot!
What You'll Need
1 package (1 pound) linguine
2 cups fresh or frozen broccoli florets
3 tablespoons butter
1 3/4 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into cubes
1 can (26 ounces) Campbell's® Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup (Regular or 98% Fat Free)
1 cup milk (I have used whipping cream or half and half to make it more like authentic Alfredo tasting.
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

How to Make It
    •    1 Prepare the linguine according to the package directions in a 6-quart saucepot.  Add the broccoli during the last 4 minutes of the cooking time.  Drain the linguine mixture well in a colander.

    •    2 Heat the butter in the saucepot over medium-high heat.  Add the chicken and cook until well browned, stirring often.

    •    3 Stir the soup, milk, cheese, black pepper and linguine mixture in the saucepot and cook until the chicken is cooked through, stirring occasionally.  Serve with additional Parmesan cheese.

Recipe Tip    •    Easy Substitution: Or you can substitute spaghetti for the linguine. Also you could substitute green peas if you are not a fan of broccoli.

Lettuce Wraps

Ingredients:

8 oz Chicken/ beef/pork, ground or cut into thin strips (2 large boneless skinnless)

3 tablespoon cucumbers, diced

3 tablespoon carrots diced fine

1 tablespoon garlic minced

3 tablespoons Lee Kum Kee Hoisin sauce

1 tablespoon Lee Kum Kee Sesame Oil

2 teaspoons minced ginger

1 tablespoon Rice Vinegar

2 cans (8 ounces each) water chestnuts, drained and chopped

1 bunch green onions, washed and sliced fine

2 cups fresh mushrooms, sliced

Heat pan, add a little cooking oil, add chicken (or desired meat). Cook half way, then add cucumber, carrots, and remaining vegetables, and spices. Stir in Hoisin sauce and Stir-fry evenly. Add Lee Kum Kee Seasame Oil. 

1/2 package (6.5 ounce) thin rice sticks, cooked according to directions on package.

 3 small heads of lettuce, cored wash and pull leaves apart. Stack upside.  down on a draining towel. Refrigerate until ready to use. 

Dipping Sauce:

1/4 cup sugar

1/2 cup water

2 tablespoons soy sauce

2 tablespoon vinegar

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1/2 teaspoon sesame oil

1 tablespoon hot mustard or  brown spicy mustard

2 teaspoons hot water

1 - 2 teaspoons red chili garlic sauce 

Dissolve sugar in water. Add soy sauce , rice vinegar, lemon juice and sesame oil. Mix hot mustard with hot water. Add garlic sauce. Stir into the refrigerated sauce. Serve with lettuce wraps and cooked ricesticks. 

Sauceage and Cream Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms

2 pounds whole mushrooms cleaned and stems removed 1/2 pound (1/2 pound package) Hot ground sausage 1/2 pound (1/2 pound package) reg.ground sausage 1 8 oz. package regualar cream cheese (slightly softened) 1 to 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce Brown sausages together and freeze the other half of each package for another use. When sausage crumbeled and brown add the cream cheese and Worcestershire sauce. Mix well. Cream cheese should be thoroughly dispersed through out the cooked sausage. Line Mushrooms on baking sheet and fill each mushroom with 1 to 2 teaspoonsful of sausage mixture. Bake on sheet in 350° oven for 20 t0 25 minutes. Serve hot. Should make about 3 Dozen mushrooms depending on the size of the mushroooms.

Chocolate Chip Pudding Cookies

3 2/3 cup flour
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 cups butter or margarine, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 package (6-serving size) Jell-O Brand Chocolate Instant Pudding and Pie Filling
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
3 eggs
3 cups chocolate chips
1 1/2 cups chopped nuts (optional)
Mix flour with baking soda. Combine butter, sugars, pudding mix and vanilla in a large mixing bowl; beat until smooth and creamy. Beat in eggs. Gradually add flour mixture; then stir in chips. ( and nuts if desired) Batter will be stiff. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls
onto ungreased baking sheets (I like to line the pans with a sheet of parchment paper)about 2 inches apart. Bake 350°for 12 minutes. Makes about 6 dozen.