Heathers Brownies Recipes

KATHARINE HEPBURN'S BROWNIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325 degrees.
• Melt butter in saucepan with cocoa and stir until smooth. Remove from heat and allow to cool for a few minutes, then transfer to a large bowl. Whisk in eggs, one at a time. Stir in vanilla.
• In a separate bowl, combine sugar, flour, nuts and salt. Add to the cocoa-butter mixture. Stir until just combined.
• Pour into a greased 8 x 8-inch-square pan. Bake 30 to 35 minutes. Do not overbake; the brownies should be gooey. Let cool, then cut into bars.

HERSHEY'S BEST BROWNIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease 13x9x2 inch baking pan.
• Melt butter in microwave.
• Stir in sugar and vanilla.
• Beat in eggs, one at a time.
• Add cocoa, flour, baking powder and salt; beat until well blended.
• Stir in nuts, if desired.
• Pour batter into pan.
• Bake 30-35 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from sides.
• Cool completely.

HEALTHIER BEST BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour an 8-inch square pan.
• Melt 1/4 cup butter in a large saucepan over low heat. Remove from heat and stir in white sugar, eggs, applesauce, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Beat in 1/3 cup cocoa powder, flour, salt, and baking powder. Spread into prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven until brownies are just set in the center, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Combine 3 tablespoons butter, 2 tablespoons cocoa powder, honey, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, and confectioner's sugar in a bowl; beat until smooth. Frost brownies while they are still warm.

HEATHER'S LOW-FAT BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a 13 x 9 inch pan with parchment paper and set aside.
• In a medium saucepan, melt butter. Remove from heat and add dark chocolate. Stir chocolate until melted. You may have to return to heat fir a few seconds until chocolate is melted. Let melted chocolate cool and then add all sugar and mix well. Add eggs one at a time and mix well after each addition. Fold in flour, salt, walnuts and chocolate chips. Pour into the prepared pan and tap pan on the counter a few times to get rid of any bubbles in the batter. Bake the brownies for 15 - 18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with crumbs. Brownies should still be soft. Cool in pan for 20 - 30 minutes. Take brownies out of pan and cut into 24 even sized squares.
• 1 serving = 1 brownie 1 serving = 2 WW points.

HEATH BAR BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a 9-by-13-inch baking pan.
• Stir butter and chocolate in a heavy small saucepan over low heat until melted and smooth. Cool to lukewarm.
• Whisk flour, salt and baking soda in a bowl to blend.
• Using electric mixer, beat sugar, eggs and vanilla in a large bowl until thick and billowy, about 3 minutes. Beat in chocolate mixture, then flour miture. Fold in pecans. Transfer to pan.
• Bake until puffed and a tester inserted into center comes out with a few moist crumbs attached, about 28 minutes.
• Sprinkle brownies with chopped toffee bars. Cool in pan on rack. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; store at room temperature.) Cut into squares.

HEATH BAR BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour 13x9x2-inch metal baking pan. Stir butter and chocolate in heavy small saucepan over low heat until melted and smooth. Cool to lukewarm.
• Whisk flour, salt, and baking soda in small bowl to blend. Using electric mixer, beat sugar, eggs, and vanilla in large bowl until thick and billowy, about 3 minutes. Beat in chocolate mixture, then flour mixture. Fold in walnuts. Transfer to pan.
• Bake brownies until puffed and tester inserted into center comes out with a few moist crumbs attached, about 28 minutes. Sprinkle brownies evenly with chopped toffee bars. Cool in pan on rack. (Brownies can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; store at room temperature.) Cut into squares.