S'Mores Brownie Bars

If you follow me on Pinterest you know that I have a board totally dedicated to S'mores. I do not love s'mores more than the average person, but I think it would make a fantastic little bakery/shop. Just think how much fun it would be to visit a place dedicated to s'mores. You could roast marshmallows and make your own s'mores in the shop or enjoy many s'mores inspired goodies. I have a ton of great ideas for this s'mores shop. Maybe one day I'll find someone who compliments me in the business sense and will open one together.

In the meantime, I can experiment in my own kitchen.

Last week I made some yummy s'mores brownie bars based on this recipe from Erica's Sweet Tooth. I just made a slight alteration. The first alteration was that I used my own gooey brownie recipe (halved). The second alteration was instead of using a peanut butter swirl, we baked Take 5 bars into the brownie.

They were really yummy, but I did not take a picture. We just gobbled them up! I enjoyed the graham cracker layer on the bottom. The marshmallows on top were gooey and yummy. These are definitely a good take on a s'mores for when you're not near a campfire.

Bake-Off

For work I planned a Bake-Off as a resident event. Since I am also a resident I figured it would be OK if I participated. We had three categories--cake/brownies, cookies and pie. I entered one thing in each category:

Cake/brownies: Gooey Chocolate Brownies
Cookies: Lemon Glazed Cookies
Pie: Oatmeal Chocolate Pie

The Bake-Off was a hit! There were 10 entries in the cake category, 4 in cookies and 3 in pie. I ended up taking 2nd place in both the cookies and pie category.

It was really easy to set-up. This could be fun for a church, sorority or any other group event.

We gave out a first and second place prize in each category. The medals were ordered through TrophyDepot.com. We had them engraved with "The Properties at Wright Field." They turned out really great! First place also received a $25 gift card to Kroger. Second place was awarded a $15 Kroger gift card.

We had 4 judges, but residents could also place their votes.

Look at all those cakes! My brownies are the second item.

Pie A is mine! The third pie, Caramel Apple Pie, won first.

The cookies were super yummy! Mine are A.

Me and my prize!

Gooey Chocolate Brownies

The other day Charles requested that I make brownies. We're big fans of fudgy brownies. I looked through all my recipes and decided to make the Gooey Chocolate Brownies. They were perfectly fudgy, chocolatey and delicious! They are also super easy to make and taste a whole lot better than any boxed brownie mix. Here's the recipe:

This picture doesn't do them justice

1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
1 cup flour
4oz unsweetened chocolate
4 eggs
1/2 cup to 1 cup chocolate chips

In a saucepan, melt butter and chocolate squares over low heat. Add sugar. Stir until dissolved. Remove from heat. 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees while allowing your butter-chocolate mixture to cool for 15-20 minutes.

Beat in eggs. Stir in flour and chocolate chips.

Pour in a 9x13 inch pan and bake for 20-25 minutes or until done.