Sometimes I like to Sandra Lee my way around a recipe, semi-shamefully taking unMarthalike shortcuts when it comes to baking. While self-righteous cooks may get a major bitch face caradeculo at the blasphemous thought of using boxed brownie mix, here’s a way to pimp out pre-packaged brownies and play it off like it’s 100% homemade. The secret? Salt, dulce de leche, underbaking and getting baked.
No, unfortunately this isn’t a recipe for extra *special* funny brownies. That wouldn’t be appropriate to post on this food blog (but if you do want to make it, it’s all about the butter). These are a different kind of special brownies, with dulce de leche mixed into the batter and generously sprinkled with salt.
Easy to make and ready in under 20 minutes, if you can read, follow directions at a 2nd grade level, and stick your paws into an oven without burning them, you can make brownies. It’s simple: Read the directions on the package, melt the butter, beat in the eggs, add the brownie mix, 2 tablespoons of water, mix it good, transfer to a baking dish, dollop on dulce de leche and marble it into the batter with a knife, top with salt and put it in the oven on low heat for 15-18 minutes. Let it cool to harden up.
And that’s it. When you cook it too long, it will be too cake-like, so underbaking it is the key to get that chewy yet soft, moist consistency. Sprinkle some more salt on top and finish the whole tray in one sitting, eating it like it’s one big piece of cake.
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http://www.mickie-memoir.com/ says
A pleasingly rational answer. Good to hear from you.
Patrice says
i absolutely agree And bwronies, really, are pretty hard to mess up- which might be the best part about them! So glad you got your cookies, I hope they were in tact!
Luciana says
Probé los Brownies Godet y no son buenos, los exquisita son mucho mejores! Los godet son pegajosos y como demasiado azucarados.
anotheruser8888 says
Hi! I’m in Buenos Aires too and I have a bit of a fit-foodie tumblr. I made this recipe in cupcake shape with dulce de leche today. I just linked to your blog for the recipe. Didn’t try out the salt! Definately will do next time. Cheers!
Camila says
I loved the way u explain what “exquisita brownies” are:P. If u wanna, I have the recepe of them. The one that u have to do, without buying exquisita’s package.
Furthermore, u can try something tipical from here, Chile and Uruguay also, called “panqueques”-I don’t know if u have, they are a dessert-, also eaten with dulce de leche- by the way, do u like it?- Moreover, I have Panqueque’s recepe.
I liked ur blog:), kisses, take care and go on eating that our food is delicious:).
forkyou says
Thanks Camila! Don’t shoot me, but I’m not the biggest fan of dulce de leche… that’s why I’ll never be a real porteño.
Anonymous says
plus you have sea salt from trader joe’s..
Camila says
Jajajaj, no problem! WI’ll like ur comments anyway! Jaja, go on enjoying Buenos Aires:)
Mariano says
I love Exquisita Brownies ! easy to Make and delicious , i add them some dulce de leche !
gregorio says
Do you put SALT to the brownies? I don´t understand !!
forkyou says
YES! Salt! Try it with dulce de leche, I promise it’s good!
Anonymous says
I agree with you entirely: underbaking is the key. My mother, who passed away last February, taught me how to bake some killer brownies… but when I was at school and we had to hold bake-sales and that kind of stuff, I used Exquisita: it was cheaper and easier ( if I had followed my mother’s recipe, I would have had to charge 5 pesos each brownie square). Everyone praised them and I always got the best results amongst my classmates who used the mix as well. My answer always was: UNDERBAKE THEM, YOU MORONS.
I once baked a “cookies and cream” version that was a HUGE hit. I added some mini oreos and chopped oreos. Instant success!
forkyou says
Woah, GENIUSSSS idea! I’m totally going to try it with chopped oreos!
Sebastardo says
Larga vida al brownie exquisita que lo hago en el microondas y me salva una noche de angustia oral donde quiero morder a un perro!
malter2010 says
that should be like one of their best products….the rest of them suck!
MyBeautifulAir says
tis the season for baked baking!
Agos says
Mmm Exquisita brownies are so good. I don’t like dulce de leche on my brownies but I may try baking them for less time. I always thought they were perfectly fine at 30 minutes.
PhilosophyofFlavour (@filosofiadsabor) says
Without DDL (dulce de leche) Exquisita Brownies were Ok. I must try DDL & Salt.
Great idea!
Jorgelina (@Jorchet) says
Exquisita brownies are amazing! Tried the Godet ones, they’re too sticky…Now I’m craving brownies! :D
jennlerner says
Holy motherfuckballs Joseph and his disciples that looks increíbleeee. Once I figure out how to work my Chilean oven I’m definitely hijacking this recipe and making these chocodulcelicious brownies. Thanks for the share Srta. Tenedor!!
Anonymous says
Where can you buy that brownie mix here?
Anonymous says
At any supermaket or “chino”