Friday 15 February 2013

Slimy Snake Brownies

You can blame Pinterest, of course.

I mean, just look at this delectable bit of food porn. These Fudgy Avocado Brownies had to be made. By me. Immediately.


We were driving home from swim class when I announced my plan.

"No," says the boy. Just no, nothing else. No, putting avocados in brownies would not be an acceptable plan.

"Well, yes. I will be making them. You can help if you like. I think you'll like them."

"No," he repeated. "I want to make cookies that I can use cookie cutters on and then decorate." He's big into cookie cutters, like a typical child, I think.

"They have green icing on them. Like slime! How fun is that?" I'm really working hard at selling these things now. Yes, here I am, trying to convince my kids to eat brownies. The irony doesn't hit me until much later. "We could call them Slimy Brownies."

He thinks for a moment. "Yes! I want to make slimy brownies."

Yessssss. I win.

But then the little brother pipes up. "No! Let's call them SNAKE brownies!"

"No, Slimy Brownies!"

"No, Snake Brownies!"

"Mommy said Slimy Brownies!"

I think fast, then interrupt their back-and-forth. "We could call them Slimy Snake Brownies. Would that work?"

A chorus: "Yes!!"

Whew. Another sibling crisis averted. Peace reigns again. Well, for the next few minutes, anyway.

We did indeed make the Slimy Snake Brownies. The icing was indeed slime-green in colour. The brownies were indeed as delicious as they look. Let's call this one a Pinterest win.



What's cooking in your kitchen today?

6 comments:

  1. We made chocolate chip short bread. My kiddos loved it and its super easy to make.

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  2. so wheres the recipe!?

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    1. I've linked to it twice in the post; it's not my recipe to repost in its entirety. You can find it here: Fudgy Avocado Brownies

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  3. Ohh they look delicious. Definitely on the to make list.

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  4. cupcakes and cookies at our house this last week. those look very good! and a sibling standoff eliminate..perfect!

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  5. I love how you thought on your feet for that argument! Those brownied look really cool too

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