Suddenly, I was scrambling for a dessert and it had to be something quick.
Then I stumbled upon a recipe from one of the cookbooks my mother-in-law gave me when Brett and I got married. It’s a collection of recipes women from her church put together: “Sinfully Rich Brownies….a chocolate lover’s dream.” And they were from a box. These were my ticket!
I’m sure if you were to google “how to spruce up a box brownie” you’d find a similar recipe in the mix of results.
All you need to do is change out the water the box recipe calls for with milk or whipping cream (I chose whipping cream), double the number of eggs the box calls for, then add a splash of vanilla and some chocolate chips and you’ve got some seriously rich and decadent brownies.
No one will know they were from a box!
- 1 family-size pkg brownie mix
- double the number of eggs called for on box.
- Milk and or cream in place of water
- oil called for on pkg mix
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips (I used half milk chocolate chips, half white chocolate chips)
- Chopped pecans (optional)
- Preheat oven to 325.
- Mix ingredients in the order listed (you still use the oil recipe calls for). Mixture will be thick.
- Grease a 9X13 in pan well, then press brownie mixture into the pan. Bake for about 40 minutes.
- Let brownies cool in pan, then cut in pan with a wet sharp knife. (Using a wet, sharp knife was a new trick for me and it works great!)
- ***I sprinkled some powdered sugar over the top just before cutting them, just to make ‘em pretty!
LOVE how easy and simple this is… i always keep a box in my kitchen- JUST IN CASE!
Great. I hope you aren’t bringing these to the lunch and munch today. I am bringing some and I just followed the recipe on the box! 🙂
I love spicing up mixes! I will definitely bookmark this.
@ Mania–don’t worry, I’m not bringing them today! I’m sure yours will be great! Thanks for commenting:)
This has official become this Sunday’s (aka Cheat Day) dessert. I think I will eat the entire pan…by myself.
sprucing is the best;) no matter what brett says.
I am so going to try these. I love box brownie mix (I have yet to find a “from scratch” recipe that compares.) Your photos are beautiful too.
I’ve started my own linky party, Crazy Sweet Tuesdays, and would love for you to join sometime!
Um, you’re a genius. An evil genius.
For natural brownies go to http://teenage-baking.blogspot.com/
Diabetics will surely commit sin if these brownies will catch their attention. Look so enticing.
Yum…. love this wonderful recipe.
Again, these sound positively sinful. Thanks for sharing on Crazy Sweet Tuesday!
Well…I made the brownies…and they were amazing. I have a few left and I’m asking my husband to hide them from me. I linked your recipe to my post for today!
Always a hit when I make these!
these are the best I didn’t have enough choc chips, only one cup left and so I added 1c. pecans and I found some marshmellow cream and added that. OmG! The best!
Thanks for the great idea of changing a box mix. I will try doing that next time I make some brownies.
One tip for cutting brownies is to use a plastic knife, I read it somewhere years ago, and it works great!! The brownies don’t pull up and make a mess like when using a knife from the silverware drawer!!
I dont have choc. chips! ;c Any suggestions!??
Do you have any kind of chip? Butterscotch? White Chocolate? Peanut butter? You could leave them out, the brownies will still be rich!
are the brownies suppose to still be wet when u test it with a tooth pick after 40 mins please help me.
They should be done when they come out mostly clean after the toothpick test, shouldn’t be wet
ok my batter was not thick at all! It was thinner than if I followed the directions on the box 🙁
I am about to bake this recipe for my husband. I’ll let you know if he fell more in love with me after trying these . They sound delish!
Ok so they turned out delicious. I was wondering…. do your chocolate chips melt? Mine didn’t 🙁
I’m pretty sure mine did, but it’s been a while since I’ve made them:)
Thank you so much, I had a recipe similar to this and lost it and my family was on the verge of mutiny. I make the even a little more sinful by replacing the oil with 1/2 cup of melted butter. Yummmmm
Hello! Me again! I’m absolutely in love with your brownies! I have a question for you, can I make these as cupcakes? I’m thinking about baking them in cupcake cups but not sure if they will bake differently. What do you suggest! Thank you! 🙂
Awesome recipe! Remember not to overcook. I cooked it for about 45 min and it was still a tad gooey and took them out anyway and they turned out perfect once they cooled down 🙂
this is such a good idea! def going to try this with the walnut brownie mix I got, it will surprise the whole family. 🙂
What size is family size box? I have an 18.4 oz box mix.
I’m going to try this recipe today, my family is dying for some brownies lately. I’m just not the best baker in thee world so I really hope these come out great!
I find that when I double the eggs, brownies come out more dry and cake-like than dense and fudgy.
Mine too!!!!! ???? I hate cakey brownies!
I liked all the suggestions but when I made this recipe, doubling the eggs made the brownies less chewy and fudge and more like cake. I would suggest using the amount the box recommends.
Mine came out cakey!!!! Not gooey or decadent at all. I used family size betty crocker fudge brownie mix. Doubling the eggs made 4, I used half and half to get some cream and the rest the same. I just read fine print on box and it said using extra egg makes em cakey. Ugh. I hate cakey brownies.
Made these today. Used family size box mix. 4 eggs as this was double what the box asked for. Added the 2 cups of chocolate cgips. Dough was not stiff at all. Runny. Baked as per this recipe,s directions. Came out cake like. Not oozy gooey that I was hoping for.
Oh I’m sorry Donna! It always works for me!
Hey! I love these kind of recipes, I’m eager to taste this one 🙂
I did this exactly how the instructions say and after 40 minutes the under portion was barely baked. The outer 2 inches are done but the inside still moves like is has a liquidy consistency(think jello). I’ve done two more rounds of 10 minutes and it’s still barely done in the middle.
Has anyone added a box of pudding mix ?
DOUBLE the eggs. Does that mean double the what the single recipe calls for and use 2 eggs, OR does it mean double what the cake like recipe calls for and use 4 eggs? A little to ambiguous for me.
DOUBLE the eggs. Does that mean double the what the single recipe calls for and use 2 eggs, OR does it mean double what the cake like recipe calls for and use 4 eggs? A littlr too ambiguous for me.
Mine ended up like a cake 🙁 I followed the recipe almost exactly except I used butter instead of olive oil. Any reason this would happen?
Yes, I think you could;)