Brownies

What's not to love about brownies?  The mission:  See if we can love them if they come out of a crock pot.  I Googled about looking for a tried and true crock pot brownie recipe.  There was one which seemed to hit all the right notes.  This is an adaptation of Audrey's Easy Crock Pot Brownies.

Winner, Loser, or Meh

The original cooking time called for 1 1/2 hours. It  was not enough to cook the batter all the way through.  Perhaps this was due to high altitude cooking, but I doubt it.  I have adjusted the cooking time in the recipe below to account for the under-cooking in this batch.  These had a decadent, rich, dark chocolaty texture.  They were fudgey.  They firmed up after they cooled off, but were still a bit too wet. We served them with peppermint ice cream which was the perfect combination.

Recipe

I used a 5 1/2 - 6 quart crock pot for this

Ingredients:

• 2 eggs
  
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup canola or vegetable oil 
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
  
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/4 cup cocoa 
• 1 package  brownie mix

Spray crock with no stick spray.  In a large Pyrex measuring cup microwave butter, oil, sugar, water and cocoa in until warm (about 1-2 minutes) and and stir until the cocoa is well mixed.  This can also be done in a small sauce pan over on the stove.  In a mixing bowl add the eggs, walnuts and brownie mix, stir.  Pour in the cocoa mixture and stir until smooth.   Pour batter into the crock.  Cook on high for 1 3/4 hours - 2 hours.  Turn off heat, remove lid, and let stand for 30 minutes before serving.