Oh, my...............

[Tangerine LaBamba]

Having absolutely no talent for baking, but suddenly craving something sweet, I mixed up a batch of these



and this place smells so good, I may never go outside again.

What's funny is that my craving is gone, but these babies will find a home.

Ghirardelli makes some very nice mixes, I understand. They've certainly got my vote on the basis of this one venture.

[NMDemDist2]

1. You. Are. Evil.

just saying.....

now I have to go make Brownies.

see what you made me do?!? :spank:

[Tangerine LaBamba]

3. When I should be heading to bed,

after brushing and flossing, I couldn't resist.

Took a fork. Took a bite.

I got this mix on sale - 2 for 4 bucks. I wish I had bought 20 of them. 40.

80 wouldn't have been unreasonable.

So good......................

[Warpy]

2. I buy their 60% cacao chips in 5# bags

and nosh on them for dessert. I need to make my stovetop brownies using those instead of Baker's some day.

[catnhatnh]

4. Hmmm, A craving for Hot Dogs followed by A craving for Sweets....

I remember what those used to mean...Just sayin'....It's either the blind screaming munchies OR???

[Tangerine LaBamba]

6. Get out your cameras

Because if THAT were the case, it would surely be an Immaculate event.

Listen, the craving for sweets was a rare occurrence.

The yearning for hot dogs - AKA "life's blood" - is constant.

[MagickMuffin]

5. So, what did you think of them?.?.?

I usually make my brownies from scratch, however, I did try a couple of the Ghirardelli Brownie mixes, and I thought they were way too salty for my taste buds.

I never used salt in any of my desserts. I've heard "professionals" claim that salt brings out the flavor in chocolate, but I think chocolate HAS a flavor already and salt doesn't really enhance the flavors of sweets, so I never use salt in my desserts.:shrug:

It's kinda like my SIL insisting that bacon brings out the flavor of pinto beans or green beans, but I think that isn't true as well. I used to think that because that was how I was raised, but since I've become a vegetarian I have found that it isn't necessarily true. Green beans especially fresh ones have a wonderful flavor without the addition of pork.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

7. They were phenomenal

Solid, chewy, dense, just sweet enough. As close to candy as they can be without actually turning into candy.

Salty? I got none of that at all. I'll look for it when I next dip into them, but, no, not a hint of saltiness. I might not be as sensitive to salt as you seem to be, though.