Dessert for 12
Lunch Lady Brownies
$5.99for 440 minServes 12
These fudgy brownies mix cocoa, coffee, nuts, and eggs, then receive a smooth powdered sugar frosting.
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Butter$0.40/oz typical | 10 oz | $4.00Typical price |
 | Chocolate chips and baking chocolate$0.45/oz typical | 4.5 oz | $2.02Typical price |
 | Coffee and tea$0.80/oz typical | a little | $0.07Typical price |
 | Eggs$0.30 each typical | 4 | $1.20Typical price |
| Nuts and seeds$0.70/oz typical | 4.5 oz | $3.15Typical price |
| Milk$0.04/oz typical | 2.25 oz | $0.09Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $17.98 | ||
Pantry staples you likely have
Sugar and brown sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaFlourSyrups, molasses, powdered sugar
Not included in the cost.
Swaps
- Swap Milk for Almond, soy or oat milkabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
- Swap Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
- 40 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 12servings as written
- $typical cost tier
AmericanVegetarianKid-friendlyBudgetDessertsBack to school
Typical price
$1.50 per serving$5.99 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1/2 cup cocoa
- 1/2 tsp decaf coffee crystals
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 tbsp vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup chopped nuts
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 1/4 cup can milk
- 1/4 cup cocoa
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 dash salt
Steps
- Heat the oven to 350 F and grease a 9-by-13-inch baking pan.
- Melt one cup butter with the cocoa and coffee crystals in a saucepan.
- Beat the sugar, eggs, and one tablespoon vanilla until smooth, then stir in the melted butter mixture.
- Mix in the flour and chopped nuts, spread the batter in the pan, and bake for 20 to 24 minutes, until the eggs are set.
- Cool the brownies for 5 minutes.
- Whisk the remaining melted butter, milk, cocoa, vanilla, powdered sugar, and salt until smooth.
- Spread the frosting over the warm brownies and cool before cutting.
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