Cooking with Alicia & Annie--Chocolate Chip Fudge (Brownie)

Fudge brownies are my favourite dessert....(although I don't want to rule out the other options of ice-cream, chocolate, cakes, panna cottas,puddings et al), if possible I would dig in ..and keep digging in my 'huge' plate of fudge brownie with vanilla ice-cream...a match made in heaven!!

I had one this weekend (when my sugar craving had hit again). Its Thursday today and I wanted to taste the chewiness and warm fudginess, all over again. So I made one, this time in my microwave.

Ooey, gooey & chewy Chocolate Chip Fudge Brownies were calling my name!
Everyone loves a good old-fashioned brownie with a tall glass of cold milk. I am no different (except I can skip the milk) ;p. Chocolate Chip Fudge Brownies are so moist and chewy it is hard to resist just one...thats why I made a whole bowl...all for myself !

Here is my variation to the original recipe that I found at Annie's recipes.

Chocolate Chip Fudge Brownie

Ingredients-
1 cup broken squares of unsweetened chocolate
1 cup margarine
2 1/2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 tbsp vanilla
1/8 tsp salt
1 cup unbleached white flour
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips


Method-

Melt the broken unsweetened chocolate and butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Do not burn. Remove from heat.
Using a wooden spoon or spatula, stir in sugar until well mixed.
Add eggs, vanilla and salt and beat well with a fork.
Fold in flour and mix just until smooth. Add the semi sweet chocolate chips to the batter.
Pour into a microwave safe bowl.
Bake at medium high setting for 5 minutes.

Top with vanilla ice-cream and serve while still warm.

I offer this to Cooking with Alicia and Annie's Dec. blog event.

This also goes to JZ (of Tasty Treat) who is hosting her very first event-Santa's Holiday Challenge.

If you are a beginner in terms of baking, this is an easy one-bowl recipe that will surely fetch you appreciation. I send this to Vandana (Cooking Up Something Nice)'s Baking For Beginners' event.

Also, this goes out to Susan (of Food Blogga) for her Eat Christmas Cookies event. You can see a variety of other christmas goodies here.

On my friend, Purva's request I send this to her Christmas Feast Event...its here for you Purva!

"Don't wreck a sublime chocolate experience by feeling guilty."

Cooking with Alicia & Annie--White Fudge Candy

No holiday menu should be without a dessert you can pick up with your fingers.

I have officially thrown out the idea of "sugar control" out of the window this season. As many would voice my opinion that its the time period beginning from Thanksgiving which continues upto the New year celebrations, when no matter how much we cajole ourselves we still end up with a wee bit larger waistline and teeny weeny weight gain..lol.

Add to that, baking goodies in the kitchen for christmas and new years' we self-taste/test almost all the stuff we make (ofcourse we don't want to serve sub standard stuff...or so we would like to think. I personally have no self control (there I have let it out!)...I end up eating (not testing) quite a few of my goodies while they are still warm, in the kitchen. However I do eat small pieces at a time, it kind of makes me feel a little less guilty. (sigh!)

Vanity..thy name is Woman.

Well there are quite a few stuff that vie for the top spot in the Dessert Hall of Fame... one of the good contenders is fudge. This no-bake, no fuss treat tastes like Christmas, if you know what I mean.
I often make dark chocolate fudge, this time however I decided to venture into unchartered territories (for me) with white chocolate.

White Fudge Candy

Ingredients-
1 cup caster sugar
1/2 cup light cream or evaporated milk
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup flaked/dessicated coconut
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 cup white almond bark (I used ground, toasted-almond powder)
1/2 cup miniature marshmallows ( I used brown sugar instead)
1/4 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Method-
You can get the original version of the recipie here at Alicia's recipes.Below is my way of making this fudge.

Boil caster sugar, cream/milk and butter to a soft ball stage.
Reduce the heat to low. Add almond bark and brown sugar. Beat until melted.
Stir in nuts, coconut and vanilla. Remove from heat now.
Put in 9x9 inch buttered pan and allow to set.
Cut in squares when cool.

Note: The heat caused to evaporate the milk further and the brown sugar gave a sweet caramelized look to this fudge.



This goes to Cooking with Alicia and Annie's Dec. blog event.

Cooking with Alicia & Annie--Fudge Sandwhich Cookies

"...city sidewalks...busy sidewalks...dressed in holiday style...in the air there is a feeling of christmas....soon it will be christmas day...."

As a child I used to wait for two dates most in the entire year--one was Sep.4th (my birthday) and the other was Dec.25th (Christmas day).

I clearly recall one such Chrishtmas eve. I was in std 7th then. I loved putting up stockings at my bed post, and then strictly instructing my parents not to put anything in it ( I had a hunch!) so that I can check for sure whether or not Santa actually visits us. Much to my dismay, I didn't find anything...but I wasn't really upset. My point proven, I went ahead and enjoyed the cheer. Thats' the beauty of this festival, you are bound to be HAPPY! And as for gifts my dad in any case spoiled me often (have been a papa's girl always) and Christmas was no different. lol....

It was pointed out to me quite recently that I have been on a sugar spree lately. I am shamefully aware of that. But c'mon I think I can be excused for posting so many sweet goodies/recipes. Cheer up guys...it happens just once in a year..so indulge! :-p

This is a another of the many fudge recipes from Annie's Recipes.

Fudge Sandwhich Cookies

Ingredients-

1 1/4 cup butter or margarine
2 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
3/4 cups cocoa
1/2 tsp. salt

( I halved the quantity of the ingredients as I was making/testing with a small batch)

Method-

Cream butter or margarine and sugar in large mixing bowl.
Add eggs and vanilla, blend well.
Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt (no need to seive).Blend into creamed mixture.
Drop onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 8-9 minutes.

Note: My fudge cookies were a little less like fudge and a little more like cookies, nevertheless delicious. :P

I served them with my favourite ice-cream dollop in between. They were yum...!

This goes out to Cooking with Alicia & Annie's Dec. blog event.