Always a treat we have in store

Tonight's FHE treat is . . .
Fudgy Chocolate Brownies
So sinfully rich, you won't believe they're light!

Prep: 19 minutes Cook: 27 minutes

5 Tbsp. stick margarine or butter
1 ounce unsweetened chocolate
2/3 c Dutch process or unsweetened cocoa
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 large egg whites, lightly beaten
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 cup all purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
Cooking spray
preheat oven to 325 degrees. Melt margarine and chocolate in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in cocoa, cook 1 minutes. Stir in sugar; cook 1 minutes. remove pan from heat; cool slightly. Combine egg whites and egg. Gradually add warm chocolage mixture to egg mixture, stirring with a whish until well-blended. Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine flour and baking powder; add flour mixture to chocolate mixture, stirring well. Spoon batter into a 9 inch square baking pan coated with cooking spray. BAke at 325 degree for 27 minutes ( do not overbake). Cool in pan on a wire rack. Yield 20 servings

Baked Bars for FHE treat

My sister-in-law was talking about some yummy bars she made for her Dad's visit on Sunday, so I tried them last night for our FHE treat. Here is her recipe:

Baked Bars

1 1/2 packages crushed graham crackers

1 cube melted butter
IN a 9x13 melt the butter as the oven warms up.
Pat down crackers when butter is melted. (no need to mix)
Pour one can of sweetened condensed milk over (leaving 1/2 inch on the sides)
Sprinkle 1/2 cup crushed walnuts,
1/2 cup toasted (or not- it will become toasted in the oven) coconut,
1/2 package chocolate chips,
1/2 package of butterscotch chips.
Bake 350 for approx. 25 min. until the milk is bubbling up between the chips and nuts.
Cut and serve with ice cream or cool in fridge and cut for bars when hardened.

I used finely crushed peppermint sticks instead of butterscotch chips, since I was out of them. I served them hot with vanilla and chocolate ice cream. I think peppermint ice cream would have been dynamite on them drizzled with hershey's chocolate syrup. What do think?

This morning our kids each put one in their lunches for dessert.