Browned Butter Dark Chocolate Chip Blondies #Choctoberfest

#Choctoberfest is an annual recipe-sharing event. I'm joining other food bloggers from around the world to create delicious chocolate recipes. This year, over 70 bloggers are joining together for a week full of chocolate cakes, pies, cookies, puddings, tarts, candies, and more. Check out the #Choctoberfest welcome post to find out how to enter the amazing giveaway. 

It is amazing how sometimes the week flies by but the days seem so long. This week was quite a week. I always enjoy a good Friday treat though.  Makes the weekend just a bit more special. 

These browned butter dark chocolate chip blondies hit the spot and are so easy to put together.  The kids are a bit confused. Cookies but Brownie squares.  In the end they don't really care as long as it is sweet and delicious. 

I hope you enjoy them as much as the kids did.

Browned Butter Dark Chocolate Chip Blondies

by Emily Morris

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Keywords: bake dessert chocolate bar

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Ingredients (serves 9)

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter (1 stick), browned
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 scant cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
• 1 cup dark chocolate chocolate chips

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F. Line an 8-by-8-inch baking pan with aluminum foil, spray with cooking spray; set aside.

Make the browned butter. In a large skillet add the butter and heat over medium heat to melt, stirring nearly continuously or swirling the pan. Butter will melt, foam, turn clear, golden, and then turn brown, with a nutty smell. As soon at the butter begins to turn brown and there are a few brown specks, take the pan off the heat, and pour butter into a large bowl. Set aside to cool for 10 minutes before adding the next ingredients.

Add the egg, brown sugar, vanilla, and whisk until smooth.

Add the flour, salt, and stir until just combined. Don't over mix.

Add the chocolate chips and stir to combine.

Turn batter out into prepared pan, smoothing the top lightly with a spatula, and bake for about 20 minutes, or until top is set in center and done; don't over bake.

Place pan on a wire rack to cool for at least 1 hour before slicing and serving.

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Double Chocolate Muffins #Choctoberfest

It has been a while since I posted a recipe but this one was necessary.  It was suppose to be cold and rainy the next few days.  Anticipating some wild little ones, I whipped up these double chocolate muffins for treats and breakfast.

As I mentioned yesterday in the #Choctoberfest welcome post, #Choctoberfest is an annual recipe-sharing event. I'm joining other food bloggers from around the world to create delicious chocolate recipes. This year, over 70 bloggers are joining together for a week full of chocolate cakes, pies, cookies, puddings, tarts, candies, and more. Check out the welcome post for ways to enter the awesome giveaway.

Double Chocolate Muffins

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 12 minutes

Keywords: bake breakfast chocolate

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Ingredients (12 muffins)

• 1/2 cup canola oil vegetable oil
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 large eggs lightly beaten
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2/3 cup sour cream
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375F and line 12 muffin cups with cupcake liners.

In large bowl, whisk together oil, sugar, and milk. Stir in eggs and vanilla until well-combined.

Gently fold in sour cream until just-combined.

In separate, medium-sized bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.

Fold flour mixture gently into wet mixture, folding until just barely combined. Stir in chocolate chips.

Scoop chocolate muffin batter into prepared muffin tin, filling 2/3-3/4 of the way full.

Bake on 375F for 12 minutes (toothpick inserted in center should come out with a few crumbs.

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Welcome to #Choctoberfest

#Choctoberfest is an annual recipe-sharing event. I'm joining other food bloggers from around the world to create delicious chocolate recipes. This year, over 70 bloggers are joining together for a week full of chocolate cakes, pies, cookies, puddings, tarts, candies, and more. You can follow along by searching for the hashtag #Choctoberfest on Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook, and Twitter. Or, simply follow any of the participating bloggers listed below. We also have some awesome sponsors, who make #Choctoberfest possible every year. Our sponsors have banded together to put together a delicious prize pack worth over $400! Here's what you get if you win! (Scroll down to enter.)

• Candy Gift Pack from blog host Triple Chocolate Kitchen, which includes 180-pack of Lindt LINDOR Chocolate Truffles (dark, milk, and white). Triple Chocolate Kitchen organizes #Choctoberfest, as well as posting chocolate recipes throughout the year.

Chocolate and Cocoa Gift Pack from Divine Chocolate, which includes a variety of high-quality fair trade chocolate bars, cocoa powder, and Divine Chocolate swag. Divine Chocolate's baking line consists of three premium quality flavors ranging from 55% to 100% cocoa for a wide variety of delicious desserts. Their chocolate products are made with 100% cocoa butter and are non-GMO and Vegan Society Certified.

$100 Nordic Ware Gift Card and 40 Pounds of Granulated Sugar from Imperial Sugar. They are currently hosting their annual Scary Scramble, featuring delicious fall-inspired recipes using Imperial Sugar's high-quality sweeteners. Imperial Sugar has been a kitchen staple for over 175 years!

Collagen Fuel™ Drink Mix Gift Pack from Primal Kitchen. The ingredients in these drink mixes help support hair, skin, and nails. Their chocolate version has organic, fair-trade cocoa and coconut milk powders, with no wheat, soy, or dairy ingredients.

Cracker Gift Pack from Mary's Gone Crackers. The lucky winner will get to try a variety of crackers, many of which pair well with chocolate (check their recipe page for ideas!). Mary's products are vegan, cruelty-free, and organic.

Fig Spread Gift Pack from Dalmatia Spreads. With flavors like sour cherry, plum, blackberry, and orange, you'll find that several of Dalmatia's fig-based spreads work well in chocolate recipes. Use as a filling for crépes, serve warm over ice cream, or spread onto toast. They even have a fig cocoa spread that uses fair trade cocoa.

Alkaline Water Pack from Perfect Hydration. Wash down all those delicious chocolate desserts with Perfect Hydration water. This 9.5+ pH alkaline water helps to effectively restore and rebalance the body to optimum pH levels. This water goes through a 9-stage filtration process, has no added sodium, chlorine, or fluoride, and is packaged in recyclable BPA-free bottles.

Kitchen Conversions Chart and Etsy Gift Card from Moonflower Mountain. Winner chooses the colors for this flower-adorned conversion chart, which makes it easy to double any recipe or convert from cups to tablespoons.

This is a prize pack worth over $400! Open worldwide, except where prohibited. Must be 18+ to enter (21+ in some locations). One lucky winner will be drawn randomly on October 20, 2019 and contacted via email. See terms and conditions for more details.

Enter the giveaway now: a Rafflecopter giveaway Entries from spam or inactive accounts are invalid. #Choctoberfest bloggers, sponsors, and their immediate families/households are not eligible to win. This giveaway is not affiliated with or sponsored by Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or Pinterest. Make sure you check out the participating bloggers to see #Choctoberfest recipes throughout the week: Triple Chocolate Kitchen • 2 Cookin Mamas • A Day in the Life on the Farm • A Labour of Life • A Little Fish in the Kitchen • A Southern Fairytale • Amy's Cooking Adventures • An Affair from the Heart • Bottom Left of the Mitten • Broken Teepee • Bunsen Burner Bakery • Champagne and Coconuts • Cindy's Recipes and Writings • Cook with Renu • Cook's Hideout • Cookaholic Wife • Crafty Cooking Mama • Daily Dish Recipes • Dixie Chik Cooks • Everyday Eileen • Fairyburger • First Timer Cook • Fix Me a Little Lunch • Frugal & Fit • Fun Happy Home • Get the Good Stuff! • Glenda Embree • Hezzi-D's Books and Cooks • How Was Your Day? • I Can Cook That • Join Us, Pull up a Chair • Karen's Kitchen Stories • Kate's Recipe Box • Kelly Lynn’s Sweets and Treats • Life & Medicine Blog • Life on Food • Long Distance Baking • Lynchburg Mama • Makes, Bakes and Decor • Making Miracles • Mama Needs Cake • Memories In The Kitchen • Our Good Life • Our Sutton Place • Palatable Pastime • Queenslee Appétit • Reviewz & Newz • Sarah Cooks the Books • Sarah's Bake Studio • Seduction In The Kitchen • Shockingly Delicious • Simple Family Crazy Life • Simply Inspired Meals • Sneha's Recipe • Style Island • Sumptuous Spoonfuls • Sweet Coralice • Sweet Dash of Sass • Take Two Tapas • That Recipe • The Awesome Muse • The Beard and The Baker • The Delicious Spoon • The Food Hunter's Guide to Cuisine • The Freshman Cook • The Redhead Baker • The Schizo Chef • The Spiffy Cookie • The Urben Life • Trampling Rose • Turnips 2 Tangerines • Who Needs A Cape? • Wildflour's Cottage Kitchen • Zesty South Indian Kitchen

Unicorn Cosmic Brownies with Sprinkle Pop #Choctoberfest 2018

This post is sponsored by Sprinkle Pop.

Little Debbie cosmic brownies were the best when I was little. Not only did you get a fudgy brownie, but it had frosting and SPRINKLES! 

Do you like sprinkles? I kind of feel like sprinkles make everything just a little bit better.  My 3.5 year thinks it is a dream come true to get ice cream with sprinkles.  Sprinkle Pop creates custom bespoke sprinkle blends, dyed in house to match any idea a customer may have. If you can dream it, they can create it as a sprinkle mix.

If you are not that creative there are plenty of cool combinations for sale on their website.  I loved the seasonal creations.  I got the Unicorn themed blend because as I mentioned I have a 3.5 year.  Unicorns. Sprinkles. Yes, please.  

I got some Mickey Mouse ones too to show some love for my little boy but I am pretty sure my daughter will find a way to make them hers as well. 

If you are looking to take any bake good up a notch head over to Sprinkle Pop. You will not be disappointed. 

Thanks to Sprinkle Pop for providing these adorable sprinkle blends.

Here is the full recipe and be sure to scroll down to see the other chocolate recipes being shared today for #Chotoberfest 2018.  And don't forget to enter the awesome giveaway here. 

Unicorn Cosmic Brownies

by Life on Food

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 20

Keywords: bake chocolate brownies

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Ingredients (24 brownies)

For the Brownies

• 1¼ c. all-purpose flour
• ¾ c. natural unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 c. sugar
• ⅔ c. brown sugar
• ¾ c. (1½ sticks) butter, melted
• 2 eggs
• 3 tbsp. whole milk
• ½ tsp. baking powder
• 1 tbsp. cornstarch
• pinch of salt
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract

For the Fudge Ganache

• 1 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips
• ½ c. milk chocolate chips
• ½ c. heavy cream

Instructions

For the Brownies

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9x13 baking dish with foil and lightly spray with baking spray such as Pam, set aside.

In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat melted butter, sugars and vanilla until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing until incorporated.

In a medium size mixing bowl whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, cornstarch, and salt. With mixing speed on low, alternate adding dry ingredients and milk. Mix just until combined.

Remove bowl from stand and pour batter into prepared pan. The batter will be thick, so using a rubber spatula, spread into an even layer. Place in oven and bake for 18-25 minutes (I live in high altitude so my bars tend to bake quicker). The brownies will be done, so do not over-bake or you will have dry brownies! Remove from oven and allow to cool in the pan.

For the Fudge Ganache

In a 2 c. glass measuring cup, combine chocolate chips and heavy cream. Microwave on half powder (mine is usually power 10, so I did 5) for one minute, stir, then repeat. Stir chocolate until all of the chips are melted and it becomes smooth. Beat for 1 minute and then pour over the top of the brownies. Spread evenly and sprinkle with desired toppings.

Serve warm or cold.

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Parisian Drinking Chocolate #Choctoberfest 2018

This post is sponsored by Forte Chocolates.

One of the best things about my time abroad in Paris was exploring the many Parisian food wonders.  A favorite was their chocolat chaud.  This wasn't just hot chocolate as known in the States but more like a thick melted chocolate drink. It was marvelous and such an indulgence. 

Forte's motto is "Celebrate Life Through Chocolate". I cannot think of a better way to celebrate life than with a mug full of this Parisian Drinking Chocolate.

This recipe may be small but a mug of this stuff really packs a punch. You steam whole milk on the stove top. Once it is piping hot, remove the pot and add chocolate, vanilla, espresso powder, and a touch of sea salt.

Slowly stir in all of the wonderful flavors.  The milk will thicken and turn into a rich chocolate treat. 

Thanks to Forte Chocolates for sponsoring this post and providing the different chocolates from their new Gusto line. The white chocolate balsamic vinaigrette is so versatile for use in both sweet and savory dishes. 

Check out their website and enter the code CHOCTOBERFEST2018 to get a buy 3 get 1 free discount on their bars.

Here is the full recipe and be sure to scroll down to see the other chocolate recipes being shared today for #Chotoberfest 2018.  And don't forget to enter the awesome giveaway here. 

Parisian Style Drinking Chocolate

by Emily Morris

Prep Time: 2 minutes

Cook Time: 3 minutes

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Ingredients (2 cups)

• ¾ cup whole milk
• 4 oz good-quality bittersweet chocolate (about 72% cacao), chopped
• ¼ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• ⅛ teaspoon instant espresso powder, dissolved in ½ teaspoon hot water
• 1 small pinch sea salt

Instructions

Heat the milk in a small pot over medium heat until steaming.

Whisk in the chocolate until smooth and creamy, then add the vanilla, dissolved espresso powder, and sea salt.

Return to the heat and cook until steaming again.

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Cocoa Brownies #Choctoberfest 2018

This post was sponsored by Imperial Sugar.

Yesterday I mentioned it’s #Choctoberfest! What’s #Choctoberfest, you might ask? Well, this is the annual fall celebration of chocolate recipes. Of course, we love chocolate recipes all the time, but during #Choctoberfest, I join over 100 other bloggers to post yummy chocolate recipes and talk about sponsors, who give away some awesome prizes. Check out the amazing giveaway here. 

With two small kids there is never a shortage of things to do. Laundry. Picking up toys. Making meals. Snuggles. You get so caught up in the now I sometimes forget about the bigger picture.  My world is where my kids are and what they are doing. Now. This second.  I forget things around the world continue and existed way before my little ones came along. Take Imperial Sugar for instance. 

In 1843, along the banks of Oyster Creek in what would later become Sugar Land, the Williams brothers built a mule-powered sugar mill, began grinding sugar cane, and a Texas legacy was born. The Imperial Sugar Company is the one of the oldest continuously operating companies in the State of Texas and was founded by one of the original 100 families brought to the state by Stephen F. Austin.

For 175 years, Imperial Sugar has been a trusted name in family kitchens all across the south. Sweet things happen when people come together in the kitchen, and that’s why Imperial Sugar has been at the heart of family traditions and celebrations for generations. We’re the secret ingredient in family-favorite recipes handed down from one generation to another. Home cooks know that when you bake with love and Imperial Sugar, that’s when memories are made.

Imperial Sugar provides high-quality sugar and sweetener products and over 100 years of time-tested recipes. Our family of products includes granulated sugar, light and dark brown sugar, free-flowing sugar, powdered sugar, sugar shakers and Steviacane® (Stevia + sugar blend). Imperial Sugar products are 100% pure cane sugar, non-GMO and provide consistently delicious results.

I used brown sugar in this recipe. In all of the brownie recipes I have made over the years I never, ever used brown sugar.  What was I doing?!?!  These are fudgy and gooey in all of the right ways. 

Here is the full recipe and be sure to scroll down to see all of the other yummy chocolate recipes posted today.

Cocoa Brownies

by Emily Morris

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour

Keywords: bake chocolate brownies

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Ingredients (16 brownies)

• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup sugar, sifted
• 1 cup brown sugar, sifted
• 8 ounces melted butter
• 11/4 cups cocoa, sifted
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup flour, sifted
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.

Butter and flour an 8-inch square pan.

In a mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, beat the eggs at medium speed until fluffy and light yellow. Add both sugars. Add remaining ingredients, and mix to combine.

Pour the batter into a greased and floured 8-inch square pan and bake for 50-55 minutes. Check for doneness with the tried-and-true toothpick method: a toothpick inserted into the center of the pan should come out clean. When it's done, remove to a rack to cool. Resist the temptation to cut into it until it's mostly cool.

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Welcome to #Choctoberfest 2018 with Imperial Sugar

This is one of my favorite weeks of the year, because #Choctoberfest is finally here! From now until the end of the week, I am joining forces with over 100 other bloggers from around the world to post delicious chocolate recipes. Every day, #Choctoberfest bloggers will be celebrating all things chocolate - milk, dark, white, bittersweet, semi-sweet, and cocoa! We are starting with a #Choctoberfest prize pack from our generous sponsors. 

Scroll down to learn how you can enter to win. One lucky winner will receive the following:

• A 100-Piece Cake Decorating Kit from our blog sponsors The PinterTest Kitchen. This set includes a cake turntable, piping bags, piping tips, flower nozzles, scapers, and more.
• An Instant Pot and a 40-Pound Case of Granulated Sugar from our gold sponsor Imperial Sugar. Imperial Sugar provides high-quality sugar and sweetener products and over 100 years of time-tested recipes. Sweet things happen when people come together in the kitchen, and that’s why Imperial Sugar has been at the heart of family traditions and celebrations for generations.
• Coconut Oil and Chocolate Silk Greens from our silver sponsor Barlean's, your trusted source for chocolatey goodness superfood nutrition. Barlean's has a commitment to staying ahead of the innovation curve in providing the absolute highest quality product.
• A Chocolate Gift Pack from our silver sponsor Forte Chocolates. You'll receive 12 of their most popular chocolate bars. With Forte Chocolates, you can celebrate life through chocolate. They also have a line of chocolate developed specifically to use in savory recipes.
• A Chocolate Gift Pack from our silver sponsor Divine Chocolate. You'll receive one of each of their baking bars, a white chocolate bar, and their top 5 everyday bars. Divine Chocolate is the only Fairtrade chocolate company in the world that is owned by cocoa farmers. Their baking bars are also a delicious vegan option.
• A Selection of Sprinkles from our silver sponsor Sprinkle Pop. Sprinkle Pop's bespoke sprinkle creations are one of a kind, just like you! At Sprinkle Pop, you can also order a custom sprinkle mix; there isn't a sprinkle mix that you can dream up that they can't create.

That's a prize pack worth over $400! Open worldwide, except where prohibited. Must be 18+ to enter (21+ in some locations). See terms and conditions for more details. To enter, simply follow our sponsors using the widget below. You can gain additional entries by following me and the other participating bloggers. A winner will be drawn on October 21, 2018 and contacted via email. Good luck! a Rafflecopter giveaway Don't forget to come back to my blog for more chocolatey goodness between now and October 20. Check out our participating bloggers: The PinterTest Kitchen ♥ 2 Cookin Mamas ♥ 27th and Olive ♥ A Day in the Life on the Farm ♥ A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures ♥ A Little Fish in the Kitchen ♥ addicted 2 recipes ♥ Amy's Cooking Adventures ♥ An Affair from the Heart ♥ April GoLightly ♥ At the Table with R and R ♥ Baking Sense ♥ Blade & Barbell ♥ Blogghetti ♥ Body Rebooted ♥ Books n' Cooks ♥ Bottom Left of the Mitten ♥ Canning and Cooking at Home ♥ Cheese Curd In Paradise ♥ Chef Sarah Elizabeth ♥ Cindy's Recipes and Writings ♥ Coconut & Lime ♥ Cook With Renu ♥ Cook's Hideout ♥ Cookaholic Wife ♥ Cookie Dough and Oven Mitt ♥ CopyKat.com ♥ Daily Dish Recipes ♥ Everyday Eileen ♥ Fairyburger ♥ Faith, Hope, Love, & Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice ♥ Family Around the Table ♥ Fix Me a Little Lunch ♥ Frankly Entertaining ♥ Frugal & Fit ♥ Get the Good Stuff! ♥ Growing Up Gabel ♥ Hardly A Goddess ♥ Hezzi-D's Books and Cooks ♥ Home Sweet Homestead ♥ House of Nash Eats ♥ Intelligent Domestications ♥ jenniferbakes ♥ JoAnn's Food Bites ♥ Join Us, Pull up a Chair ♥ Jolene's Recipe Journal ♥ Jonesin’ For Taste ♥ Karen's Kitchen Stories ♥ Kate's Recipe Box ♥ Kelly Lynn's Sweets and Treats ♥ LeMoine Family Kitchen ♥ Life on Food ♥ Life, Love, and Good Food ♥ Lisa's Dinnertime Dish ♥ Little House Big Alaska ♥ Long Distance Baking ♥ Maria's Mixing Bowl ♥ Moore or Less Cooking ♥ Must Love Home ♥ Norine's Nest ♥ Our Good Life ♥ Our Sutton Place ♥ OVENTales ♥ Palatable Pastime ♥ Prettysweetblog ♥ Red Cottage Chronicles ♥ Restless Chipotle ♥ Reviews, Chews & How-Tos ♥ Sarah Cooks the Books ♥ Sarah's Bake Studio ♥ Savory Moments ♥ Seasonal and Holiday Recipe Exchange ♥ Seasoned Sprinkles ♥ Seduction In The Kitchen ♥ Simple Family Crazy Life ♥ Simply Inspired Meals ♥ Snacks and Sips ♥ Soulfully Made ♥ Stephie The Happy Mom ♥ Sumptuous Spoonfuls ♥ Sweet Coralice ♥ Take Two Tapas ♥ Tampa Cake Girl ♥ That Recipe ♥ The Baking Fairy ♥ The Beard and The Baker ♥ The Food Hunter's Guide to Cuisine ♥ The Gingered Whisk ♥ The Heritage Cook ♥ The Mad Scientist's Kitchen ♥ The Olive Blogger ♥ The Pajama Chef ♥ The Redhead Baker ♥ The Saucy Fig ♥ The Spiffy Cookie ♥ The Weekday Gourmet ♥ This is How I Cook ♥ Trampling Rose ♥ Turnips 2 Tangerines ♥ Walking Fruitfully ♥ Wendy Polisi ♥ Wildflour's Cottage Kitchen ♥ Zesty South Indian Kitchen