Crate & Barrel sell Chuao Chocolatier's 'Spicy Maya Brownie' mix. Being obsessed with spicy food, I had to try it. The brownie mix is easy to make, and it only required adding eggs and butter. The ingredients were mixed together into a bowl, and the batter was very thick, but I managed to dish it all out into a rectangular bowl and even it out. A little while later, I had the aroma of delicious brownies filling the apartment.
The brownies themselves are made of good-quality chocolate, and the spicy flavour is not inside the batter - it's in the dusting powder. A stencil was provided to dust the spicy powder onto each brownie, but it did not work well, so I ended up spreading the powder on top of the brownies. (The powder is very fine, so watch that it is not inhaled accidently while eating.)
The brownies turned out to be delicious and a little gooey on the inside; the spice gave it just enough kick without being too overpowering. The below photograph shows some brownies cut after they had cooled for a few minutes; they were not that gooey once I properly let them cool down. I simply could not wait to tuck in! (I am sure that these brownies are responsible for a few extra pounds.)
The brownies themselves are made of good-quality chocolate, and the spicy flavour is not inside the batter - it's in the dusting powder. A stencil was provided to dust the spicy powder onto each brownie, but it did not work well, so I ended up spreading the powder on top of the brownies. (The powder is very fine, so watch that it is not inhaled accidently while eating.)
The brownies turned out to be delicious and a little gooey on the inside; the spice gave it just enough kick without being too overpowering. The below photograph shows some brownies cut after they had cooled for a few minutes; they were not that gooey once I properly let them cool down. I simply could not wait to tuck in! (I am sure that these brownies are responsible for a few extra pounds.)
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