The HotPlate

Trader Joe’s loves me… Trader Joe’s loves me not…

Sometimes I get really angry with Trader Joe’s. They used to have organic ground turkey patties - and then they stopped selling them. They used to have sweet rice flour - and they stopped selling that. About once every six months, they discontinue something that I rely on.

Well, today I’m really happy with Trader Joe’s. Why? Brownies. Gluten free brownies. Easy to make, gluten free brownies. Inexpensive, easy to make, gluten free brownies.

Here’s what you need:

• Somewhere around $3.00 - which will buy you the Trader Joe’s Gluten Free Easy To Prepare Brownie Baking Mix.
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup oil
• 1 egg

That’s it. Just grease it, crack it, pour it, mix it, pour it, bake it - first, pre-heat it. Brownielogic!

Okay, I know. Are they good?

Well, they’re not sent from heaven on taste alone. They taste pretty darn good, though. I like brownies that are moist and cool… right out of the oven, I think they have a bit of a dry taste… perhaps a touch of bitterness. So, stick ‘em in the fridge overnight, then have a bite.

I drizzled these with Hershey’s syrup. That’s why there’s a funky scar-like pattern on the top.

With the price point being so low, and the recipe being so easy, these would be PERFECT to provide to your gfcf kid’s teacher for cooking class! The non-gfcf kids won’t argue… these are brownies baby!