Milo & Hot Cocoa Mix Brownies

If you don't know this already, both Kyle and I like to cook and bake. When we first discovered we shared this, we tried cooking recipe after recipe together...only to realise that we both had different methods when it came to being creative and modifying recipes. I'm more of what I call the 'college student' type cook...where I randomly and every now and then intuitively throw things together and hope for the best, while Kyle's more careful, he thinks and adds things slowly 'to taste'.

Fortunately for us we're both quick learners, and it didn't take us long to figure out that one person had to be the head chef in the kitchen while the other follows instructions...or sits quietly in a corner and offers suggestions...only when asked :o).

So anyway, I thought I'd share an interesting recipe I used last night because it turned out beautifully! My old friend and tennis partner from secondary school was in Chicago for the weekend and we met up with her and her husband. She brought us a little gift, Godiva chocolates and Caramel Cocoa. The chocolates went quickly...we had them for a pre-dinner snack the next day. The Caramel Cocoa...well it hasn't been cold enough to want a mug and I was wondering what else I could do with it.

We happened to also have a can of Milo malt...and I wondered if I could make brownies using both mixes....and TADA! You can!!! :o)

I don't exactly remember where I got the original recipe from, so I'm sorry that I can't reference it...but here's my own modified version :o)

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups of whole grain flour (Kyle and I only use whole grain when we can help it :o) )

1/4 cup of Milo malt

1/4 tbs baking soda (the original called for 1 tbs of baking powder, but we didn't have any)

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 cup of Godiva Caramel Cocoa (you can probably use regular hot cocoa mix too)

3 beaten eggs

1 cup of brown sugar (we also only use brown sugar)

1/2 cup of butter or margarine (we used 1/3 reduced fat Imperial margarine

2 tbs of skimmed milk (I'd recommend it if you're using baking soda)

Mix dry ingredients, cut in butter. Add eggs. You can add the milk in here if you think it's not moist enough. Pour into greased cake tin (8'' by 8'') and bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees F. Enjoy :o)

I also have a regular brownie recipe using whole grain flour and brown sugar and cocoa powder if anyone wants it. I modified it to make them chewwwyyyy. Email me if you want that one :o)