a while back, someone (sorry, i didn't note who) posted this recipe for a
microwave brownie:

This makes a delicious brownie for one in about a minute.

Microwave Chocolate Mug Brownie

2 Tbs vegetable oil
2 Tbs water
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
dash salt
4 Tbs granulated sugar
2 Tbs unsweetened cocoa powder
4 Tbs all purpose flour

In a 12 oz coffee mug, add water, oil and vanilla. Whisk well.
Add cocoa powder, whisk well. Add sugar, whisk well. Add flour, whisk
well.

Microwave for 60 to 90 seconds. Center should be slightly molten.
Enjoy with a spoon. Careful brownie will be hot.

I used a 1500 watt microwave. 60 seconds makes a molten center
brownie. 75 seconds make a uniformly done brownie.

....now, this isn't something i would make, not being much of an eater of
brownies, but i posted it to another group where i knew some people would
appreciate it. one person made it and liked it pretty well, but said to
make sure to use a flovarless oil. this made me wonder if butter could be
used.

another posted that they had heard of using apple sauce in brownies and the
like to reduce calories.

my question is whether either of these two substitutions would work in the
microwave.

your pal,
blake

blake wrote on Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:22:35 GMT:

> This makes a delicious brownie for one in about a minute.

> Microwave Chocolate Mug Brownie

> 2 Tbs vegetable oil
> 2 Tbs water
> 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
> dash salt
> 4 Tbs granulated sugar
> 2 Tbs unsweetened cocoa powder
> 4 Tbs all purpose flour

> In a 12 oz coffee mug, add water, oil and vanilla. Whisk well.
> Add cocoa powder, whisk well. Add sugar, whisk well. Add
> flour, whisk well.

> Microwave for 60 to 90 seconds. Center should be slightly
> molten. Enjoy with a spoon. Careful brownie will be hot.

> I used a 1500 watt microwave. 60 seconds makes a molten center
> brownie. 75 seconds make a uniformly done brownie.

> ...now, this isn't something i would make, not being much of
> an eater of brownies, but i posted it to another group where i
> knew some people would appreciate it. one person made it and
> liked it pretty well, but said to make sure to use a
> flovarless oil. this made me wonder if butter could be used.

> another posted that they had heard of using apple sauce in
> brownies and the like to reduce calories.

> my question is whether either of these two substitutions would
> work in the microwave.

There isa discussion of baked apples in today's Washington Post Food
section. They instruct you to use a regular oven but lately I have been
coming to the conclusion that for one or two apples a microwave does
just as good a job.
--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

James Silverton wrote:
> blake wrote on Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:22:35 GMT:
>
>> This makes a delicious brownie for one in about a minute.
>
>> Microwave Chocolate Mug Brownie
>
>> 2 Tbs vegetable oil
>> 2 Tbs water
>> 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
>> dash salt
>> 4 Tbs granulated sugar
>> 2 Tbs unsweetened cocoa powder
>> 4 Tbs all purpose flour
>
>> In a 12 oz coffee mug, add water, oil and vanilla. Whisk well.
>> Add cocoa powder, whisk well. Add sugar, whisk well. Add
>> flour, whisk well.
>
>> Microwave for 60 to 90 seconds. Center should be slightly
>> molten. Enjoy with a spoon. Careful brownie will be hot.
>
>> I used a 1500 watt microwave. 60 seconds makes a molten center
>> brownie. 75 seconds make a uniformly done brownie.
>
>> ...now, this isn't something i would make, not being much of
>> an eater of brownies, but i posted it to another group where i
>> knew some people would appreciate it. one person made it and
>> liked it pretty well, but said to make sure to use a
>> flovarless oil. this made me wonder if butter could be used.
>
>> another posted that they had heard of using apple sauce in
>> brownies and the like to reduce calories.
>
>> my question is whether either of these two substitutions would
>> work in the microwave.
>
> There isa discussion of baked apples in today's Washington Post Food
> section. They instruct you to use a regular oven but lately I have been
> coming to the conclusion that for one or two apples a microwave does
> just as good a job.

I believe that, but I haven't been impressed with the microwave
cakes, etc. That is just as well!

--
Jean B.