Brownies in a Mug-- Perfect for the Kids to Bake & the Perfect Chocolate Fix for Mom!

Today, my son and decided that we wanted a special treat. I thought it would be fun to have him  bake his own treat. The biggest problem when we bake is the oven-- it is way too hot for him to "complete" his baking. So today, we used a different appliance to make Brownies-- the Microwave!  We each made an individual batch of brownies in a microwave safe mug and nuked it!

I did the majority of measuring and my son added all of the ingredients and handled all of the mixing.

 My son put on his chef hat and apron and got mixing!

 

 

In a mug, we added 1/4 cup of sugar...

 

 

1/4 of flour...

 

 

2 Tablespoons of Cocoa Powder and a pinch of salt. 

 

 

We mixed it up and then added the wet ingredients...

 

 

3 Tablespoons of water and 2 Tablespoons of oil.

 

Mix it until well combined and it is a smooth consistency. 

 

 

Put it in the microwave for 1 minute and 40 seconds and you are ready to eat!

 

 

After all of his hard work, my son added whipped cream and rainbow sprinkles to his brownie!!

I assure you, he REALLY enjoyed it!!!

 

 

 

 

 

My Bacon Potluck Playdate-- Bacon Brownies

Last week, I hosted a dinner playdate-- A Bacon Potluck!! Can you say yum? Who doesn't love bacon? My family is a huge fan, so this seemed like a great idea. Every dish we shared had bacon in it. We had BBQ Chicken wrapped in bacon, Pasta all' Amatriciana, Bacon Cheddar Cornbread, Bacon Brownies, and Chocolate Bacon Croissants. To top it all off, we dipped pieces of bacon in chocolate fountain, a must try if you have never tried it! It may not have been one of my healthiest playdates, but it sure was one of the most delicious playdates! I thought it would be fun to share some of the recipes with you so you can try them yourself! 

Bacon Brownies
*This is one of my super simple "cheat" recipes :)
Ingredients:
1 Box of Brownie Mix plus the ingredients specified on the box
10 slices of bacon, cooked, blotted on paper towels, & chopped
(I used pre-cooked bacon pieces that came in a jar)

Directions:
Prepare brownie mix as specified on the box and mix in the pieces of bacon.
Bake as specified on the box.

It is that easy!
A quote from my husband-- "Why would anyone ever make brownies without bacon?"