Water Brownies. Uuugh, they've got to be on of the best desserts ever. Our family, including extended family, loves this dessert. It is one of Jacob's favorite things to make. I remember making it and reading the directions off of the handwritten recipe card. Grandma made this and passed the recipe down to all of her children, so we often have it at Grandma's or Kara's house.
Aunt Kara tells the story of how the brownies got their name
"I got this wonderful recipe for hot fudge cake from my mom. It was a favorite dessert at our house and I remember having it often as a child. We all love it! One year when my mom asked my little brother Matt what treat he wanted for family night, he told her “Water Brownies”. None of us had any idea what the heck he was talking about. We couldn’t figure it out, so she just made something else. A few weeks later, she made this dessert. When Matt saw her pull this out of the oven, he exclaimed excitedly, “Yay, you made water brownies!!!” I have called it that ever since."
When I was cleaning out old papers of mine I stumbled upon one that said something like, 20 best desserts ever, and it listed about 20 variations of water brownies, water brownies with ice cream, with caramel, etc. This is a beloved family favorite! Plus the way it cooks is like magic. You put the dry ingredients on the bottom of the pan, pour on hot water, and as it bakes it becomes brownies with it's own caramel hot fudge sauce!
Water Brownies
Ingredients:
Dough:
- 2 cup flour
- 4 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 cup sugar
- 4 Tbsp cocoa
- 1 cup milk
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 4 Tbsp oil
- 2 cup brown sugar
- 6 Tbsp cocoa
- 3 1/2 cups hot water
Directions:
- Stir together dry ingredients in a mixing bowl.
- Add milk, vanilla, and oil. Stir till well blended and spread in a greased 9x 13 pan.
- Mix brown sugar and cocoa and sprinkle over the top. Pour hot water on top- do not mix in! Bake for 40 min at 350.
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