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Homemade Brownies with Homemade Whipped Cream

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March 22, By Kristia 13 Comments

Homemade brownies and ice cream is my husband’s all-time favorite dessert. I made these recently and I took this simple dessert up a notch by adding the homemade whipped cream.

This brownie recipe is from my grandmother. I found it recently, although I had never made it before, but this is the brownie recipe that I grew up with. I was surprised when I saw that it called for Crisco shortening, but who am I to mess with perfection; this recipe blows away any boxed brownie mix…in my humble opinion.

Homemade Brownies
  • 4 oz unsweetened chocolate
  • 1 cup Crisco shortening
  • 2 Cups sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • your favorite vanilla ice cream

1. Melt together the chocolate and Crisco over low heat. (You could also microwave)


2. Stir until smooth. Remove from heat and set aside.


3. In a mixing bowl, mix together 2 cups sugar, 1 tsp vanilla and 4 eggs.


4. Mix until just combined and smooth.


5. Stir 1 cup of flour and 1/2 tsp salt into the chocolate mixture.

6. Pour the chocolate mixture into the egg mixture and mix until just combined. The batter is thick.

7. Spray a 9 X 13 baking pan with non-stick spray and pour batter into pan. (Optional – sprinkle with nuts, like chopped walnuts.)


8. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.


9. Add your favorite ice cream.

10. Be really decadent and add some Homemade Whipped Cream (recipe for homemade whipped cream is at the bottom of that link).

Enjoy!

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Comments

  1. Nancy says

    March 22, at 1:40 pm

    I may need to try this recipe. I’m kind of a box brownie snob. I’ve tried multiple ‘from scratch’ recipes and have yet to find one that compares to boxed in my opinion. My teenage girls agree; every time I suggest we try another from scratch brownie, they wrinkle their noses and make a fuss.

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  2. Random Thoughts of a Jersey Mom says

    March 22, at 4:24 pm

    Wow. Looks yummy! I love brownies but never thought about making it from scratch. Thanks for the recipe.

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  3. Allison says

    March 23, at 2:36 am

    You! I’ve been dying to make brownies from scratch. I’ll have to give these a try.

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  4. Beverly says

    March 23, at 12:09 pm

    Those look yummy!

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  5. MrsJenB says

    March 23, at 4:31 pm

    One word: YUM!

    Reply
  6. Country Gal says

    March 23, at 5:45 pm

    Oh my! I’m always willing to try a new brownie recipe! This one looks heavenly!

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  7. Mrs. P. says

    March 23, at 1:50 pm

    YUM…nothing better than homemade brownies and homemade whipped cream.

    Blessings!
    Gail

    P.S. Be sure to pop over and enter in for my 100th post giveaway 🙂

    Reply
  8. Sherry says

    March 23, at 8:52 pm

    Yum! This sounds scrumptious! 😀 Love brownies!!

    Reply
  9. Chrystal says

    March 24, at 4:26 am

    This looks great! I’ve tried homemade brownies before and they ended up more like brown bricks…yours look fabulous! I’ll have to give it a try!

    Reply
  10. Welcome To Family Balance Sheet! says

    March 24, at 11:30 am

    okay…I have to admit that I occasionally buy boxed brownie mix, but homemade is my favorite. The key is not to over-bake!!

    Reply
  11. Amy @ Finer Things says

    March 27, at 3:40 pm

    My hubby and your hubby could be best friends based on dessert preferences. 😉

    Reply
  12. Michael Lee West says

    March 27, at 8:02 pm

    Homemade brownies = comfort food. I see a batch in my near future, after I lose my winter fluffiness. 🙂 Thank you so much for this fine recipe and thanks for adding it to Foodie Friday. Have a great weekend!

    Reply
  13. SimplyForties says

    March 29, at 9:23 pm

    In a word…yum! I think I’ll exchange the homemade whipped cream for homemade ice cream!

    Reply

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