
With most cookbooks — even the ones you're excited about — do you end up tagging only a handful of recipes that you really want to try out? That's what I typically do, except with Jill O'Connor's cookbook, Sticky, Chewy, Messy, Gooey Desserts from Chronicle Books. With this cookbook geared for the serious sweet tooth, I want to make every dessert — they all sound so amazing.
On Saturday, I made Dan a sweet homemade surprise for Valentine's Day. I went against my natural impulse to choose a recipe from the book which has a photo, because this brownie recipe sounded just too good. So here are my Heart of Darkness Brownies (topped with marshmallows, per recipe, and without which we actually preferred.) You'll see in the recipe below the fold that these brownies have every bit of goodness in them — from melted chocolate to Snickers bars. But my favorite revelation from making these brownies is that author Jill O'Connor is a genius for making her brownies in a cupcake tin. Baking these gooey brownies in individual tins saves you from messy cut squares — and they're just the perfect serving portion. These brownie cups score high marks for looks.
We've been indulging in the dark side of brownies all weekend. And from now on, I'm making brownie cups no matter which brownie recipe I follow. See below the fold for the recipe with my notes.