Bob's Red Mill Grain Free Brownie Mix with Almond Flour + Pumpkin, Spices - Oct. 22, 2023

Chocolate of the Day

Bob's Red Mill
Grain Free Brownie Mix, Made with Almond Flour  
Good + - Good ++
Weight: 2 brownies / 12 oz. (340 g.) in total package of dry mix
Calories: 400 calories (estimate) in 2 brownies
Cost: $6.89 total package of dry mix
Purchased from: The Market at Edgewood, Palo Alto, CA

Welcome to Day #10 of Chocolate, Pumpkin, and Warm Fall Spices Theme Week.

Today's Grain Free Brownie mix with Almond Flour was from Bob's Red Mill (Milwaukie, OR). (I added pumpkin and spices* to this mix.)

Aroma notes included: chocolate (cake, ganache), pumpkin pie spices, very faint nut and molasses.*

The texture was smooth, and made slightly moister and more coherent from added (canned) pureed pumpkin. 

Flavor notes included: sweet chocolate (cake, brownie), and pumpkin spice(s).

These cake-like brownies were sweet. The inclusion of pumpkin and spices* added warm flavor depth and complexity, and helped balance the sweetness.

Ingredients (dry mix): Organic Coconut Sugar, Blanched Almond Flour, Cassava Flour, Cocoa (Processed with Alkali), Cocoa, Salt. 

*Added to the mix: 7 oz. canned pumpkin, eggs, olive oil, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, cardamom, and 1 tablespoon of molasses

Allergen-related information: "Contains: Tree nuts (Almond)." (Added ingredients: eggs)

Bob's Red Mill - Gluten Free Brownie Mix - Jan. 24, 2020

Chocolate of the Day: 

Bob's Red Mill
Gluten Free Brownie Mix
Good ++
Weight: 1.76 oz. (50 g.) / 21 oz. (595 g.) in total package of dry mix
Calories: 330 calories (estimate) for brownie (+ add ice cream)
Cost: $5.99 for 1 package
Purchased from: The Store House, San Francisco, CA

Welcome to Day #3 of Chocolate Brownie Theme Week.

Gluten free brownies can be delicious. For those who have suffered through dry, crumbly, dense/heavy gluten free baked goods before, you may have your doubts. However, brownies are more dependent on ingredients like chocolate, sugar and butter (or fat of your choice) and eggs than the type of flour used. 

Today's gluten free brownie mix was from Bob's Red Mill (Milwaukie, OR). The results: a pan of thick, medium rare, slightly gooey, hot, fresh-out-of-the-oven brownies...Add a small scoop of Three Twins vanilla ice cream on the side. Heaven.