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They were excellent, but ONLY after chilling overnight. When I tasted them right after baking and cooling, they were really bland. I chilled them overnight, and it was if they were totally different brownies - they were completely transformed. These brownies really need to bloom overnight to bring out the chocolate flavor, whereas certain other brownies, such as the Fine Cooking Chewy ones, are deep chocolatey right out of the oven - although in general, I prefer all brownies chilled.

I tried these side by side with the FC Chewy ones and like them both pretty equally. The only thing the OTF ones are lacking is that nice, crusty top that the FC ones have, but they're really delicious, regardless. Thanks a lot for the recommendation!

 
Hi Meryl! Glad you liked them - did you freeze some?

I think these are my ultimate brownie smileys/smile.gif I really didn't notice that flavor change that you did - I loved the flavor, even out of the oven! For me, the texture of these were what put these over the top for me - chewy, not fudgy, not too sweet, and very chocolatey (crusty top is not a biggie for me).

I also loved that these keep really well, and are wonderful frozen... smileys/smile.gif

I think I gotta go make some now, and see if I can see that bloom you mentioning....

Thanks for letting me know!

And a belated Happy Birthday to you too!

 
Hi Sandi, yes, I froze a lot of them, but haven't tried one frozen yet, but I definitely will!

They're really great, and you're right, the texture is excellent. My husband, who doesn't even like brownies, really loved these! I think I'm going to make them for a barbeque I've been invited to.

Thanks again for recommending these, and thanks for the birthday wish!

 
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