LPT: Make brownies in 2 mins in a mug.

tehxen · 2 months

It's 2am and the rest of the house is asleep. FUCK IT BROWNIES.

acodemaster · 2 months

560 calories, for those wondering:

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=1%2F4%20cup%20sugar%2C%201%2F4%20cup%20flour%2C%202%20tbsp%20cocoa%2C%202%20tbsp%20olive%20oil

mocahante · 2 months

Erm...

Cluster_One · 2 months

Can't wait for all those "nailed it" pics

z4cz0r · 2 months

This is amazing. Thank you so much for this! Nothing better on a dreary, cold, raining New Zealand Sunday afternoon!

farmland_abandon · 2 months

olive oil?? what the matter with you? use butter or vegetable or coconut oil.. olive oil tastes TERRIBLE in desserts..

jdepps113 · 2 months

There's a 50% chance that I'm going to go try this within the next hour. 100% it's happening within 24 hours.

trujillo1775 · 2 months

So I have 20 seconds to gather and measure all ingredients?

duckfucks · 2 months

Tastes much better with unsalted butter or coconut oil. And after it's done, slip it out and slice in two. Fill with whatever you like (icecream, nutella, rasberry jam, peanut butter or w/e) Mmmmmm :)

StigmaaH · 2 months

This is fucking brilliant.

dumpsztrbaby · 2 months

READ THIS, MADE IT. I. LOVE. YOU.

THAT IS ALL

filterblox · 2 months

I've tried this and it tastes terrible.

vinito · 2 months

Limited Success

Tasted ok.

no_id_ya · 2 months

Someone has to do the close enough version of this.

matrices · 2 months

Just tried this and my god it actually worked, although I have a few revisions:

Add a bit more salt (2x pinches?)
Don't use Olive oil, Canola oil instead.
Chocolate chips + peanuts are excellent (add less sugar if chips)
Depending on your microwave, 1:40 may be too much. I was happy with 1:25
Do the mixing outside, in a seperate small bowl. Why? It'll let you oil the cup first, so if you desire, you can just turn the cup over on a place and have yourself a 'regular non cup' brownie. Also makes cleaning easier.

kylekestell · 2 months

Challenge accepted

TheAgreeableCow · 2 months

Worked great in a ramekin.

Substituted with vegetable oil, added choc bits and dash of kahlua. Cooked for 2 1/2 mins on medium. Served with whipped cream.

Had ran out of biscuits too, so perfect timing for arvo coffee ;)

matdwyer · 2 months

When ever I've tried this (or similar microwave recipes) I find the cup ridiculously hard to clean (even after soaking)

SirNoName · 2 months

I made this once, and it basically stuck to the mug.
Maybe I'll try again tonight and see if I can do it right...

foofiejnooner · 2 months

I don't keep powder cocoa in the house all the time, and substitutions?

samnnz · 2 months

no egg?? Try this recipe, it's far superior

* 4 tablespoons flour
* 4 tablespoons sugar
* 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
* 2 tablespoons whisked egg - 1 egg is too much, 1 egg white   is too eggy, 1 yolk is too dense, but 2 tblsp is just right!
* 3 tablespoons milk
* 3 tablespoons oil
* 3 tablespoons chocolate chips

If you can't be bothered messing around with the egg then just make a double batch i.e just throw in a whole eg

Ceberus · 2 months

people, if you had less than stellar results keep in mind the following.

-how/when you add the ingredients matters. Try adding dry then wet ingredients like the directions say.

-when measuring flour: DO NOT PACK IT IN. Use a spoon to stir the flour in its container, then spoon it into the cup and use a knife or any flat even edge to get rid of excess flour. Packing flour will result in too much flour in your batter making your brownie hard and dry.

-DO NOT SKIP THE SALT! the Salt is not there for taste, it's for the chemical reaction that takes place while baking. I can't remember what salt does exactly, but it greatly effects the texture of the brownie.

-Microwaves are different, it may make your brownie cook faster or slower depending the on microwave you have. if you're unsure if your brownie is done take a tooth pick or a butter knife and stick it in the middle of the brownie. if it comes out clean, it's done.

TWITCHAY · 2 months

Add a gram or two of really finely ground up cannabis for a good 8 hour journey

Quolli · 2 months

Ahh the days of making mug cake. I've yet to try this brownie recipe, but there's a pretty sweet 5 minute chocolate mug cake that I can vouch for. It's pretty decent, just make sure you get into the corners of your mug when mixing in the flours.

Fecund_Mule · 2 months

I just tried this with my 4 year old and 7 year old. They thought it was really fun to mix and said the brownie was awesome.

Aflack246 · 2 months

I have maybe 2 of those ingredients, including the mug.

zippe · 2 months

LPT: If your recipe is a jpeg, then the food will probably be shit.

Also, if it's a baked good and requires only a microwave to prepare.

Also, if you use olive oil in a fucking dessert.

caveman_rejoice · 2 months

What kind of flour should you use?

conner1337 · 2 months

anyone know if you cant substitute cocoa powder with hot chocolate mix?

F0xism · 2 months

Great gobs of gooey gumdrops!

I just made two mugs for the boyfriend and I. I only had self rising flour on hand so it came out like a mug of light fluffy chocolate cake. So good.

lanemik · 2 months

I use melted salted butter instead of olive oil and I omit the dash of salt. Also, I add in a few chocolate chips in the mixture and a few on top once I'm done mixing it.

Sadly, though, since moving from sea level to over 6000 feet in Colorado, I've found this recipe doesn't work as-is. I haven't had the chance to try and modify it, yet.

dougnn55 · 2 months

2 mins! I'm a busy guy. Let me know when there is a 30 sec version.

cank3r · 2 months

I will give this a try. Edit: Not bad.

pipnestella · 2 months

My diet just went down the drain.

robotbarista · 2 months

If you add 1/8 tsp vanilla, dash of instant espresso, and a few semi-sweet chocolate chips, this recipe goes from novelty to legit chocolate goodness.

dontviolate · 2 months

I put the ice cream in the mix and microwaved it. Nothing seemed wrong with that to me at first...

coreymason · 2 months

Similar idea, but with Nutella: http://i.imgur.com/aU4RC.jpg

Coolfuckingname · 2 months

Just for the record, my 6 year old niece taught me this recipe and i promptly named it CHOCOLATE ABOMINATION.

Delicious delicious abomination...

Skyrider09 · 2 months

Does it have to be 100% Natural Spring Water? Can it be just tapwater?

FistfulOfPaintballs · 2 months

Thank you so much for this dorm-friendly recipe.

Jackmangold · 2 months

As someone who just went to the store and made these brownies: I can confirm their deliciousness. Ice cream is a must because they are quite dry, and cinnamon sugar is also a good addition.

burasto · 2 months

http://imgur.com/Z3mtv.jpg here's mine, it tastes delicious! (thats powdered sugar, not flour)

GoodguyGerg · 2 months

Title should have been "How to ruin a mug in 2 minutes"

Lord_Rimbleton · 2 months

This makes a nasty fucking mix.

Don't waste your time.

RunJun · 2 months

Obvious I'm sure to the cooks but for everyone else, Nutella doesn't sub out for Cocoa. Doesn't solidify right, I ate it but it feels like it should give me diabeetus or sick.

dramaticstringtheory · 2 months

As a European, I have never understood the "cup" thing in America. It seems to be tottaly random. Am I wrong?

Juxxtaposition · 2 months

Very reminiscent of 2am chile...

eatfreely · 2 months

Add half and half in that! I makes it taste so much better

jtomatzin · 2 months

Is there a subreddit for recipes like this?

STYLiNGtooFAST · 2 months

Can you do this without a microwave?

Tulsakaleb · 2 months

One of the most helpful LPT I have ever seen... Maybe just because I love brownies so much...

2Fast2Finkel · 2 months

Saved for college.

Malcolm9806 · 2 months

LPT: dont use the mix for hot chocolate as a substituse for cocoa. They taste nothing alike.

Juru · 2 months

Does it actually work?

iamnotfromtexas90 · 2 months

um, no. this will be goo. need a pinch of leavening like baking soda/powder. also an egg. notice how it didn't 'grow' and fill the mug. there's even a viral recipe around that puffs up just like im taking about that includes said ings. also use tap water idiots, and olive oil isn't for deserts or baking generally. use 'neutral' oil like standard 'vegetable oil' which, if you look at the ingredients, is SOYBEAN oil. that's called marketing.

kefka900 · 2 months

Thanks! Brownie

negative-D · 2 months

Sorry, but how is icecream optional?

jesus_swept · 2 months

I tried this just now. Unfortunately my boyfriend's grandmother made fish-fry and put it in the flour pack. So maybe I'm the idiot because I didn't realize fish-fry looks slightly different than flour, but I just made fish-fry brownies.

I plan to find the actual flour later and make correct brownies, but my tastebuds are too distressed. Oh god, the taste. I've never tasted anything so... oh god.

winesti · 2 months

Damn. You wouldn't think that the one ingredient I don't have would be Flour. I have freaking cocoa but no flour. Great...

EDIT: Used Whole Wheat Flour instead. Nailed it.

Yatiya · 2 months

Made this, can confirm it's amazing. Springy and moist, but like cake. =D

rustedarm · 2 months

GOD BLESS YOU

I_hate_magnets · 2 months

How could 2,845 people downvote brownies :o

Shelbolovesnate · 2 months

Just tried this and gave it to my boyfriend. He took one bite and asked me to make him another, and double it. Success, I believe. :)

chicubs3794 · 2 months

Just tried this, can confirm that it works.

brandtftw · 2 months

How many watts for 1 minute and 40 seconds?

gloomysummer · 2 months

Put some peanut butter and around two tablespoons of milk in the mixture, and used Milo instead of cocoa powder. Fucking amazing.

nestlewater · 2 months

You can do this with any cake, it's called a 3 2 1 cake. You get whatever type of cake mix you want and mix it with angel food cake mix. Then put 3 table spoons of that mix in a mug, 2 table spoons of water then put it in the microwave for 1 minute. It's amazing

dyl10 · 2 months

Here is the one I just made: http://imgur.com/a/wShzi

tyrroi · 2 months

I got a black gooey mess.

whatsgood27 · 2 months

success! now if only i knew how to make ice cream

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