Mug Brownie

At a recent party my roommate and I were engaged in two separate conversations one right after the other about preparing food in mugs. The first conversation consisted of an enthusiastic recommendation to do 'mug brownies'. I, the skeptic, was...skeptical. Then J and I moved over to the snack table where a skulking blond told us she prepares 'mug eggs' sometimes. J politely said, okay as I twisted my face in disgust and exclaimed, how in god's name does that work. I love my eggs to much to subject them to the death rays of the microwave. And she didn't know how it worked, but it worked. Agree to disagree, 'lady who is guarding the snack table'.

Today I visited chowhound.com during lunch and up pops this video about 'mug brownies'. Now after this intense discussion at the party I had to know...does it work? So I grabbed a post-it, scrabbled down the instructions, visited the grocery store on the way home, and made it. Like the video states, it's not a true brownie but definitely an easy and quick chocolate solution. Here is the recipes I followed:

From Chowhound

Difficulty: Easy | Total Time: 3 minutes | Active Time: 2 minutes | Makes: 1 brownie

This makes a delicious brownie for one in about a minute. I used a 1500 watt microwave. 60 seconds makes a molten center brownie. 75 seconds make a uniformly done brownie. Careful not to overcook.

INGREDIENTS

• 2 Tbs vegetable oil
• 2 Tbs water
• 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
• dash salt
• 4 Tbs granulated sugar
• 2 Tbs unsweetened cocoa powder
• 4 Tbs all purpose flour

INSTRUCTIONS

1. In a 12 oz coffee mug, add water, oil and vanilla. Whisk well.
2. Add cocoa powder, whisk well. Add sugar, whisk well. Add flour, whisk well.
3. Microwave for 60 to 90 seconds. Center should be slightly molten. Careful not to overcook.
4. Enjoy with a spoon. Careful brownie will be hot.

I actually only added 3 Tbs of sugar and 2 Tbs of flour and it was fine. And I cheated and used a bowl. As you can see I added my peanut butter ice cream and whipped cream. I like sugar, what can I say? So now friends, when at your next party you can say with much certainty that yes, the mug brownie does work. Mug eggs? I'll get back to you on that one.