Easter Weekend means Chocolate: Turtle Brownies

This Easter weekend could have been awful, it was the first one I've ever spent away from my family and since my mum pretty much makes Easter Sunday the best, this was a pretty big decision. But instead of being a disaster Easter weekend was absolutely lovely. I got not one but two Easter egg hunts and more than that I got quality time with friends and my bf which was really enjoyable. On Saturday we went to a lovely Easter BBQ with an outdoor egg hunt. It was so much fun and the food was absolutely delicious. So of course I had to contribute something baked but we'll get back to that. Sunday I used the magic of Skype to have breakfast with my family and then had the most amazing chilled day. The weather here was absolutely awful on Sunday but after a few weeks of running around a day of being confined indoors while rivers of rain splatter your window, some blissful relaxation (read watching frozen) and the remains of my baked goods were the perfect combination. So what was the fitting baked good for this weekend of enjoyment - well you know it's got to involve chocolate.

How bout adding some caramel? maybe some nuts?

Any ideas?

It's Turtles Brownie

I've made brownies a few time, including recently with low fat versions. These versions are inspired by the delicious DeMets Turtles and some delicious sea salt caramel brownies I saw on littlerosebook back in January. Previously I have always made a more cakey brownie but since these were to be turtles brownies which are american, it only felt right to use an american recipe. So I adapted a recipe from the hummingbird bakery

A brownie for every night of the week

Recently I have been craving brownies so much. Do you ever get an idea like that into your head and nothing but nothing will satiate it other than the item of your obsession. This obsession was pushed over the edge by a recent email from food network listing the top 20 brownie recipes with mouth-watering photographs. So just make a brownie right, melt the butter and chocolate and go to town. Problem is, in this house we are eating healthy and buttery, chocolatey, gooey brownies, though delicious, don't really fit in to that. So what's a girl to do........? Continue to crave unsatisfied or find a solution. I think if you've read any of this blog before you know me well enough to know which I chose.