Not since we ate 16 of our next-door neighbor’s “Magic Brownies” have we fallen so head over heels in love with a little square of baked chocolaty goodness. But these are even better than anything laced with the ganja because those just make us consume more than our limit. And occasionally set people on fire. Those quirky side effects!
We don’t know about you, but the majority of our brownie consuming experience comes from years of Mom pouring a box of the ol’ grocery store mix into a bowl and laughing while we licked the unsweetened chocolate sauce that came in that little packet and screamed for mercy when we realized it was unsweetened. We got so used to those short-cut treats that when our grandmother would make us brownies from scratch, we thought they were so gross we’d sneak them off to the bathroom and flush them. We look back now and realize how wrong we were. Not to mention how much we cost our grandparents in plumbing bills over the years.
Now that we’re all grown up, however, we only want brownies and other confections made from scratch. So we were thrilled to learn about LovePuppies, a brownie baker based in Austin that has mastered the art of the fudgy delicacy.
They make seven varieties, from a very tasty basic double chocolate brownie to a refreshingly crisp chocolate-mint version. Each brownie has a clever name like You Mocha Me Crazy (chocolate-coffee), Peanut Butter Nutcase (made with Reeses cups), Hunka Hunka Burnin’ Love (yep, those are ground peppers in there) and Trailer-Park-Chic (a tacky blonde who loves her some dark chocolate and big nuts). We call her Nadine.
Place and order online and they’ll arrive to you in a chilled box (and the chilling pack is reusable for lunches, ice chests or drunken knots on the head). The brownies last for two weeks at room temperature, 4 weeks in the refrigerator, or a full six months in the freezer (as if we had that much will power). Pop them into the microwave for about 30 seconds and it’s like they’re fresh out of the oven. Take their advice and add a scoop of ice cream and you may never want to leave the house again.
What’s really wonderful is that unlike some other treats we’ve touted on Gay List before, these aren’t outrageously expensive. A dozen bulk of a single flavor will run you just $16. A variety of individually wrapped brownies (what we tried) will cost $21. Add a gift box, and the dozen runs you a cool $25.
Tomorrow is the last day to order to receive your brownie fix in time for the holidays, so let your fingers do the walking. And then let your tongue do the licking off your fingers after you eat the brownies because they’re so chocolaty you’ll get goop on your fingers.
Hmmm, we sure hope they have somebody else available to write their slogans.
To order, call (512) 406-0168 or shop online at www.lovepuppiesbrownies.com
