Chocolate basil brownies from 100 Cookies: The Baking Book for Every Kitchen, with Classic Cookies, Novel Treats, Brownies, Bars, and More (page 86) by Sarah Kieffer

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    Can substitute the book’s “Cakey brownies” for the “My favorite brownies” specified in this recipe.

  • cucinahalcon on December 12, 2024

    Tasty but not worth the time and effort. I followed the recipe to a T. The basil flavor was very subtle. The buttercream is a substantial layer and kind-of makes me feel like I’m eating a buttered brownie.

  • LarsensBeans on June 23, 2022

    Very good with the basil.

  • senzler on March 26, 2022

    I too substituted mint for basil and they were a big hit

  • sosayi on February 18, 2021

    Really, really delicious! I did sub mint for basil (there was a specific request by a certain husband), but otherwise followed exactly. I agree with Jviney that the amount of cooling in between steps is a PITA, but since it's an icebox here in WI, it was actually pretty easy (and quick) to do each step by just setting it on the screened porch. Maybe I'll just make this in winter. :)

  • Jviney on September 02, 2020

    Pro: these are a delicious brownie and the basil brings a really lovely herbal note. Several guessed it was mint, and it’s a refreshing add. My husband immediately went back for seconds, and both adults and kids enjoyed them. Con: I struggled to get these done over the course of ten hours with a crabby three year old singing in my kitchen. The cooling to room temp x2 and the chilling for one hour x3...it’s just a lot of steps and I’m not 100% sure the payoff is there, as enjoyable as they are.

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