Be sure to reduce the strawberries down to 1/4 cup. Only add 1/4 cup of strawberry reduction.This will give your brownies a bolder, natural strawberry flavor. Use a pure, all-natural strawberry extract that’s made with real strawberries and alcohol. Too much stirring could result in dry brownies. It’s important to stir the batter just until the ingredients are incorporated. Store brownies in an airtight container.Slice brownies into 20 squares and serve.Once brownies have cooled, spread the glaze on top and allow it to harden.To make the glaze, combine all glaze ingredients until the mixture is silky.Bake on the middle rack for about 35-40 minutes or until the center is set.Pour strawberry brownie batter into the prepared baking dish and spread into an even layer.Stir in 2-4 drops of food coloring for a deeper shade of natural pink.Stir in flour and salt just until combined.Stir in eggs, vanilla extract, strawberry extract, and lemon extract.In a large bowl, stir together melted butter and sugar.Line a glass 8×8 square baking pan with parchment paper. Remove from heat and let strawberry reduction cool.Simmer gently while stirring until the strawberries have reduced to 1/4 cup.Add puree to a saucepan over medium heat.Add strawberries to a blender and puree.If you want to keep these strawberry brownies natural but want a deeper shade of pink go with a few drops of beet juice ( like I did with this hot pink lemonade) cranberry juice or use Watkins natural food coloring. I added 4 drops of red food coloring to give these strawberry brownies a deeper natural pink color. Instead, fresh strawberries steal the show! They are finished off with a sweet vanilla glaze! Natural Food Coloring Whether you call them strawberry blondies or strawberry brownies these babies are sure to disappear quickly, especially if you are a strawberry lover! A strawberry brownie is a basic brownie recipe without cocoa powder. No artificial strawberry cake mix flavor.Packed with a whopping 1 pound of fresh strawberries!.If you thought chocolate brownies and vanilla ice were good together, try these strawberry brownies with vanilla ice cream!! Talk about an amazing dessert! Here’s what makes these Strawberry Brownies The BEST! When I posted these incredible lemon brownies, I promised on social media that I’d eventually get around to posting the strawberry version so here we are! I couldn’t wait to make these strawberry brownies because they are simply incredible!! They LOVE to snack.Īs our first homemade dessert, I decided to make Strawberry Brownies! We deserved it! Since then we’ve been eating less sugary foods, and more fruits, and vegetables and I’ve still been cooking breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day which really helps the boys cut back on snacking. The BEST diet Crasher: Strawberry Brownies We finished strong and celebrated with pizza. After my hubby and I, both agreed that we sucked and our kids were way better than us, we thought about secretly cheating and sneaking downstairs to eat the leftover Oreo Biscuits. Not the answers we were hoping for, but I was so proud of them. Hubby and I: Giving them a fake “yeah sure. Isaac: Yeah, I mean, I want chicken nuggets, but like… we’re basically almost done.
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Plus I want to say I actually finished it. Me: Well guys, we did 4 days and that’s something to be proud of it! Y’all can stop now if you want to.Įthan: I’m not really ready to stop. They fell for it.īy day 4 my husband and I were ready to call it quits! I was so tired of eating fruits and vegetables and cooking every single friggin meal down to the homemade ketchup! We decided to tell the boys we were ending the detox. I somehow managed to get my kids and husband to join us by bribing them with all the delicious and colorful meals I was going to be making. This detox would be 7 days of no sugar, no dairy, no fast food, no unhealthy carbs……basically no kinda fun whatsoever. So I had the bright idea to do a 7-day detox with my sister. IS.FINISHED!!!! The detox is over!! Hallelujah! Chewy, from-scratch strawberry brownies loaded with fresh strawberries and finished with a vanilla glaze! Grab the vanilla ice cream! Watch me make these strawberry brownies from start to finish!