Oreo Brownie with Ice cream
This
time around, I am super thrilled and pleased that I got to spend the entire
summer holidays with the kids; doing stuff for them and with them. Like many
other things in the last 10 months that I tried my hands at for the first time,
an entire 2 months’ vacation with the kids was a first timer too! And I must confess here, that irrespective of
the fun I had with them, the kids’ summer holidays have left me quite
exhausted!!!
Last
year same time, I was closing reviews and revisions and the works in my ‘all
equipped’ office space. Extended hours and long commute was the name of the
game. I was doing meetings and presentations and brainstorming sessions in the
sophisticated conference rooms while sipping on the Costa machine coffee and
munching on sandwiches. Sounds
stressful, right? Absolutely right! It was no doubt stressful given that all
the other chores and activities were then squeezed into the measly amount of
time that was left. Not to mention the twinge here and a prick there for not
being able to give time to the family….
I
have come to realise that managing two kids who are home the whole day for two
months at a stretch is a huge, enormous and humongous task. And I am in
complete awe of my mom who was managing the show for me in my absence….playing
mentor, ‘fill in’ mom, friend and a play date, so smoothly that one would never
realise there was real work involved..
I
looked forward to the summer holidays this year. Kids and I did a lot of stuff
together this time… board games, little chef parties, baking sessions, visit to
the museum, visit to the parks, weekend getaways, slumber parties, ice cream
outings and the works! And when you host
events for a bunch of pre-teens who are full of energy and a growing appetite
for action as well as food, you have to be on your toes all the time, either
creating activities for them to do, dishing out fun food at least 6 times a day
and then finally, cleaning up the whole place. Because, tomorrow is another day
and there’s going to be a new bunch of pre-teens who are going to ransack your
place and you are expected to be a “batch production set up” with creative play
ideas and creative food ideas.
It
was on one such occasion that my little girl came to me, hugged me and cajoled
me into agreeing to her plan of a surprise ice-cream party for her friends. And
when I came to agree to it, a fresh piece was information was tactfully
delivered to me that the friends have already been invited and were promised a
vanilla ice cream with hot chocolate brownie. The notice was less than an
hour!!
A
dash to the ice cream store and we had two buckets of Vanilla; but luck ran out
as we could not get our hands on brownies in any of the few pastry stores
around. I finally picked up a couple of
packs of Oreo biscuits to crush on top of the ice cream; and as we rushed back
home I racked my brains if there was anything more I could do than just replace
the brownie with crushed Oreos .
And
as I pulled into the parking space, it suddenly dawned upon me!!
Taking
inspiration from my own Cookie Cake (refer my blog post of
17th March 2019), I am now all set to quickly dish out some
yummilicious Oreo Brownie!!
To
get going, I need…..
200gm
pack of Oreo Vanilla Crème Biscuits
1
cup of milk
1
tsp Baking soda
3
tbsp Sugar
1
tbsp crushed walnuts
Powder
all the biscuits along with the crème in a dry grinder. Transfer to a mixing
bowl, add sugar and then add milk in small quantities, mixing well so that we
have a smooth creamy batter. Add the walnuts and baking soda and mix well.
Transfer
the mixture to a lightly greased microwaveable mould and microwave on high for
about 4-7 minutes depending on the capacity of the oven. After the first 4
minutes, insert a knife in the brownie cake, if it comes out clean, the brownie
is ready. If not, continue to microwave for a minute at a time till knife comes
out clean.
Let
it cool for about 5-6 minutes and then invert into a dish.
While
still warm, cut into suitable pieces or crumbles to be served with Vanilla or
Chocolate ice cream!!
To
serve, place the brownie at the bottom of the dessert bowl, add scoops of
vanilla ice cream, then add some hot chocolate fudge or Hershey’s Chocolate
Syrup. Voila… the dessert is ready to dig into!
You
may even want to give a light drizzle of chocolate chips or nougat before you
serve.
Simple,
easy and ready in minutes! And absolutely delicious! And it tastes so
authentic, no one is ever going to find out this little quick fix kitchen
secret of mine….
In less than an hour, I was all
set to throw an Ice cream party for some 10-12 little darlings who relished
their hot chocolate brownie n’ Vanilla ice cream. Such a pretty picture to see
their content faces after they were done with multiple helpings! And the glow
of pride on my little girl’s face through the whole event made it all worth the
hustle. It made her day and her euphoria…. made mine!
Try this super easy brownie
with ice cream treat! And be all set to gather a few more fans along the way….
Will see you soon with
more………….. Cya!
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