There was a recent question posed asking about Krispy Kreme brownies. Nathan wanted to tackle it by making
this recipe sent to us by
Karen (who really DID prove herself!).
In case you don't want to click over, I'm just going to c&p the recipe so you can see how amazing this is:
Brownie Ingredients
3 Krispy Kreme Glazed Doughnuts
1/2 cup White Sugar
2 tablespoons Butter (unsalted)
2 tablespoons Water
1 cup Semisweet Chocolate Chips
1/2 cup Milk Chocolate Chips
2 Eggs
1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
2/3 cup All-Purpose Flour
1/4 teaspoon Baking Soda
1/2 teaspoon Salt
Brownie Doughnut Glaze Ingredients
1/4 cup whole milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups confectioners’ sugar
Now the modifications we made:
-I accidentally put in powdered sugar instead of flour -- Lisa corrected that mistake so there WAS flour, but also extra powdered sugar. (I don't cook a lot, apparently.)
-We added more doughnuts on top of the brownies.
-We used cream instead of milk for the glaze. Also we made way more glaze because I get really excited when working with cream.
To the pictures!

We started mixing. First, I should mention that before Nathan arrived, I was making a spicy, creamy pasta that
Allie told me was her favorite (it should be noted that anything spicy is Allie's favorite -- also Doritos). It was basically butter, garlic and crushed red peppers mixed with spaghetti sauce and cream over pasta. Super easy.
Except I started making it while I was on the phone with Melanie. I stopped paying attention to how much crushed red pepper I was pouring in the pan until I realized the kitchen was smokey and Lisa and I couldn't stop sneezing (it took HOURS for my sinuses to feel settled again). But other than that, I kind of liked it. Maybe less red pepper next time...My esophagus felt like it was burning from the inside. But in a good, albeit unsettling, way.

Step 9 is to eat a doughnut. Check! I am (or at least was) so in love with Krispy Kreme doughnuts.

The brownie batter looking deliciously fudgy. This is pre-unnecessary powdered sugar and very necessary flour.

The pieces of doughnut (three for inside the batter, one for on top).

Nathan arranged everything in a eye-catching flower pattern while three girls looked on with approval.

The finished product. Okay. Our kitchen smelled AMAZING. Like the oven was made of the most heavenly fudge. I couldn't wait to try it, but we had to make the glaze first.

Which I poured artistically over the carefully-arranged brownies.

Nathan got the rest of the brownies to take home. I also dumped the rest of the glaze in the container because what else was I going to do with it? Which is why he has an inch of straight-up glaze.

From the top. Brownies. Coated in glaze.

My favorite thing about this picture (not the lighting. Our dining area struggles with photography-approved lighting) is that you can SEE the glaze dripping off of Nathan's spoon.
I only ate most of one brownie. He had two at my house and one more at Karen's. After two bites (the second bite was the BEST because that was when the delicious fudginess of it all hit me) I started to feel the effects of the sugar. I had this distinct moment where I went, "So THAT'S where my pancreas is! And THAT'S what it feels like when it starts producing insulin on high!" And all the next moments of thought included, "I feel SO ill..."
Heather, Lisa and Stacy all tried them. Heather, who doesn't eat much sugar, had one bite and declared she felt like she was, "having morning sickness!" (and this is Heather being
not dramatic). Lisa had two bites before the straight-up dessertiness hit her. Stacy had one and wondered how Nathan had eaten two. Agreed.

Nathan and I washed an impressive amount of dishes (when I cook, I try to use every dish at least once so none of them feel left out) before I told him he had to leave because I no longer felt well (also we played Robot Unicorn, but that has nothing to do with food).
Then I spent the rest of the night alternating between lying on the floor telling Heather and Lisa I was going to die/be sick and craving another bite (they really are good).
Would I make them again? Absolutely. They are AMAZING.
Would I eat an entire brownie again? No way.
Am I excited to take the leftover brownies to my parent's house tomorrow for my dad's birthday so everyone can try a bite? You bet!
I still have enough doughnuts left if anyone would like me to make them a batch.... Besides, Nathan and I
were wondering how they would taste if you threw on a layer of chocolate frosting over the glaze. Any volunteers to try it?