Fudge Brownies

Brownies are a hit at Fairytale Ball

Wednesday, March 10, 2010 by Alyssa Andrews

The first-graders at Summit School of Ahwatukee hold a Fairytale Ball every year and Fairytale Brownies are usually served during the event.

The children always write letters to Fairytale Brownies afterwards to tell us what they think of our fudge brownies. Here are some of my favorites:

Sahil writes: Thank you for these brownies. These are the best brownies I had in my whole entire life. I will apsolutely exploed because I like them so much.

Mataia says: Thank you for the brownies! I had one. It was the best brownie I had ever had in my life! And they were fabulous!!! My two alder sisters had one to. I think they wanted to get as many as they could and pack them in there pussis and leev! I loved them just to saiy agen. Good by now and thank you agen!

Jocelyn writes: I love the scrumptious treats. My mom had one. She said it is good. My dad had one to. He said the same thing! I thot the same thing. My sister is elerjeckt so she was very sad. Thank you for the brownies!!!

Maximus writes: Thys are apsilutey the best browneys ive ever had in my life! How do you make them? They are so good. Ther so chokcitley. Thank you for donating them.

And Jessica writes: The best brownies I've ever tasted are these! I could eat 2,000,000 of your brownies. They are the best brownies I've ever tasted!

Thank you, Summit School! We love receiving your rave reviews.

Oscar gourmet brownie success!

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 by Kari Gayes

As I posted last week, I used our delicious brownies to make the desserts for my Oscar-watching party on Sunday. I promised a follow-up, so here it is. Unfortunately, my plan for mini cheesecakes with crushed gourmet brownies for a crust did not go as well as I'd hoped (I couldn't get them out of the pan without crushing them!), so I scrapped that plan.

The mini brownie sandwiches, however, were a BIG hit! I started with our Original brownies, cut them into smaller squares, and then cut them in half so I had a top and bottom brownie "crust" for the sandwiches. *Note: because Fairytale Brownies are such fudgy brownies, the best way to cut them is to freeze them first. I filled them with a modification of Alyssa's peanut butter topping from her peanut buster brownies. I wanted it to be a little thinner than hers, so I added whipping cream and some powdered sugar to the peanut butter, cream cheese and brown sugar. Here's what they looked like (that's a veggie/cheese tray in the background if you're wondering):

They were delicious, and our guests loved them. I even heard someone say they were the best brownies they had ever tasted!

Fairytale fans win brownies for Oscar predictions

Monday, March 8, 2010 by Alyssa Andrews

The results from last night's Academy Awards are in: Jeff Bridges won Best Actor, Sandra Bullock won Best Actress, "The Hurt Locker" won Best Film and Kathryn Bigelow won Best Director.

We had 49 entries to our contest and eight winners. Congratulations to Cheryl Ford, Shelly Merrill, Jill Hayes, Mari, Lucy McCann, Kayte Cookwatts, Lorie and Fairytale Fan. Please email your contact information to aandrews@brownies.com so that I can ship your fudge brownie winnings!

Winners will receive a Congratulations Morsel 24 which includes Original, Caramel, Chocolate Chip and Walnut flavors.

Thank you all for participating in our contest. We'll think of more ways to win our gourmet brownies in the future.

Valentine Brownies

Friday, March 5, 2010 by Ellie Perry

Hello Fairytale Fans!
The votes are in and everyone agrees, Fairytale Brownies are great! These gourmet brownies are much appreciated by gift recipients everywhere. Who doesn't love the taste of fudge brownies!
Here is some of the wonderful feedback we recently received from recipients of delicious Fairyale Brownies:

Gloria wrote "Best brownies I've ever eaten in my 75 years!"
Dave says "It was the best Valentine's Day gift!"
From Chris, "Great brownies! The entire family enjoyed them for Valentine's Day. They are the best!"
Laurie wrote "These brownies were absolutely delicious. They were a great Valentine's Day present!"
And from Marina, "The best Valentine's Day present ever!"

There you have it; Valentine's Day, Easter, Mother's Day and Father's Day, Fairytale Brownies makes the perfect gift!

My final Brownie Blog

Thursday, March 4, 2010 by Brandie Davenport

I am sad to say this will be my final blog as a team member of Fairytale Brownies. Although I won't be here physically I will forever spread the brownie love, obviously I have become a huge fan of our gourmet brownies over the years. While I am excited to explore new ventures I will miss the smell of a fresh baked fudge brownies when I come to work each morning. I will be frequently reading the brownie blog to stay updated on the behind the scenes happenings at the Fairytale bakery. It has been a great 5 years, Fairytale Brownies is not only the best brownie company but an awesome company to work for. Thank you to all of my customers, co-workers and the many friends I have made over the years. It's been a very sweet experience but now it's time to go... Goodbye!

Gourmet Brownie Oscar Desserts!

Tuesday, March 2, 2010 by Kari Gayes

As you may know, the Academy Awards are this Sunday, honoring all the best films of 2009. As self-professed movie dorks, my husband and I host an Oscar viewing party each year where we dress up, eat hors d'oeuvres and desserts, drink champagne, and see who can guess the most winners correctly. This year, I'm planning to make all my desserts with our delicious gourmet Fairytale Brownies. I have a couple of great brownie recipes that I thought I would share.

Mini brownie cheesecakes: For these, I will run some of our dark chocolate brownies through a food processor until they become delicious brownie crumbs and press them into a mini muffin tin. I'll just use my favorite cheesecake recipe, bake and top with some brownie pieces or fruit.

Mini brownie sandwiches: For this, I'll use our bite-sized Magic Morsels, which are already the perfect mini brownie size. I'll cut them in half so they're half the thickness as usual and make a delicious creamy filling. Or maybe I'll try brownie ice cream sandwiches...

Do you have a great brownie recipe for a bite-sized dessert? Share it in the comments below, and I just might use it this weekend. I'll also post pictures of my gourmet brownie creations next week so you can see how they turn out!

Predict Oscar winners and receive Fairytale Brownies

Tuesday, March 2, 2010 by Alyssa Andrews

If Fairytale Brownies was up for an Oscar, the company would win for Best Gourmet Brownies. Of course I'm biased, but I know others would agree with me. We DO bake awesome fudge brownies.

March 7 (Sunday) is a big night for the film industry: The 82nd Annual Academy Awards will air on ABC. Although there's no Oscar for Best Brownie, Fairytale Brownies would like to award a brownie gift to the Fairytale Fan who accurately predicts the winners in the Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Film and Best Director categories.

The prize? A Congratulations Morsel 24. The gift includes two dozen bite-sized 1.5" x 1.5" Magic Morsels in four flavors (Original, Caramel, Chocolate Chip and Walnut).

Simply cast your vote for all four categories by Friday at 2 p.m. (whatever your time zone is.) The person or people who predict all four winners accurately will win the Morsel 24.

The nominees are:

Best Actor in a Leading Role - Jeff Bridges in "Crazy Heart;" George Clooney in "Up in the Air;" Colin Firth in "A Single Man;" Morgan Freeman in "Invictus;" and Jeremy Renner in "The Hurt Locker."

Best Actress in a Leading Role - Sandra Bullock in "The Blind Side;" Helen Mirren in "The Last Station;" Carey Mulligan in "An Education;" Gabourey Sidibe in "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire;" and Meryl Streep in "Julie & Julia."

Best Motion Picture of the Year - "Avatar," "The Blind Side," "District 9," "An Education," "The Hurt Locker," "Inglourious Basterds," "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire," "A Serious Man," "Up," and "Up in the Air."

Achievement in Directing (Best Director) - James Cameron for "Avatar;" Kathryn Bigelow for "The Hurt Locker;" Quentin Tarantino for "Inglourious Basterds;" Lee Daniels for "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire;" and Jason Reitman for "Up in the Air."

Cast your vote as a comment to this blog. The winner(s) will be notified on Monday and will receive their brownie gift by the end of the week. Good luck!

Mint Brownie Recipe - St. Patrick's Day Brownie Idea

Monday, March 1, 2010 by Hilary Lee

March has arrived, and I started thinking about creative ways to use Fairytale Brownies in a St. Patrick's Day recipe. I scoured the internet for ideas and found this really great recipe from About.com's BusyCooks. The recipe is called Irish Mint Brownies - but I made a few small adjustments. Instead of baking the Mint Brownies from scratch, I've substituted them for our individually wrapped gourmet Mint Chocolate Brownies - which are to die for (and my personal favorite). I thought they would be perfect in this great brownie recipe! Imagine hand drizzled chocolate mint spread over our rich 3" x 3" Belgian Chocolate brownie. Yum!

Ingredients:
12 Mint Chocolate Fairytale Brownies

Green Frosting:
1 tub vanilla ready to spread frosting
1/2 tsp peppermint extract
Few drops of green food coloring

Top Frosting:
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tbsp cocoa
1 1/2 tbsp water
2 tbsp butter
1/2 tsp vanilla

Preparation:
Unwrap all 12 Fairytale Brownies. Arrange them on a serving plate, or line them in a pan. In a small bowl combine frosting, green food coloring and mint extract and beat will until frosting is evenly colored. Spread the mixture over the Fairytale Brownies.

In a medium bowl, mix with a wire wisk the powdered sugar and cocoa. In a microwave safe bowl, combine the butter, water and microwave for 30-45 seconds until the butter melts. Add the powdered sugar and wisk until smooth. Stir in the vanilla until smooth. You may need to add more water to reach a pouring consistency. Then carefully poor this frosting over the green frosting and gently spread to cover. Don't worry if some of the chocolate frosting mixes with the green frosting - that just looks pretty!

I've included a picture of the recipe, however keep in mind yours will look different if you use Fairytale Brownies. They will be square and not in a pie shape.

Here is the original recipe pic Here is our Mint Chocolate Fairytale Brownie

You can visit our website brownies.com to order brownies online, or you can call our customer service line at 800.324.7982 to reach our 24-hour customer service number. I've included the link to our Fairytale Dozen (here) but don't forget, if you are ordering brownies for this recipe, you'll want to order all Mint Chocolate Brownies so click the Choose Your Own Flavors button! I hope you find this brownie recipe delicious and useful.

Recipe courtesy of Busy Cooks (About.com http://busycooks.about.com/od/barcookierecipes/r/mintbrownies.htm)

Random March Holidays

Friday, February 26, 2010 by Brandie Davenport

In March we have the traditional holidays such as, St. Patrick's Day, Palm Sunday and Passover. Well there are some really fun holidays that you might not even know existed!

March is Employee Spirit Month - Sometimes keeping your employee's spirit positive can be a challenge. A great way to boost their mood, spirit and maybe even production is to buy brownies for your office. Imagine the surprise when a delivery arrives and it's for your employee's. They open it and inside is a gourmet chocolate gift from the best brownie company! That would definitely improve my spirit!

March 15th - 21st is American Chocolate Week - I never knew there was an entire week dedicated to chocolate!

March 19th is National Chocolate Caramel Day - Our gourmet brownies come in 12 different flavors and caramel happens to be one of my favorites. Last year when we introduced our version of a truffle, a dark chocolate enrobed fudge brownie in caramel I was in awe. Celebrating this day will be a very easy and enjoyable thing for me to do! I am going to place my order now!

March 25th is Pecan Day - Another flavor that our delicious brownies come in is Pecan. Since Pecans have their very own holiday this brownie is pretty special. My Grandfather is a big fan of this brownie so I think I will send brownies, all pecan, to arrive around the 25th. It's a very random holiday but I think it will put a smile on his face!

Hope everyone has a happy March!

Connecticut Air National Guard Gets Brownies

Friday, February 26, 2010 by Ellie Perry

We appreciate all our customers who buy Fairytale Brownies. We also appreciate the opportunity to donate our gourmet brownies to our Troops. This month we received a special request from a member of the Connecticut Air National Guard. Her unit has been deployed to Haiti to assist in the recovery process for the devastating earthquake that happened a month ago.

We are so grateful for the service our Military men and women provide both here at home and abroad. We hope the Connecticut Air National Guard enjoys these fudge brownies we are sending. On behalf of the team members of Fairytale Brownies, thank you for all you do!

Fudge Brownies Enrobed = Fairytale Truffles!

Monday, February 22, 2010 by Hilary Lee

Our delicious fudge brownies are great alone, but even better when we enrobe them in 60% dark Callebaut Belgian chocolate, an indulgence that we lovingly call Fairytale Truffles! Fairytale Truffles are rich, fudgy Morsels (1.5" x 1.5" mini brownies) that are enrobed in velvety dark belgian chocolate. Our Truffles gifts contains 9 purely decadent truffles in Caramel, Raspberry Swirl and Walnut flavors nestled in an elegant brown box with a purple or red satin bow.

View our Fairytale Brownie Truffle Gifts here.

What are people saying about Fairytale Brownies? This review that came to our service department raving about Fairytale Brownies gourmet brownie gifts: "Fairytale Brownies are absolutely delicious, and the prices are very reasonable considering the care in gift wrapping and delivery. I would recommend this product to any chocolate lover. ~ Candace C., Clarksville, AR"

Order brownies and Fairytale Truffle gifts online at brownies.com or by calling our customer service number at 800.324.7982. Thank you for making the world a sweeter place!

Eat brownies on Sundays during Lent

Wednesday, February 17, 2010 by Alyssa Andrews

Today is Ash Wednesday, a day of fasting, and the first day of the 40 days of Lent. Some Christians traditionally give up a habit or food during this time. For those who have given up dessert, chocolate or sugar for their Lenten tradition, don't forget that Sundays are your "free" days.

That's when you can have some gourmet brownies from Fairytale Brownies. I would suggest the Magic Morsels. They are bite-sized and will satisfy your dark chocolate craving without totally blowing the whole purpose of sacrifice during this season.

When I was growing up, I never was told about Sundays not being a part of Lent. Imagine my doubt when I learned about it as an adult! This is how it was explained to me: There are 40 days of Lent to reminds us of Jesus' 40 days in the desert and the 40 years that the Israelites spent in the desert before getting to the promised land. Six weeks of Monday - Saturday makes 36 days. Add Ash Wednesday and the 3 days after it and you get 40 days. Sundays don't count.

So stock up on fudge brownies. Sunday's coming...

Get a Sweet Deal in time for a "Fairytale" Valentine's Day!

Wednesday, February 10, 2010 by Hilary Lee

Source: ABC15 Smart Shopper

Want a Fairytale of a deal? Head over to Fairytale Brownies retail store Wednesday, February 10th with your Smart Shopper Card!

Fairytale Brownies have been around for over 15 years serving their gourmet chocolate brownies. You may even see them at the store.

Get something for your sweetheart for Valentine's Day, without breaking the bank! Their Fairytale Truffles gift box comes with nine pieces of fudgy chocolate brownies enrobed in velvety dark Belgian chocolate. Nine truffles in Caramel, Raspberry Swirl and Walnut flavors are nestled in an elegant brownie gift box with a purple satin bow. Normally you would pay $24.95, but with the "Deal of the Day" you will get it for just $9.95!

The deal is good only on Wednesday, February 10th at their retail store in Phoenix. The retail store is open from 8am - 5pm. Just flash your Smart Shopper card and get an early start on buying that Valentine's present. By the way, the fudge brownies will stay fresh well after Valentine's Day.

Fairytale Brownies Bakery & Retail Store
4610 E Cotton Center Blvd. Suite #100
Phoenix, AZ 85040
800.FAIRYTALE or 800.324.7982
brownies.com

Brownies: A great runners snack?

Wednesday, February 10, 2010 by Brandie Davenport

Kari in our Marketing Department got the email below from her cousin Matt:

Hey there!
So your brownies are my new pre-run meal! I ate one just to get something in me before I ran 12 miles yesterday and I felt great during the run! So I came home and looked on the wrapper and you it's pretty great for workouts - the carbs, sodium, etc... are good! I am going to order some online.

Wow! I had no idea! I mean I knew our fudge brownies were tasty but had no clue they would help a runner have a great run. Thanks Kari and Matt for sharing this with us. Happy running!

I'm getting a seat on the couch!

Wednesday, February 3, 2010 by Alyssa Andrews

Bringing the right dessert to a Super Bowl party will determine whether you get to lounge on the cushy couch in front of the big screen, or have to weave your body from side to side in a folding chair behind a 6'5" guy named "Buck" who won't sit still.

You know there will be plenty of football-shaped cakes and chocolate chip cookies at the party and they'll be quite tasty. But what if you brought fudge brownies from Fairytale Brownies instead? That spot on the couch will have your name on it!

I'm trying to decide what form my gourmet brownie dessert will take.

I might buy a couple of cut-and-serve 1 lb. Brownie Trays (sold at all AJ's Fine Foods in Arizona) and frost one of them with fudge frosting or maybe cream cheese frosting. The other brownie tray will be for the purists who just like their brownies naked, thank you.

If I decide to spend a little time in the kitchen, I might layer some brownies, pudding, fruit and whipped cream to create a delicious trifle. Maybe I'll use Toffee Crunch brownies, and instead of fruit, I'll throw some chocolate chips in between the layers. Would it still be called a trifle? Whatever. If the fruit is that important, I'll decorate with it on the trifle top... and add some chocolate sauce and chopped nuts, too!

Getting people to talk about and eat your dessert is key. While they're "oohing" and "aahing," you'll be lounging ON THE COUCH where you deserve to be because you brought Fairytale Brownies.

Trust me. I know. I've sat behind Buck before.

PPAI Expo 2010

Thursday, January 28, 2010 by Brandie Davenport

Well Kristie and I are back from Vegas. We decided to stay for a extra week or so. Just kidding! We have been back for a while but have been working very hard to get all the catalogs out that were requested. We talked to over 600 people, sampled over 1000 of our delicious fudge brownies and sent out over 1200 catalogs! Here are some pictures we took at the show...

Here is what our booth looked like when we first got there.

And this is what it looked like when we were done working our magic.

We had a spot on our table dedicated to our Valentine brownie gifts.

This is our display in the New Products Pavilion. We featured our newest custom logo corporate gift item, custom label brownies. They were a hit!

Thank you to everyone who helped make the show a sweet success for us!

Sweet Giving From The Heart With Fairytale Brownies

Friday, January 15, 2010 by Hilary Lee

Begin a new Valentine's Day tradition this year by sending that special someone a chocolate indulgence from Fairytale Brownies. New this year is the Valentine Keepsake Dozen. The handcrafted wooden box is filled with one each of every Fairytale Brownies flavor (Original, Caramel, Chocolate Chip, Cream Cheese, Espresso Nib, Mint Chocolate, Peanut Butter, Pecan, Raspberry Swirl, Toffee Crunch, Walnut and White Chocolate). Once the brownies are eaten, the box can be used to keep treasured mementos for years to come. Shoppers can take advantage of special pricing on the Valentine's Keepsake Dozen, regularly $45.95, sale price $38.90.

Other select Valentine's Day brownie gifts will be specially priced as w

ell. The Valentine Truffles box includes 9 fudgy bite-sized brownies enrobed in 60% dark chocolate, regularly priced at $24.95, sale price $19.95. The Valentine Truffles gift box includes three each of Caramel, Raspberry Swirl and Walnut flavors nestled in an elegant brown box with red satin bow.

The Valentine Sprite 24 ($36.90), Valentine Dozen ($33.90) and Valentine Morsel 24 ($26.90) are also specially priced for the holiday. Baking since 1992, Fairytale Brownies is known for its rich Callebaut gourmet chocolate brownies. Every batch of chocolate brownies is baked by hand using a 50-year-old family recipe and natural ingredients including pure creamery butter and farm fresh eggs. Fairytale Brownies are Certified Kosher. Order brownies today at brownies.com.

Any day is a good day to say, 'I love you'

Wednesday, January 13, 2010 by Alyssa Andrews

My Dad was a man of few words when he was alive. He was loving, funny and always there for me when I needed him. Although he didn't feel the need to say, "I love you," I never doubted that he did.

Several years ago Dad learned how to use the internet and email, and had a great time keeping in touch with his friends and family. Every day I would receive several joke messages from him. Sometimes there were so many that I left a few of them unopened.

I'm so glad that I read the message he sent my sisters and me one Valentine's Day. The email read, "Happy Valentine's Day! I love you, Dad." I know this is silly, but I still haven't deleted the message! It was so sweet.

One of our mom bloggers just posted a great review about Fairytale Brownies. Although I like the fact that she LOVES Fairytale, I thought her message about what Valentine's Day means to her explains the way I think of this holiday. We show our love to family and friends daily, but Feb. 14 is the day to shout it.

Thank you, Stephanie, for the nice review! Here is her blog:

http://thecreativesideofsteph.blogspot.com/2010/01/fairytale-brownies-review-and-valentine.html

New Arizona retailers now selling Fairytale Brownies

Tuesday, January 12, 2010 by Eileen Spitalny

Happy New Year - which means New Year resolutions, i.e. watch the diet.

I know, I know as I have some myself. But we all need to indulge a little, too.

So, I’m so excited to share the many new retailers that now have Fairytale Brownies, Sprites or Morsels.

Add Fairytale Brownies to your “must buy” list while shopping at the new Scottsdale Oakville Grocery. Just moved into Scottsdale Quarter by H & M. Fairytale’s Sprites and Magic Morsels are available to purchase and can be found near the registers at the front of the store. Foodies like us just wrote a blog:

http://www.foodieslikeusblog.com/culinary-adventures/oakville-grocery-local-international-and-napa-valley-specialties-for-every-foodie/

Our delicious Belgian dark chocolate treats can also be found at Phoenix Urban Grocery and Wine Bar downtown, Tempe Farmer’s Market in the freezer case and Luci’s Healthy Marketplace and Coffee Bar in central Phoenix.

Shoppers can choose from a variety of flavors – Original, Caramel, Chocolate Chip, Cream Cheese, Peanut Butter, Toffee Crunch and Walnut.

Other retail locations in the Phoenix area include all of AJ’s Fine Foods, Duck & Decanter and Whole Foods. – Click here for our complete retail list –