I am sure some of you here are familiar with intermittent fasting but have you heard of water fast? Basically you can not consume anything other than liquid. Thankfully, coffee is allowed and so, that’s how I was able to survive through 3 days, no solid food and only water and coffee. I do this at least once a year but lately, I wanted to try it at least once a week. So, kind of on and off. The reason I am doing this is that I’ve been baking lately and to trick my brain that all these are not something to be done out of boredom.

At the same time, I also wonder why some chefs are just so ripped and healthy despite having all these baked goods. So, maybe they are also doing some workout? Beats me but if you’re a baker or a chef with good habits, let me know your secret!

Recently, my cousin was on a vacation and he brought coffee as a gift. The coffee was certainly for me as others got fruit chips and assorted snacks. It’s a robusta coffee and marked as premium with a very fine grind. It’s best for espresso and since I don’t have an espresso machine, I reckon that I have to find a good use for that.

I’ve been thinking of brownies and since that is a very basic part of baking, it’s best to share this coffee baked goods to the world.

These days, brownies have so many variants that we can’t even keep up with. But this recipe is something classic and everyone can make it. However, there are some notes and things that I also learned about brownies that I have on my notes that I love to share.

You can swap the ingredients but with one thing in mind that you understand that each ingredient has its own characteristic. For example, if you use the recipe that skips baking powder, it will make your brownie more fudgier and denser.

These are some of the ingredients that you need to make small batch brownies. Extra note, this recipe is also affordable as I am doing some swaps to the ingredients such as using margarine instead of butter.

There’s one thing I learned about brownies, you can never go wrong with it. Even if the texture is denser and isn't beautifully made,they will taste so heavenly. Afterall, it is sugar and cocoa, and even better if you add coffee to it. So, this is a recipe that everyone even without baking experience can do. And for me, this will be my last flour based menu as not only I am doing water fasting, I am also on a no-flour challenge.

I can tell you as much it is much harder than if someone were to ask me to skip white rice or any rice dish. So, wish me luck in this challenge and once it ends, I’ll tell you more about my experience not eating food for 3 days that I just finished and along this no-flour challenge.

See you around!