Brownie for one satisfies sweet tooth
Do you really need a reason to bake a single chocolatey brownie? One that requires only pantry staples and a toaster oven? A brownie that you don't have to share? Fine, I'll give you a few reasons: It's better than a box mix and only takes about 20 minutes total to make, bake and cool. Brownies are the champions of chocolate cravings, and this one is chewy, chocolatey and fast.
The new easy bake oven
Baking in a toaster oven has a few benefits. Toaster ovens heat more quickly than standard ovens and more evenly than microwave ovens. A small toaster oven won't heat up the whole kitchen when it's really too hot to bake. And baking in a toaster oven is fun. The small size reminds me of my Easy Bake Oven, but it works about a thousand times better.
Metal baking pans for texture
A tiny metal baking pan isn't standard kitchen equipment (Unless you've got an 8-year-old at home; in which case, borrow a cake pan from their Easy Bake Oven set), but a metal pan is the standard for baking brownies because it heats quickly, resulting in crispy-chewy edges that a glass baking dish just won't match. That being said, feel free to use a small, oven-safe ramekin that holds about 3/4 cup if you don't have a small metal pan. Mini pie pans are also great for this brownie and can churn out mini pies for your next pie party.
Bonus butter tip
You can melt the butter for these brownies in the baking pan on top of the toaster oven while the oven preheats, which also does butter duty to grease the pan for baking.
Brownie for One
Makes 1 large brownie
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