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Tasting! Pillsbury Chocolate Fudge Brownie Bites
June 24th, 2010 • 33 Comments | Leave a Comment »
Like a rabid unicorn running wild through Central Park, these things are very dangerous. So this is what you must do:
…..install a super jet engine onto the trunk of your grocery cart, then activate the high-speed setting for rapid acceleration past the Pillsbury Chocolate Fudge Brownie Bites.
If you don’t do what I say you will most definitely be trapped. I will NOT be held responsible for your excess teeth chompin’ and calorie poppin’.
Due to foreseen projections of delectable greediness, I will-won’t-maybe-will be keeping these around. The chocolate shell is like a Klondike, but thicker and better quality. The inner brownie is so soft, moist, and chewy, it will put you in a trance. All of this bewilderment is only amplified by the lovely fudgy center that also comes in caramel.
The refrigerated package touts a Brownie Bite that is “fully baked and ready to eat”. And I’m way past ready.
I only recommend these for veteran hungry people who are in control of their eating and know when to stop the chewing. If you are still practicing discipline and self-control…. just say NO.
BROWNIE BITE NOTES
- Price Paid: $3.89 for pack of 12 Bites
- Serving Size: 3 pieces
- Calories: 180
- Fat Calories: 80
- Total Fat: 9g
- Sat. Fat: 4.5g
- Sodium: 85mg
- Carbs: 25g
- Fiber: less than 1g
- Sugars: 20g
- Protein: 2g
REACTIONS FROM THE TASTE TEST CREW
Health-hater Husband: Nice chocolate coating and chewiness. The fudge center is great.
Greedy Kid #1: It’s very chocolately. That’s not my thing, but it’s definitely NOT cheap quality.
Greedy Kid #2: I like that it’s creamy when you bite into it.
Greedy Kid #3: It’s good, but I don’t want anymore. It’s got too much flavor. <–???
Yum UP! to: Rabid unicorns. Because they need love too.
Yuck Down to: Gut-growing Brownie Bite poppin’. Be careful, people.
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THe Rabbit Runner June 24th, 2010 at 21:47
haha i love when you do these product reviews with your taste testers! so funny
These actually sound really good. Maybe too good. Love anything by pillsbury!
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Josie Reply:
June 24th, 2010 at 10:06 pm
way too good, girl!
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amanda June 24th, 2010 at 21:48
I was wondering about these when I saw them in the store. I thought they looked like they would be easy to eat the whole bag in one sitting so I avoided them.
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Josie Reply:
June 24th, 2010 at 10:05 pm
yep, that’s the evil unicorn part.
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Marvo June 24th, 2010 at 21:52
What!?! They’re pre-baked and ready to eat!
The pre-heating, mixing, baking, waiting and cooling makes baked brownies taste so much sweeter. It’s like that first cup of water after a run.
If Pillsbury does all the baking for us, I won’t be able to see the Pillsbury Doughboy and poke at his tummy to make him laugh.
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Julie (jules23) June 24th, 2010 at 21:53
4 pts for 3 doesn’t sound tooooo bad for a treat, but I’d have to make sure the rest were hidden from me. Lol
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Mary (A Merry Life) June 24th, 2010 at 23:07
I’m so hungry now. Your blog always does this too me. And I want brownies. Thank goodness the weekend is coming soon!
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Fauxtographer June 24th, 2010 at 23:38
I can already see that I need to avoid these. And yet, now I’m so tempted…
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Leashieloo June 24th, 2010 at 23:42
SOLD!!! I want these, like yesterday.
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Jenn (Jenn's Menu and Lifestyle Blog) June 25th, 2010 at 4:20
Please send me the leftovers from greedy kid #3, lol. Those look so good. I could go for the whole bag right this second.
Jenn
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Josie Reply:
June 25th, 2010 at 7:11 am
leftovers? what leftovers? I swear I didn’t do it.
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Miz June 25th, 2010 at 4:43
damn those look good.
can you tell my mom was NOT a baker but a storeBUYER when I was growing up?
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Jessica @ How Sweet June 25th, 2010 at 6:43
I always find things here that I don’t even know about. It’s bad when it’s chocolate.
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Trish @IamSucceeding June 25th, 2010 at 6:59
I had a coupon…picked them up…looked at them…looked at me…then my kids…put them back on the shelf! Nope this is a life style change…they will NOT be in it!! =)
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Josie Reply:
June 25th, 2010 at 7:13 am
I am jealous that you had a coupon. First bag I bought, I forgot to refrigerate and had to throw out & buy another package. So I basically spent almost $8.00 just to get a bite of these.
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LtSqrlGrl June 25th, 2010 at 8:36
Wow! Can’t wait for work to be over so I can jump on my Rabid Unicorn and ride as fast as I can to find these. Great thing about riding a Rabid Unicorn to the store – people get out of your way!!
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Lisa June 25th, 2010 at 9:20
I do love good chocolate, but mine has to be in sauce form…heated…over Bryer’s or Ben & Jerry’s Vanilla! Yeah, that’s probably why I’ve lost only 3 pounds in 6 weeks.
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SkippyMom June 25th, 2010 at 9:41
You had me at caramel. YAY for low sodium – at least they have something healthy going on ;D
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444 June 25th, 2010 at 10:23
Looks like major danger. I will steer clear.
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Josie Reply:
June 25th, 2010 at 10:32 am
So you need the Super Jet Engine installed on your grocery cart? I offer installation services for $1,995.
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444 Reply:
June 25th, 2010 at 11:04 am
@Josie, the truth is that I make enough of this kind of stuff in my own kitchen. Don’t tell Mr. 444, but the kids and I made a giant tray and cut them into giant brownies, then I wrapped them individually in waxed paper and ziploc bags and we stuffed them into 1. an old sugar-free freezer pops box and 2. hid under an old bag of coffee he’d never look at, in the freezer. (I hid those even from the kids, for myself, so the kids would not know if I broke the rule you’ll hear about next)
He’s on a major diet now, and it’s mean to tempt him. So we all have the “one brownie per day rule” (which I broke the other day) and he just thinks there’s an old box of nasty frozen treats in the freezer that everyone forgot about, and he never looks in it.
Schwing!
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Amanda@SenseiTalks June 25th, 2010 at 11:24
Holy moly chocolate. I would have zero self control if those were in my casa.
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Sagan June 25th, 2010 at 12:47
Guess I’d better say “no”, then
But… they sound really tasty!
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Kim June 25th, 2010 at 15:00
hehe…They were giving these as samples at Wal-Mart today. I bought some and they are gone. Eek! They were TOO good. Stupid impulse buys…will never go on sample day again. jeez lol
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Kelly, The Glass Dragonfly June 25th, 2010 at 16:26
I want some chocolate!! Now.
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Eunice June 25th, 2010 at 19:13
Haha I like how Greedy Kid #1 was assessing the non-cheap quality of the brownies.
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Laura Jane June 25th, 2010 at 19:48
Yeah, I’ll definitely need to get the cart with the jet engine to whisk me past those! Bite size is the MOST dangerous for me. I think “oh just one. just a few calories” I hate to imagine how quickly these would disappear from my house and it wouldn’t be my husband eating them.
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merri June 25th, 2010 at 19:51
For some reason, these don’t look that good to me. I think I prefer my brownies warm and fresh from the oven (maybe even some ice cream on top).
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South Beach Steve June 25th, 2010 at 20:20
These look really good to me. I’ll take merri’s share!
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Debra June 26th, 2010 at 17:38
What have you done to GreedKid #3 that he thinks these have too much flavor???? Have you been feeding that poor kid vegetables again? Poor child!
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Grammy Allen June 22nd, 2011 at 12:23
I LOVE the idea of installing a super jet engine in the TRUNK of my shopping cart. In fact, I had to read those instructions twice to make sure I had it correct. I imagine it would work for the entire cookie aisle, if necessary. Thanks for the laughs!
I wandered onto your site by accident, but I’ve bookmarked it so I can find it again.
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yumyucky Reply:
June 22nd, 2011 at 1:40 pm
Heeeey Grammy! Yes, and happen to do those jet engine installations for the low low price of $3,995. C’mon! You NEED this. (thanks for bookmarking. hehe)
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