Fair Trade Brownie Recipe to LIVE for!

You might say the Fair Trade Brownies that Brother Steve makes are to "die for," but at A Better Footprint, we'd say they are to LIVE for. Using Equal Exchange or other Fair Trade organic cocoa is the secret. Using Fair Trade cocoa in your brownies ensures that cocoa was not picked by child slaves in West Africa, but rather by farmers who received a fair price and have safe and healthy working conditions. By replacing conventional cocoa with Fair Trade cocoa, you're making a world of difference!

And, since SO MANY of our store visitors have asked for the Fair Trade Brownies recipe, we're posting it online. AND - come down to the retail store in Downtown Green Bay, WI this Saturday from 12-4 for FREE fair trade brownies and organic fair trade coffee!

Brother Steve's Fair Trade Brownies
(adapted from Annalise Peck's "Brownies", in _Our Favorite Recipes_, Thomas Lake Elementary, 2004, p. 104)

1 C melted butter
2 C sugar
1/2 C FAIR TRADE baking cocoa
4 eggs
2 t vanilla
1 1/2 C flour
1 t salt

Mix dry ingredients--flour and salt together. Set aside. Add melted butter to sugar and FAIR TRADE cocoa. Add in eggs and vanilla. Beat well. Add dry ingredient mixture. Pour into greased 9 x 13 pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes.

To make Fluffy peanut butter frosting (from allrecipes.com)
1/2 C butter, softened
1 C creamy peanut butter
3 T milk (or as needed)
2 C confectioner's sugar

Place the butter and peanut into a medium bowl, and beat with an electric mixer. Gradually mix in the sugar, and when it starts to get thick, incorporate milk one tablespoon at a time until all of the sugar is mixed and the frosting is thick and spreadable. Beat for at least three minutes for it to get good and fluffy.

See you at A Better Footprint on Saturday, where you can taste these FREE (while they're here) and be a part of World Fair Trade Day 2008. The store is located at 1228 Main Street #1, Green Bay, WI 54302.