Tropical Laziness

I'm going to say something that you'll probably agree with... and maybe has even happened to you in the past. It's not a bad thing really...

I mean nobody got their feelings hurt, my apartment is still in one piece, and I didn't lose anything. In fact, I racked my brain for such a good amount of time, that I may have actually grew a couple brain cells... (Keep your comments to yourselves please) :)

Laziness can breed creativity

You've seen it before... it's like that guy that uses a stick to push the buttons on his TV. Good idea right? But he just can't be bothered to actually look for the remote is all :)

So, the other morning, I was enjoying some coffee and checking my email, thinking of something to bake for work. It's been a little while since I made something for them, so I figured cool let's do this. Only problem was, I was out of milk. Could I have gone to the store and got some? Could I have asked around to borrow some from someone? (I couldn't give it back though).

No... of course not. It's like asking for directions. It's a last resort... the be all end all... the caboose. I just couldn't leave for milk and drive allllll the way back... So I was forced to do something that I am pretty good at doing in life.... making stuff up. This is how the next recipe is born.

Out of desperation, inspiration, and respiration comes: Tropical Brownies.

It's pretty much a combination of white chocolate, almonds, coconut, and pineapple. There is absolutely no milk in this recipe, which is a plus... good for me and my creative/lazy brain. Now I sit and wonder... if it wasn't for my lack of motivation, would I have actually come up with this?

Now if I can only put these X-men Superpowers to help all mankind :)

Tropical Brownies
Dr. Adam
-2/3 cups AP flour
-1/4 cup ground almonds
-1/2 cup sugar
-1/2 tsp baking powder
-1/4 tsp salt
-1/4 unsalted butter
-3 oz. decent quality white chocolate
-1 egg
-1 tsp vanilla
-Two Handfuls unsweetened, shredded coconut
-1/2 cup finely chopped pineapple chunks

Preheat your oven to 350*. Line an 8x8 pan (or something similar) with foil, and grease well. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, ground almonds, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.

In a microwave safe bowl, place the butter and white chocolate together. Nuke at 30 second intervals on medium, taking care to stir well until it is all melted and smooth. Do this carefully, because you can burn the chocolate. (Double boiler would work too... but this is a lazy post right?)

Let this bowl cool for a few minutes, and carefully add the egg and vanilla, and mix together well. Add this bowl to the dry ingredients, and fold together carefully until the batter is combined and wet. Proceed to add the coconut, and fold gently again.

Pour this batter into the prepared pan, and sprinkle the pineapple pieces on top. Press them lightly into the batter, so they are level. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until the brownies spring back when pressed. Cool completely on a wire rack for an hour, and remove and cut into squares.


So was this a success? Well, for the coconut lovers at work, this got a bunch of thumbs up. I'm definitely saving this in the "summer time impress guests" category. If I could do anything differently, I'd probably dress them up with a little powdered sugar before serving. That and maybe a Mai Tai or something :) Oh, and these pictures were taken at work... I did the best I could, but we are a little short on windows in the office (no daylight there).

Enjoy your weekend folks, and while I have been a little too busy to read everyone's blog, don't worry I'll get around to it. Stay safe and stay cool :)

Speaking of X-men, what superhero would you be if you could? Should I take Wolverine before he get's taken?