That influencer who claimed '3 ingredient brownies' was just eating cocoa powder and mashed banana

I had this girl at work insist I try her 'healthy brownie' recipe she saw on TikTok. She brought them in last Tuesday and they were literally just bananas and cocoa. I took one bite and it was like eating a sad, mushy chocolate bar. I told her I'd rather just eat a real brownie and she got all defensive. Has anyone else had to fake-smile through someone's viral recipe that was obviously terrible?

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williamw752d ago

...and then she had the nerve to act like I was the problem for not liking her sad little cocoa banana mush. Like, no Karen, that's not a brownie, that's a science experiment gone wrong. I've been burned by the 'healthy cookie dough' made of chickpeas too. Why are we pretending beans are dessert now? Just eat the real thing or don't, but don't gaslight me into thinking this is the same.

ray_sullivan2d ago

Is it just me or does every trend these days have to come with a guilt trip attached? You can't just say "I don't like this" without someone acting like you're attacking their whole lifestyle. It's the same with those "clean eating" recipes where they replace every ounce of flavor with something bland and call it a win. I mean, bananas and cocoa aren't a brownie, they're a sad snack you eat when you're out of real food. People need to stop acting like a recipe is revolutionary just because it cut out butter and sugar.

nina_hall482d ago

Ray_sullivan, I get where you're coming from but I actually like some of those swaps. Not the banana brownie thing that's always a mess, but I've had good luck with black bean brownies that taste legit. My sister makes them with a little coconut oil and good cocoa powder and you'd never know they were beans. The guilt trip part is real though, nobody should be shamed for wanting real butter and sugar...

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