Well my husband LOVED the brownies, did I mention that I added almonds and mini chocolate chips? Our 8 y.o. did NOT like them very much and complained about the "peanuts" I put in them, lol. He even picked out some of the chips. In any event the entire pan was empty when I got up to make coffee yesterday morning, so despite anything and everything, they were delicious. Please do give it a try, they are totally delicious even if you don't add a thing but LOVE.