National Brownie Day 2023: The eighth of December is National Brownie Day. Every year on National Brownie Day, brownie enthusiasts travel great distances to celebrate. A good chocolate (or blondie) brownie is the ideal dessert to cap off your evening; it’s rich, chewy, and warm. Savor the deliciousness and allow the outside world to disappear for a little while.
The background to National Brownie Day
According to legend, brownies were first created in 1893 at the Palmer House Hotel. Renowned Chicago socialite Bertha Palmer asked a pastry chef to create a dessert fit for women attending the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, since her husband owned the hotel. She asked for a cake-like treat that was tiny enough to fit in a box lunch.
The outcome was the apricot-glazed, walnut-topped Palmer House Brownie. Using the same recipe, the modern Palmer House Hotel serves a dessert to its guests. The dessert was given this name after 1893, but cook books and journals did not use it at that time.
By 1907, the brownie had gained widespread recognition and was featured in Maria Willet Howard’s Lowney’s Cook Book. It was a modified version of a “Bangor Brownie” recipe from the Boston Cooking School. It made the dessert richer by adding an extra egg and an extra square of chocolate.
The town of Bangor, Maine, which according to legend was the hometown of a housewife who invented the original brownie recipe, is where the name “Bangor Brownie” originates. It was primarily Maine food educator and columnist Mildred Brown Schrumpf who promoted the idea that brownies originated in Bangor.
The Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink rejected Schrumpf’s theory that “Bangor housewives” invented the brownie, but “The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America” claimed to have discovered evidence in the form of numerous 1904 cookbooks that contained a recipe for “Bangor Brownies,” thereby supporting Schrumpf’s theory.
Stats for National Brownie Day
Two billion brownies
Do we find this surprising? Without a doubt not. No occasion is too small for brownie consumption, and creating these decadent treats at home is just half the fun. With so many options to personalize and craft your own “perfect brownie,” 1988 knew exactly what they were doing when they devoured two billion of these delicious treats! There are countless ways to indulge in this chocolatey goodness without getting bored!
Of people, 60% become nuts.
Sixty percent of brownie lovers prefer their brownies without nuts, for various reasons such as nut allergies, nut aversions, or just being purists. The allure of brownies is their consistency in taste, regardless of preparation method. You’re already doing the right thing by eating a brownie if your preference is for it to be completely gooey and chewy or if you like a little crunch with your bite. You can’t be incorrect unless you have no taste for brownies at all! However, those folks are fictitious, right?
36 percent adore those nooks
It doesn’t hurt to have a little resistance in your brownie, and there’s no better way to achieve that magical texture than by savoring a perfectly baked end piece. Naturally, we don’t want that texture throughout the entire brownie—there is such a thing as too much good stuff. However, it’s best to save that little something extra for the very end of your brownie consumption!
Activities For this Day
Put something in your face.
That would be our first option, of course. To be honest, on a day devoted to something this incredible, what more could you ask for? Enjoy the day exploring new brownie varieties that you haven’t tried before, and don’t forget to pack milk!
Give some brownies to someone.
Share your greatest photos on social media to help spread the word that today is National Brownie Day. Encourage your fans to venture out and sample new brownie recipes.
A brownie bar
There are many different brownie recipes available, as was previously mentioned. Bring your friends over for a brownie tasting event. Provide a variety of brownie bars. We suggest brownies with caramel, mint, walnuts, Oreos, and double fudge.
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Why this Day Is So Great
They taste great!
Ding, ding, ding! Vanna, show them their victory! Brownies are delicious and undoubtedly one of our guilty pleasures. They taste great either hot or cold. Not convinced by us? You have our challenge to prove us wrong.
Making them is enjoyable.
See me bake, see me whip, see me bake! Are brownies not so much fun to bake? Never forget that being prepared is essential. Use some of the incredible recipes found in the content section below, using your favorite ingredients!
They bring you joy.
Recall those movie moments where the characters eat chocolate to cope with their breakups. Why, in your opinion, is that? It’s because of the happiness they bring! And, you know, release serotonin, the neurotransmitter that elevates mood. Thus, treat yourself to some delectable brownies instead of depriving yourself!
NATIONAL BROWNIE DAY DATES
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | December 8 | Friday |
| 2024 | December 8 | Sunday |
| 2025 | December 8 | Monday |
| 2026 | December 8 | Tuesday |
| 2027 | December 8 | Wednesday |
