I’ll get right to it. These are good. Real good. The closest thing I’ve tasted to traditional baked goods. I’ve tried the brownies and chocolate chip cookies so far and both were great. I took the cookies to share at my PDC and several people commented on how good they were. The yellow cake and devil’s food cake are on deck to be baked up in the next few weeks and I’ll give you a heads up on whether or not they continue the revelation of tasty oven delights or not. My expectation though is that they will. I also want to see if I can somehow transform the devil’s food mix into a red velvet cake. Keep your fingers crossed for me.
In my local grocery stores these retail for $3.99 a box. That made a 9×9 pan of brownies or 40 2 1/2″ cookies. Compared to the other gluten free mixes on the shelf, it’s a bargain, especially considering how much better these are than some of the other options. The Betty Crocker brand hit one out of the park with this product line, especially considering how pure the ingredients are. There are no long lists of food additives or preservatives, just a blend of flours, sugar, cocoa or chocolate chips (also with a short list of ingredients), and some xanthan gum. Why can’t other boxed mixes be this simple?
Here is a link to the nutritional and ingredient information for the brownies so you can see what I mean:
http://www.generalmills.com/corporate/brands/product_image.aspx?catID=23333&itemID=38507