8 of the best ways to upgrade a box of brownie mix, from a professional baker

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As a professional baker, I've learned a lot of easy ways to upgrade a box of brownie mix.

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12 ways to trick people into thinking your store-bought pie is homemade

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Pie is a holiday staple, but it's not always worth making it from scratch.

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I'm a professional baker. I compared apple pies from 3 grocery stores, and I'd only consider buying 1 again

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I tried apple pies from Kroger, Whole Foods, and Safeway.

Molly Allen

I'm a professional baker. I tried chocolate-chip cookies from Costco, Walmart, Kroger, and Safeway to find the best.

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I compared chocolate-chip cookies from popular chain's bakery sections.

Alana Al-Hatlani

I tried vanilla ice cream from Costco, Whole Foods, Wegmans, and Trader Joe's. From now on, the winner will always be in my freezer.

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I tried 22 flavors of Crumbl cookies and ranked them from worst to best

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I tried 22 different flavors of Crumbl cookies.

Ted Berg

I ate all 29 Blizzards at Dairy Queen and ranked the flavors from worst to best

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I tried all of the Blizzards at Dairy Queen to see which was the best.

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How this shop survived centuries making traditional Japanese sweets

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  • Kamayakiyonaga has been making Japanese sweets since 1617 in Kyoto, Japan.
  • Most recipes include simple ingredients like rice flour,

Shoppers are scrambling to get their hands on Costco's viral $20 peanut butter chocolate pie, which is attracting millions of views on TikTok

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Costco has started selling a $19.99 peanut butter chocolate cream pie.

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