Coconut Brownies

I have to bring a dessert to a party this afternoon, and of course I do not have sugar and flour and all the essentials for baking. However, I did not want to just bring a plain dessert (or heaven forbid, a store-bought one!). Instead, I decided to recycle my coconut obsession from this past summer and create coconut brownies.

Ingredients:

• box brownie mix (I used Betty Crocker simply because that's what is carried on campus)
• oil and eggs according to brownie mix
• sweetened coconut flakes (which I had my suitemate get from the grocery when she went last weekend)

Supplies:

• measuring cups (you can estimate with a Solo cup if you are brave. I have finally invested in legit measuring cups)
• brownie or cake pan
• largish container
• plastic knife (tip: plastic knives cut brownies better. I even use a plastic knife at home)
• plastic spoon
• 10,000 paper towels- approximately (:  

Directions:

1. Preheat oven according to brownie box (if using a school oven, check for sketchiness in the oven first)
2. Pour mix into whatever container you have found. I washed out an old container of veggie chips. Stab mix with spoon to make sure there are no big clumps.
3. Add water, eggs, and oil according to box. Stir until you stop finding powder clumps. (Make sure to check the bottom and any strange corners your container may have)
4. Stir in coconut flakes to taste. I just added and eyeballed this part until it seemed sufficiently coconutty.
5. Spray pan if you have spray. I poured a bit of oil in and wiped it around with a paper towel. 
6. Pour brownie mix into pan. Smooth it out to cover bottom.
7. Add additional coconut on top. Ideally this will toast and make it look pretty. Mine sank in some parts and added more coconut to the rest of the brownies. Not that that's a problem or anything.
8. Bake according to box but keep an eye on the brownies. School ovens are notoriously unreliable. I had to add an extra 6 minutes to mine. Best way to test is to stab it with a toothpick if you have one, or the plastic knife. If it comes out pretty clean, you're good.
9. To remove without burning off your fingertips (hopefully!) have a clear place close and ready. Wad up excessive amounts of paper towels as an oven mit and remove. I have also seen friends use a spare pair of blue jeans folded several times. 

Here's a picture of the finished product:

(Ignore the piece I stole for my suitemate)