Here is what is required to make box brownie mix:\n- A large mixing bowl\n- A mixing spoon\n- An egg\n- A little Veggie Oil\n- A brownie pan\n\nIf you have those, you should never, and I mean never, waste your time or money on these brownies. The packaging is fantastic, it's very cute. If I could wrap my Betty Crocker Box Hershey Syrup brownies in these sachets I would and send them all over as gifts. They are 10000 times better.\n\nI hate to be harsh but I've NEVER rejected a brownie/sweets before I tasted this monstrosity. I received a dozen or so in the mail as a gift. I was so excited, not for the extra calories I thought I'd pack on, but particularly because of the toffee brownie I am a HUGE fan of toffee. \n\nI bit in and was instantly disgusted, it taste literally like a brick of sugar. No rich chocolate taste. The texture is ALMOST GOOD but then it starts to grit in your mouth like sugar grains.\n\nIt took me three days to finally finish off that toffee brownie. Normally would have been three minutes.\n\nTrust me, make your own and send them, it will be much more tasty. For no reason should you ever make someone suffer through these.\n\nIt's not a corporate gift, it's an insult.\n\nI'd rather have a cheese ball. \n\n(Ok, I am being dramatic, I really like this company, and I like that their headquarters are in my hometown and I love the packaging, but their brownies do suck. And it's hard to mess up a brownie.)