When I mention lunch ladies, what comes to your mind? Long ago memories fleeting by of hairnets and flowery aprons? Sometimes kind and sweet ladies but many times grumpy stressed ladies stood before you to serve what you thought was food but you weren’t really sure of it’s contents. I remember one lunch lady from elementary school, Mary Allbee. She always smiled at me and made me feel warm inside. I sure appreciated that during a hectic day of school and peer pressure, even in fifth and sixth grades.
When I remnisce about Mary, I think of the plain white bread she served with smooth and sweet peanut butter topping. It just was bread but the peanut butter sure tasted much better than ours at home. What was her secret? To this day I don’t know but it was delicous and that ‘s one of the few elementary lunch memories I have, besides the soggy limp carrot sticks my mom lovingly packed in my brown paper sack.
This Lunch Lady brownies recipe was shared on Facebook a few weeks back in the depth of summer. At first I thought, hmmm, I never remember great brownies baked by the lunch ladies, but maybe there were at other schools. The recipe intrigued me and I read the ingredients with a restrained awe. Then I tried them, baked them for my family and frosted them with the yummy chocolate buttercream frosting. I think the frosting made them even more delicous but I refrain from thinking that they would be good bake sale items. The frosting may be too messy to sell but great at home. The brownies are just as delicious without the frosting as well!
I share this recipe with you in hopes that you have good lunch lady memories and if you don’t, perhaps these delicious brownies can soothe your wounds. I stumbled upon this delicious recipe on Life-in-the-Lofthouse.com. Holly Lofthouse is the owner, wife and mother and has a great collection of recipes. Check it out! See the recipe on Lunch Lady Brownies
heartandsoul974 
Sound so yummy!!
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They really are and to think about a year ago I was still baking brownies and cakes from a mix! Never again. 🙂
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heck – sometimes I STILL do! 🙂
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Mary, these remind me of Texas Sheet Cake with the same kind of chocolatey goodness. I love them with the frosting and maybe a sprinkle or two of walnuts. I just finished lunch and I could use a little of your dessert 🙂
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I sure wish I could really share them with you!
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Thanks for the recipe. There were a kitchen full of lunch ladies that were kind and encouraging to me in 6th grade when I was given the student helper job for the lunch hour. I got free lunches and I remember the wonderful fresh rolls that were made in that school kitchen.
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Wonderful memories, Ellen!
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Oooh might give them a try, they look yummy. We call them dinner ladies (my mum was one) 🙂
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Tara, I bet she was a sweet one too! Sometimes they are not so sweet but could be stress of the job. LOL
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Love your name for these brownies Mary!! And they look delish– wish I could grab through the screen and grab one! Really, we just love brownies around here– a staple when the grand-girls come in…
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Yassssss! It has been months since I had a oven I finally have one and this recipe will be my first bake. Cant wait to try this xoxo
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Let me know if you like them! Thanks for stopping by!
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