GU Chocolate Brownie

If there's one thing I do like it's a nice chocolate brownie with a cup of tea, but finding a perfect one to suit my taste is hard as I enjoy the US style brownies which have THAT texture that screams 'Brownie' at me - I don't just want a square of chocolate cake that calls itself a brownie. I was in Waitrose yesterday and by the tills there was a pile of individually wrapped brownies priced up at 40p each, the girl on the till said they were part of the GU range and these were being sold so cheaply because the outer boxes had been damaged. Well, as soon as I heard GU I knew I had to buy one (or 10!) because I have yet to meet a GU dessert that I don't ...  Read the complete review

OK as I used to work as a pastry chef all be it part time and only for two years to pay my way through uni I have made more trays of Brownies than I can remember. One thing that annoys me it some cafes and restaurants try to sell a cheap chocolate cake as a brownie so they can justify charging more. Still never mind I'm not reviewing the bad habits of some restaurants etc. I have occasionally bought these GU brownies as a bit of a treat as for the box of 8 they can be rather expensive. For mine I paid £4.15 but the price will vary depending on where you bought them from. They are boxed and inside you get 8 reasonably sized brownies which are all individually ...  Read the complete review

Hi all - this is my very first review on Dooyoo..and it had to be Gu brownies. Now, I'm not a chocoholic, workoholic or anything else ending in holic...so there was no reason at all to buy Gu brownies....other than Sainsbury's were doing a 2 for £5 for 2 (normally £3.98 for box of 4) and I thought it would tempt my son to help me with the shopping if there was a wicked treat at the end. This is the important bit: Each bar contains 50% cocoa chocolate, 200 kcals per square (rectangle, actually), 5.6% fat and 14.2 gms sugar (which is approx 3.5 teaspoons) So appearance is deceptive, you feel you could eat the whole box, but you ...  Read the complete review

I absolutely adore brownies. I like them best with nuts in them, so when I saw these in the chiller cabinet at my local supermarket I had to try them, as someone who already loves the Gu brand anyway. I did wonder why they're in the chiller cabinet, not the bakery aisle, but I think it's a testament to the freshness and quality of the ingredients. The need for them to be refridgerated does have a downside; having to let them warm to room temperature before being able to eat them. This can take a while and is frustrating when you are so ardently craving one!! The flavour is rich and you can tell it is well made with quality ...  Read the complete review

Gu - an ingenious name and a company which I have come to have very high regard for due to their delicious puddings and classy containers. The more pudding-type products always come in lovely glass ramekins, and these brownies come in a pretty tapered box. The brownies themselves are sheer heaven in the mouth - just the right consistency - squidgey in the middle with a very slight "crust" on the top with nuts (therefore not suitable for people with nut allergies) and chocolate chips throughout - providing lovely nibbly bits. Each brownie is pretty small - about the size as a smallish mobile phone screen, and about half as deep. But they don't need to ...  Read the complete review