The #1 Way You Should Be Using Those Stale Brownies On Your Counter

We love a good kitchen hack. An unexpected trick that will make our food look good, taste incredible, AND make our lives easier in the process? Yes, please. Our mornings start with genius breakfast hacks. These clever dinner hacks make evenings a breeze. And then, there are the dessert hacks. From simple sheet cake decorating hacks to genius cookie hacks, we thought we knew every dessert trick in the book. That is, until we figured out a very clever hack for stale brownies. You’re going to want to add this one to your list of kitchen tricks.

If you have dry, stale brownies that have been sitting around for a few days, don’t throw them away! With just two ingredients — warm water and coconut oil — you can give your stale brownies a second life and turn them into a deliciously smooth, creamy brownie butter. And all you need is a food processor or a blender.

Here’s what you do: First, break the brownies into smaller pieces and place them in your food processor or blender. Next, pulse until they reach a fine crumb. Add the warm water and coconut oil, and continue pulsing until well combined. Before you know it, you’ll have brownie butter, the sweet and creamy dessert dip you never knew you needed.

Watch the brownie butter hack, plus other sweet fudgy hacks, below.

The brownie butter options are truly endless.

You can use it as a dessert dip for both sweet and savory snacks like strawberries, bananas, apple slices, marshmallows, and pretzels. Or, you can spread it on top of another sweet. Just imagine a fresh brownie with brownie butter on top! You could also spread it between two cookies for the sweetest sandwich ever. Or, why not add a dollop of brownie butter on top of your ice cream?

So the next time you bake brownies, we recommend setting a few aside to go stale on purpose. Because brownie butter is definitely worth the wait.