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The top three finalist brownies

Before we reveal the winner, we would like to thank several people who helped make this contest happen. A big THANK YOU to:

Student Life, where the idea originated from.

Chestnut Residence for facilitating the baking of the brownies.

Sous Chefs Edward Low and Olivia Boutilier for spending the weekend baking.

Management at Sid's Cafe for allowing us to use the space.

Macrina Smart for helping us with the voting process.

Everybody who submitted a brownie recipe; they were all delightful!

On voting day, a total of 480 brownies were tasted and voted on. It was an intense contest, because all three of the brownies were so perfect! The sinful brownie, submitted by Amy Hu, was chewy, with a hint of peanut butter, raisins, walnuts, and a drizzle of white chocolate. The healthy brownie, submitted by Joanne Bacon from OISE, was chewy with a fun texture from the flax meal and walnuts. The local brownie, submitted by Giovanna Thron, was also chewy, but tasted of maple syrup. Every voter had a favorite brownie; some preferred the texture, others preferred the depth of the chocolate, and others preferred the sweetness. 

Voting for their favorite brownie

  At the end of the contest, it was clear that U of T loved the maple syrupy taste of Giovanna’s local brownie. Congratulations Giovanna Thron for being U of T’s first Brownie Expert!

Giovanna, the Brownie Expert poses with the Whisk Tropy

Congratulations, also, to Amy and Joanne for such incredible brownies. You inspired many people to try flax meal and raisins in their brownies. J

The brownie finalists (these ladies bake awesome brownies!)