I did not have butter, so I used canola oil, but knowing that butter contains water and solids, I reduced the amount of oil (scant). I also used 2 egg replacers. The dough was very globular thick, like cookie dough almost, instead of a brownie batter. So I added 2 Tb water and then the batter looked good. During baking, the brownies were bubbling. So much oil that the brownies were like being fried. (Even if using butter, 7 Tb seems like a lot).

I cooked these longer than what the package states and they were still not good. The texture was like a dense gummy doughy oily mess. I had to throw out the whole thing. I know that it states to use butter and egg, but I've made many other gluten free brownie mixes with alternatives and they've turned out well.

In addition, my friend and I thought that the packaging instructions were poor. It mentioned something like choose other ingredient alternatives, but it did not suggest any other specifics.

The flavor was a little blah. Also sugar is the first ingredient and then chocolate chips. So I thought these had a lot of sugar per serving (23 grams).
I did not have butter, so I used canola oil, but knowing that butter contains water and solids, I reduced the amount of oil (scant). I also used 2 egg replacers. The dough was very globular thick, like cookie dough almost, instead of a brownie batter. So I added 2 Tb water and then the batter looked good. During baking, the brownies were bubbling. So much oil that the brownies were like being fried. (Even if using butter, 7 Tb seems like a lot). I cooked these longer than what the package states and they were still not good. The texture was like a dense gummy doughy oily mess. I had to throw out the whole thing. I know that it states to use butter and egg, but I've made many other gluten free brownie mixes with alternatives and they've turned out well. In addition, my friend and I thought that the packaging instructions were poor. It mentioned something like choose other ingredient alternatives, but it did not suggest any other specifics. The flavor was a little blah. Also sugar is the first ingredient and then chocolate chips. So I thought these had a lot of sugar per serving (23 grams).