Brownie Fiasco, or maybe not...

I must begin my post today explaining my history with brownies. I cannot make brownies properly, I don't know what it is, they either come out too soft or too hard, or they look weird, or just don't taste right. I have followed brownie recipes exactly as they are, I have experimented with the recipe and they still don't turn out right. I have even tried box recipes and those probably turn out the worst for me. It has been so bad that my husband has to make them if we have to make them for something, or we get a hankering for them. So, when I saw this recipe, I was very intrigued, but extremely worried how they were going to turn out. Now, I may have cursed myself because of my doubt on brownies, but I just can't help it.

Where to start...I guess, the agave nectar, I had no idea where to find it, so I looked up my favorite Whole Foods market to see if they had it and they did. I've discovered since then how amazing agave nectar is, I think I may get rid of the syrup and honey in my house and just use agave nectar, I also discovered coconut nectar while I was there and it is very tasty as well. I feel like a whole new world has been opened to me. I followed the recipe exactly as it was listed except for the coffee (I didn't add any). I did consider not adding any of the sea salt, but after a quick taste (before the agave nectar, which makes the mix sweet and the taste I had was not very pleasant), I decided to add it. The marbleizing effect the recipe asks you to do actually turned out better than I planned. I didn't have a jelly roll pan and so I used a 9 X 13 (this may have been where my mistake was), I ended up cooking the brownies for 70 minutes and the brownies were still very mushy. I checked the recipe again and it said the brownies would be soft until refrigerated, so that is exactly what I did. I made these brownies on Saturday, I pulled them out on Sunday and they were still mushy, I pulled them out today (Monday) and they are finally firm. They actually taste pretty good. I plan on making these again but using a jelly roll pan, I look forward to seeing how everyone else's turns out.