Crave Wednesday: Peanuts and Popcorn Brownie Sundaes

Baseball season is just about over - we only have to get through one more week...ish.  Depending on how this post-season tournament goes (and I don't think it's going to go well.  This has been a frustrating year which continued to the annual Pony League Day at the ballpark.

In years past, Thatkid has loved going to Pony League Day.  The teams got to parade around the field before the game started, which was really unique to this particular day.  Except this year, after we had all purchased our tickets, they announced they would no longer be doing the parade.  Instead, the kids would get to run the bases after the game - an activity done every Sunday home game.

Instead of recognition and fanfare, the boys just headed to our seats to watch the game.

I'm not sure the boys ever watch the game when we go to these things, but they have a good time horsing around with each other.  And after, we watched them take to the field.  I caught Thatkid on the Jumbotron!

I didn't see Thatbaby running with his older brother, so I thought he had chickened out, only to look up and see him running toward third base!

I think this may be our last year at Pony League Day.  It's always the same weekend as other plans we have to pass on, and without the parade there's no reason to go that day, as opposed to any other.  But we definitely will keep up the tradition of family baseball games.  It's a great experience, both boys love baseball, and of course they love the junk food they get at the park.  This year Thatkid wanted to bring Cracker Jack, because of the song.  Which I thought was cute enough to indulge.

And the leftovers make a great ice cream topping.  Back to the brownies under ice cream until I master them.  They make a regular ole Sundae into a Baseball Sundae.  But way more satisfying than our Baseball Sunday.

Peanuts and Popcorn Brownie Sundaes  (From Cooking Light)

1/2 cup sugar

2 Tbsp butter

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 egg

1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips

1/4 cup milk

1 oz flour

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa

1/4 tsp salt

2 1/4 cups reduced fat vanilla ice cream

1 cup fat free caramel sundae syrup

1 cup Cracker Jack

1. Preheat oven to 375.  Place sugar, butter, and vanilla in a large bowl of an electric mixer.  Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes.
2. Add eggs, beat 2 more minutes.
3. Place chocolate chips in a small microwave-safe bowl and microwave at 20 second intervals until completely melted, stirring after each interval. Add chocolate to sugar mixture and beat until combined.
4. Stir in milk.
5. Combine flour, cocoa, and salt; add to sugar mixture, stirring just until blended.
6. Scrape batter into an 8-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.  Bake for 18 minutes or until completely set.  Coll to room temperature in pan on a wire rack.  Cut brownies into 9 squares.
7. Place 1 brownie on each of 9 plates, top each brownie with 1/4 cup ice cream and 1 1/2 Tbsp caramel syrup.  Sprinkle chopped Cracker Jack evenly over sundaes.