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Review and Giveaway: Bluebasil Brownies By Post

November 28, 2012

These chocolate brownies really ought to come with a warning on them. They are slightly addictive.  I bake regularly and I can rustle up a pretty good brownie myself. But inside this little box lies pure decadence. I reviewed Bluebasil Brownies once before and in fact, it came to be one of my popular posts and giveaways. This time, my parcel had a festive feel, containing Bluebasil’s Christmas concoctions. Since trying them for myself the first time, I’ve sent many packages of these brownies as gifts, to friends and family. They are always met with sheer delight and they are always welcome on my doormat, too.

BlueBasil Brownies

Bluebasil Gourmet Brownies are delivered throughout the UK every working day. The company is run by Nikki Taylor and the brownies are hand-baked in a professional kitchen on a farm in the Cotswolds. I want to go there!

Bluebasil use local, organic eggs, organic flour and butter from the Upper Norton Jersey Cream Company. The chocolate used is of excellent quality too, with a minimum of 70% cocoa solids. They also use Divine chocolate as the chocolate chunks in some of their flavours. The order process is very simple, you can phone up, or place an order online, chosing either 9, 12 or 16 pieces in a gift box. The best part of the process is chosing your flavours; the Classic Chocolate Chunk is the first one I always go for along with two or three others, such as Chocwork Orange, Banoffi or Hazlenut.  

BlueBasil Brownies

From 30th November 2012, Bluebasil are launching a selection of special edition Christmas flavours and they really are too good to miss.

The Dark Orange and Ginger, for me, was a clear winner. I savoured every little bite. Imagine sinking your teeth into a slab of the finest quality chocolate truffle you’ve ever eaten; rich and so smooth that they melt in your mouth. There were lots of layers of flavour going on in my perfectly formed square of delight. Alongside the organic eggs, flour and Jersey butter, Bluebasil have incorporated dark chocolate and ginger chocolate, along with natural ginger flavour, notes of Fairtrade vanilla, orange blossom water and a further pinch of ground ginger.

Rudolph’s Rumnut came a close second, with big chunks of Brasil nuts, raisins, dark rum and mixed spice. All the flavours you would want for Christmas. Eaten slowly whilst sipping a dark rum flavoured liqueuer coffee at home, it was a moment of pure pre-Christmas bliss.

The third Christmas flavour was Coffee and Irish Cream, again, very moreish, with Irish cream, extra cream, alcohol and coffee. These were my friend Monika’s favourite flavour. Yes, I did share them.  

BlueBasil Brownies

Luckily, arriving home after a busy day at school, the children got to nibble on the fourth flavour in my box, the Classic Chunky Chocolate, with a nice sip of organic whole milk to go with them. There were quite a lot of happy people around on that day!

BlueBasil Brownies

I wouldn’t hesitate in recommending these brownies as a treat to send to a friend or a loved one, to cheer them up, to let them know you are thinking about them from afar. My poor friend Laura had a car accident over the summer, so I sent her a package of these and they temporarily made her feel better. I definitely think they helped with the shock. I’ve also sent them as a birthday gift to a friend in Devon and as a thank you gift to a lady in Surrey. You can personalise your message card, too. There are also gluten free alternatives in some flavours and every package comes with a full list of ingredients.  

BlueBasil Brownies

So, now I’ve got my fix, I’m very happy to be able offer one of my readers the chance to win a box of 9 chocolate brownies – to include the new range of special edition Christmas flavours. There will be a fight for these – be lucky!

With many thanks to Nikki and Laura for asking me to review the Christmas flavours and for organising a second box as a prize. The opinions expressed in this post are entirely my own, based on the very happy sampling, and in addition, my own experience of buying Bluebasil Brownies.  

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About Ren

Ren Behan is a British-born food writer of Polish descent. She is a mum to three young children (13, 10 and 5) and spends lots of time with them in the kitchen. Ren writes about seasonal, family-friendly food on her blog www.renbehan.com. She also contributes recipes and articles to online and print food publications, such as Food52.com, GreatBritishChefs.com, Huff Post Food and JamieOliver.com. She holds a Diploma in Food Journalism with Distinction and has completed a Food Styling course at Leiths School of Food and Wine.

Ren’s cookbook, Wild Honey and Rye: Modern Polish Recipes, draws upon her Polish heritage and regular travels to Poland.

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Emma J Lowe says

    December 14, 2012 at 12:22 am

    chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate

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  2. Hannah Whitling says

    December 13, 2012 at 11:44 pm

    Chocolate and caramel

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  3. Sally Peevor says

    December 13, 2012 at 10:56 pm

    It has to be chocolate and orange for me.

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  4. Michelle Hughes says

    December 13, 2012 at 10:46 pm

    Excuse me why I wipe away the dribble they all looky scrumptious I love chocolate orange so I would love to taste those, Happy Christmas x

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  5. jackierushton103@hotmail.com says

    December 13, 2012 at 10:33 pm

    Chocolate and walnut

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  6. Christine Reid says

    December 13, 2012 at 7:46 pm

    Chocolate and orange

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  7. Nikko turner says

    December 13, 2012 at 7:23 pm

    mmm yummy chocolate chunky tastyness

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  8. carol phile says

    December 13, 2012 at 5:48 pm

    ahem with white chocolate – durr, forgot to put that bit! So that’s cherry and almond and white chocolate yummm

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  9. carol phile says

    December 13, 2012 at 5:47 pm

    cherry and almond

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  10. Clare Walshe says

    December 13, 2012 at 4:51 pm

    It has to be chocolate and caramel x

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  11. Vicky Louise Robinson says

    December 13, 2012 at 4:44 pm

    Milk & white chocolate together

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  12. Chistopher Nicholl says

    December 13, 2012 at 1:52 pm

    Classic Chunky Chocolate

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  13. marianne lester-george says

    December 13, 2012 at 1:12 pm

    White chocolate and raspberry
    Or chocolate and chili.

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  14. ROS Thompson says

    December 13, 2012 at 10:28 am

    Classic Chunky chocolate

    Reply
  15. Sue Jackson says

    December 13, 2012 at 10:08 am

    chocolate and coffee!

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  16. Rennene Hartland says

    December 13, 2012 at 10:06 am

    Chocolate and orange 🙂

    Reply
  17. jackie curran says

    December 13, 2012 at 9:27 am

    chocolate praline, yummy

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  18. shelagh milne says

    December 13, 2012 at 9:26 am

    Dark orange and ginger sounds fab

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  19. natalee gosiewski says

    December 13, 2012 at 8:46 am

    mmmmmmmm chocolate is heaven plus walnuts perfect

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  20. Andrew Halliwell says

    December 13, 2012 at 8:42 am

    Dark chocolate and mint

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  21. sharon johnson says

    December 13, 2012 at 7:48 am

    choclate and mint yum yum

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  22. Sue Warr says

    December 13, 2012 at 7:01 am

    Chocolate and Chilli – mmmmmmmmm

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  23. Shelley Jessup says

    December 13, 2012 at 2:29 am

    Chocolate & orange sends my taste buds into over drive, so heavenly!

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  24. tracy says

    December 13, 2012 at 2:22 am

    Chocolate with caramel, love it.

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  25. Fran Douglas says

    December 13, 2012 at 1:10 am

    My favourite combination is chocolate and mint.

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  26. Dominique says

    December 13, 2012 at 12:31 am

    Chocolate and Chilli ! 🙂

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  27. Susan hoggett says

    December 12, 2012 at 11:34 pm

    chocolate and peanut brittle

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  28. graeme potter says

    December 12, 2012 at 11:24 pm

    Chocolate fruit and nut

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  29. Gul says

    December 12, 2012 at 11:06 pm

    Dark chocolate & coconut – yum

    Reply
  30. Natalie White says

    December 12, 2012 at 10:44 pm

    I love chocolate and honeycomb 🙂

    Reply
  31. Jayne K says

    December 12, 2012 at 10:38 pm

    Chocolate and marzipan

    Reply
  32. paul jackson says

    December 12, 2012 at 9:42 pm

    chocolate and caramel or mint

    Reply
  33. Kay Perry says

    December 12, 2012 at 9:26 pm

    Chocolate and orange

    Reply
  34. kristy brown says

    December 12, 2012 at 9:14 pm

    Rum and raisin

    Reply
  35. Petra Hora says

    December 12, 2012 at 9:07 pm

    I love white chocolate!

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  36. abi rolfe says

    December 12, 2012 at 8:49 pm

    white choc with ANYTHING!

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  37. Juanita Powers says

    December 12, 2012 at 8:47 pm

    white chocolate and coconut

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  38. rachael marsden says

    December 12, 2012 at 8:18 pm

    got to be mint and chocolate

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  39. Mike Bull says

    December 12, 2012 at 8:05 pm

    Chocolate and raisins

    Reply
  40. Michelle Rayner says

    December 12, 2012 at 7:09 pm

    mint and chocolate

    Reply
  41. Anthea Holloway says

    December 12, 2012 at 6:20 pm

    I love dark chocolate with ginger

    Reply
  42. justine meyer says

    December 12, 2012 at 4:20 pm

    chocolate and mint yummy

    Reply
  43. melanie crumpton says

    December 12, 2012 at 4:06 pm

    chocolate and nuts

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  44. Ann Williams says

    December 12, 2012 at 3:55 pm

    Love dark chocolate with cherry.

    Reply
  45. Sarah B says

    December 12, 2012 at 2:17 pm

    Oooh chocolate and peanut butter – so good!

    Reply
  46. Sarah Lee says

    December 12, 2012 at 1:47 pm

    chocolate and orange

    Reply
  47. Garry Ashworth says

    December 12, 2012 at 1:28 pm

    Chocolate with nuts in.

    Reply
  48. Dawn says

    December 12, 2012 at 12:44 pm

    Chocolate and caramel

    Reply
  49. Renee Armstrong says

    December 12, 2012 at 12:00 pm

    White Chocolate

    Reply
  50. Kerry Kilmister says

    December 12, 2012 at 11:59 am

    Chocolate and cherry

    Reply
  51. Christine Caple says

    December 12, 2012 at 9:41 am

    Chocolate and mint

    Reply
  52. Allison Sherwood says

    December 12, 2012 at 9:02 am

    Chocolate and Cherry

    Reply
  53. David Price says

    December 12, 2012 at 6:44 am

    Chocolate and hazelnut

    Reply
  54. Sheri Darby says

    December 11, 2012 at 10:02 pm

    Dark chocolate and ginger

    Reply
  55. michele omalley says

    December 11, 2012 at 9:50 pm

    Dark Chocolate and Orange

    Reply
  56. Emma Howard says

    December 11, 2012 at 8:11 pm

    Dark chocolate and ginger

    Reply
  57. Kelly Martin says

    December 11, 2012 at 6:49 pm

    I love chocolate and orange.

    Reply
  58. Carol P says

    December 11, 2012 at 1:02 pm

    Chocolate and orange

    Reply
  59. Nick Hopkins says

    December 11, 2012 at 7:57 am

    Coffee creams

    Reply
  60. Jenna Parrington says

    December 10, 2012 at 9:20 pm

    Chocolate hazelnut! Yum!

    Reply
  61. Zeb says

    December 10, 2012 at 3:50 pm

    Dark Choc rum n rasin

    Reply
  62. Fiona Matters says

    December 10, 2012 at 3:40 pm

    Chocolate and pecan. Mmmmm

    Reply
  63. Mark says

    December 10, 2012 at 11:40 am

    Choc with seasalt – amazing!

    Reply
  64. hayley acton says

    December 9, 2012 at 11:31 pm

    chocolate and orange

    Reply
  65. Claire says

    December 9, 2012 at 8:57 pm

    I love orange & chocolate!!

    Reply
  66. Jill Garratt says

    December 9, 2012 at 6:27 pm

    Chocolate & caramel – yummy!

    Reply
  67. Rikka B says

    December 9, 2012 at 4:28 pm

    Chocolate and ginger

    Reply
  68. Tracey Belcher says

    December 9, 2012 at 4:24 pm

    Chocolate Truffle or Chocolate and Mint

    Reply
  69. Keith says

    December 9, 2012 at 10:53 am

    Milk Chocolate with BIG mint bits

    Reply
  70. Emma Wallace says

    December 8, 2012 at 9:49 pm

    Sea salt & dark chocolate, mmmm.

    Reply
  71. Christine Sunter says

    December 8, 2012 at 8:09 pm

    Dark Chocolate and Ginger.

    Reply
  72. EMMA CELLA says

    December 8, 2012 at 7:33 pm

    Chocolate and caramel

    Reply
  73. Jeanne @ Cooksister says

    December 8, 2012 at 10:55 am

    Aaah, so glad you are running the giveaway too so that I get a chance to enter (I suspect that entering my OWN brownie giveaway would be seen as bad form LOL!) Chocolate & coffee works all the way for me 🙂

    Reply
  74. Rebecca C Austerberry says

    December 8, 2012 at 8:47 am

    Love chocolate and marshmellow – or turkish delight if im fancying a change!!

    Reply
  75. Laura Pritchard says

    December 6, 2012 at 1:20 pm

    I love dark chocolate with citrus flavours like orange or lemon.

    Reply
  76. Mark Allen says

    December 6, 2012 at 8:26 am

    Chocolate and toffee or caramel

    Reply
  77. miss kerry adamowicz says

    December 5, 2012 at 2:10 pm

    Chocolate & Mint

    Reply
  78. Genevra says

    December 5, 2012 at 12:24 pm

    just ordered some of this as an xmas present for my mother in law – thanks for the tip!

    Reply
  79. Barbara Webster says

    December 5, 2012 at 8:23 am

    Chocolate and Raisins 🙂

    Reply
  80. Sarah says

    December 4, 2012 at 9:23 pm

    Chocolate and burnt almond.

    Reply
  81. Beverley says

    December 4, 2012 at 8:55 pm

    Chocolate and fruit = preferably strawberry

    Reply
  82. Janet Bagnall says

    December 4, 2012 at 3:14 pm

    Milk chocolate with any nut, preferably hazelnut

    Reply
  83. Paul Kay says

    December 3, 2012 at 7:55 pm

    Dark chocolate with rum soaked raisins

    Reply
  84. Kirsteen Mackay says

    December 3, 2012 at 2:09 pm

    Milk Chocolate with Pistachio

    Reply
  85. Sheila Reeves says

    December 3, 2012 at 1:02 pm

    Chocolate & raspberries 🙂

    Reply
  86. Gill Bland says

    December 1, 2012 at 10:51 pm

    I love white chocolate and cardamom but for “proper” chocolate I am currently in love with dark choc and pecan.

    Reply
  87. Karen says

    December 1, 2012 at 4:42 pm

    Chocolate and chilli

    Reply
  88. Nia Wyn Roberts says

    December 1, 2012 at 4:26 pm

    chocolate, caramel and shortbread!

    Reply
  89. Lyndsey Brett says

    November 30, 2012 at 11:37 pm

    Milk Chocolate and orange… or White chocolate and strawberry

    Reply
  90. Ali Thorpe says

    November 30, 2012 at 11:15 pm

    Dark chocolate and orange … or dark chocolate and raspberry … or chocolate and nuts!

    Reply
  91. george Spedding says

    November 30, 2012 at 7:56 pm

    Chocolate and nuts

    Reply
  92. Victoria Leedham says

    November 30, 2012 at 3:04 pm

    Chocolate orange

    Reply
  93. Zoe Howarth says

    November 30, 2012 at 2:53 pm

    Orange and chocolate

    Reply
  94. Sarah Nagle says

    November 30, 2012 at 2:26 pm

    Chocolate and cherry is a wonderful combination.

    Reply
  95. Janice Papworth says

    November 30, 2012 at 2:19 pm

    my favourite is chocolate with any sort of nuts.

    Reply
  96. RenaPlumridge says

    November 30, 2012 at 9:28 am

    Chocolate and orange

    Reply
  97. Emma Chippendale says

    November 30, 2012 at 8:39 am

    Dark chocolate and ginger

    Reply
  98. Elizabeth Smith says

    November 30, 2012 at 8:24 am

    milk chocolate and white chocolate

    Reply
  99. Choclette says

    November 29, 2012 at 5:12 pm

    If I hadn’t already tried these, I’d be sold anyway by your review Ren. Chocolate and cardamom is a firm favourite.

    Reply
  100. Pat Stubbs says

    November 29, 2012 at 1:25 pm

    chocolate and coconut are my fav flavours

    Reply
  101. Stephanie @ Steph Loves Cake says

    November 29, 2012 at 1:17 pm

    My fave is chocolate and marshmallow, second fave is chocolate caramel

    Reply
  102. Kate Webster says

    November 29, 2012 at 12:56 pm

    Chocolate and nuts

    Reply
  103. elaine stokes says

    November 29, 2012 at 8:18 am

    marzipan and milk chocolate

    Reply
  104. Claire Smith says

    November 29, 2012 at 6:40 am

    Chocolate and orange

    Reply
  105. Katrina Day-Reilly says

    November 29, 2012 at 12:25 am

    chocolate orange

    Reply
  106. Julie booth says

    November 28, 2012 at 11:23 pm

    milk chocolate with marzipan. Nuts figure highly too.

    Reply
  107. Sally Smith says

    November 28, 2012 at 11:14 pm

    chocolate and orange

    Reply
  108. Kevin Honey says

    November 28, 2012 at 9:56 pm

    Chocolate and Chili… mmmm

    Reply
  109. Sophie {the cake hunter} says

    November 28, 2012 at 9:00 pm

    Chocolate and sea salt…every time!

    Reply
  110. claire woods says

    November 28, 2012 at 8:24 pm

    Chocolate and mint – a must at Christmas.

    Reply
  111. Katie Kingsbury says

    November 28, 2012 at 8:21 pm

    White chocolate and raspberry

    Reply
  112. Ashleigh says

    November 28, 2012 at 8:00 pm

    Chocolate – yum!

    Reply
  113. Isabel O'Brien says

    November 28, 2012 at 7:46 pm

    Chocolate and mint or chocolate and orange. I can almost taste the brownies just looking at them!

    Reply
  114. laura banks says

    November 28, 2012 at 7:41 pm

    chocolate and hazelnuts

    Reply
  115. Anita says

    November 28, 2012 at 7:22 pm

    chocolate and nuts

    Reply
  116. Daniel Stacey says

    November 28, 2012 at 6:50 pm

    Mint

    Reply
  117. Jo welsh says

    November 28, 2012 at 6:44 pm

    I love chocolate mint

    Reply
  118. Amanda Steel says

    November 28, 2012 at 6:27 pm

    Chocolate and mint

    Reply
  119. Sue McCarthy says

    November 28, 2012 at 5:46 pm

    Milk chocolate although if its chocolatey I’ll eat anything!

    Reply
  120. J Beale says

    November 28, 2012 at 5:00 pm

    chocolate and mint

    Reply
  121. Catherine Thomas says

    November 28, 2012 at 4:52 pm

    Love chocolate & honeycomb mmmm

    Reply
  122. Paul Walshaw says

    November 28, 2012 at 4:48 pm

    Chocolate and orange

    Reply
  123. lorraine dunne says

    November 28, 2012 at 4:42 pm

    just plain old chocolate for me

    Reply
  124. John Taggart says

    November 28, 2012 at 4:42 pm

    Chocolate and caramel

    Reply
  125. Mel Briscoe says

    November 28, 2012 at 4:38 pm

    Chocolate and caramel

    Reply
  126. Lucy J Morgan says

    November 28, 2012 at 4:28 pm

    I love white chocolate!

    Reply
  127. Kim Howard says

    November 28, 2012 at 3:42 pm

    I love half milk chocolate with half white chocolate ^_^

    Reply
  128. Iain Green says

    November 28, 2012 at 3:39 pm

    Chocolate with chilli

    Reply
  129. iain says

    November 28, 2012 at 3:25 pm

    milk chocolate with caramel

    Reply
  130. Martina says

    November 28, 2012 at 3:13 pm

    chocolate, fruit and nut

    Reply
  131. olivia kirby says

    November 28, 2012 at 2:41 pm

    chcocolate and peanut butter

    Reply
    • olivia kirby says

      November 28, 2012 at 2:41 pm

      *Chocolate* even!!

      Reply

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