Award-Winning Gourmet Brownie Taking Brownie Lovers by Storm

After fighting its way through the jungle of snacks shipped to the Rachael Ray Show’s Tasting Committee, the gourmet Exceptional Brownie was selected as the yummy to be featured as Ray’s recent “Snack of the Day.”

The lip-smacking “ooohs” and “ahs” from Ray and her guest Jerry O’Connell demonstrated why this sophisticated delicacy is taking upscale Manhattan boutiques, Internet mail order, and the food industry by storm.

Winner of the Julia Child – Robert Mondavi American Center for Food, Wine, and the Arts national competition, the Exceptional Brownie is the classic American brownie with an elegant twist.

Available in eight decadent flavors, the Exceptional Brownie is all-natural, made of the finest ingredients, and recently certified Kosher - to be exhibited at an upcoming Kosherfest in Manhattan.

The secret to these brownies, says Claire Sauerhoff, president of the 2 ½-year-old Manhattan-based company, is palate-delighting “restraint.” “Less is more” is her mantra. This is why there is no excessive sugar or butter taste in her brownies and blondies, allowing the premium chocolate, espresso, peanut butter, raspberry, or walnut flavors, or grace notes, to shine through.

With holidays approaching, these snack- and dessert-sized brownies are gaining favor as the choice for festive presents to brownie-holics, desserts, CARE packages sent to our troops in Iraq, Afghanistan, and military hospitals, and customized corporate gifts, party bags, and favors.