Hey, guys! I’m so excited to share this post with you today. Not only are you going to love how easy these Two Minute Brownies are to make, but I also have a great message to share with you behind some of the products that I’ve been using these last couple days.

I’m so excited to have partnered with Fair Trade and I’m honored to have these amazing products to create with. If you’ve never heard of Fair Trade keep reading to learn all about why I think they’re amazing, plus you’ll have the chance to win a box full of the same goodies that I have! First, check out our delicious Two Minute Microwave Brownies that will knock your socks off!

How to Make Two Minute Brownies in a Mug

Ingredients You Need

2 Tablespoons Melted Butter
2 Tablespoons Sugar
1 Tablespoon Light Brown Sugar
1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla
1 Egg Yolk
4 Tablespoons Flour
1 Tablespoon Cocoa
2 Tablespoons Barefoot & Chocolate Dark Chocolate Almond Spread

Instructions

Step 1 – Melt your butter in a mug or ramekin

Step 2 – Mix in the sugar, brown sugar, vanilla and egg yolk

Step 3 – Add the flour and cocoa

Step 4 – Stir in the Barefoot & Chocolate Dark Chocolate Almond Spread

Step 5 – Microwave for 1 minute

Step 6 – Top with Ice Cream and Chocolate drizzle. Enjoy!

Buying Fair Trade ensures that you’re getting quality products and the people who grow, sew and craft them get a fair deal for their hard work. In fact, your everyday purchases can help farmers and factory workers in 70 countries work in safe conditions, earn extra money to invest in their communities and improve the lives of their families.

Basingwa Maria started farming in 1974 and she says that after her husband died in the war she poured her heart into her coffee trees. Coffee was her family’s sole source of income, and she had to make it profitable. She joined the cooperative in 2000, and with the increased income she has received from her fair trade coffee over the years, she has been able to bring running water to her home and invest in solar panels on her roof. She hopes to bring electricity to her house soon.

She has also been able to diversify her family’s nutrition. They used to eat potatoes and beans everyday with no change, and they could not afford food at the market or oil for cooking. Now her family is able to buy food from the market and they do not have to soly rely on growing everything they eat.

While she never attended school, she says that because of the cooperative all of her children were able to attend school and two of them are currently in university. She beams when saying that her children have good ideas, and that now they have the ability to fulfill their visions.

“After the war I never believed we could get this kind of life. Having this beautiful house, sitting with my children having discussions of how to improve our lives.” – Basingwa Maria

She has twice won the cup of excellence award from her cooperative, and she says that her high quality coffee is due to following the agronomist’s advice and also from investing in cows which provide organic fertilizer.

One lucky winner will receive a box full of Fair Trade products to use in your own kitchen! Check out everything that’s included below! To enter, fill out the entry form below!

Wholesome! (@WholesomeSweet)

Cascadian Farm (@CascadianFarm)

barkTHINS™ (@RippleBrands)

Lake Champlain Chocolates (@LCChocolates)

Nutiva (@Nutiva)

Numi Organic Tea (@NumiTea)

LÄRABAR (@larabar)

Frontier Natural Products Co-op (@FrontierCoop)

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Barefoot & Chocolate (@BareChocolate)

Alter Eco (@AlterEcoSF)

truRoots (@TruRootsOrganic)

Pura Vida by s&D Coffee (@sdcoffeetea)

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