Well, hello, Melisser Elliott here. You may know me as the author of the Vegan Girl’s Guide to Life, the blogger behind Cruelty Free Face, the creator of Sugar Beat Sweets bakery, or hey, not at all! Regardless, I’ll be your guest blogger for the next few weeks, showing you how to sweeten up your life with recipes, giveaways, tasty tidbits, and more! In fact, stay tunes for a giveaway in THIS very blog post.
My first recipe is for the serious chocolate lover. We all know and love the nougat-filled Buccaneer bar, but what if you baked it in to a rich, fudgy brownie, then topped it with a Raspberry Candy drizzle? OH YES, I DID!
Buccaneer Brownies with Raspberry Candy Drizzle
1 3/4 cups Sugar
1/2 cup Canola Oil
2/3 Cup Water
2 tsp Vanilla
2 cups Flour
1 Tbsp flax seed meal (ground flax)
2/3 cup Cocoa Powder
3/4 tsp Baking Powder
3/4 tsp Salt
1 1/2 Buccaneer Bars, cut in to various size small pieces, no larger than dice.
Pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl, whisk together the wet ingredients until smooth.
Add in the dry ingredients and stir until just mixed, taking care not to over-mix. The batter should be a thick dough-like consistency, not unlike cookie dough.
Fold in the Buccaneer bar pieces, then press the mixture in to a lightly greased or parchment lined 9×9 pan, and stick them in your pre-heated 350 degree oven.
Bake for about 35 minutes, taking care not to over-bake or they will be very hard!
They should look gooey in the center with a firm set edge & a crackled top.
Allow them to cool for 10 minutes, then get your drizzle on.
Raspberry Candy Drizzle:
1/2 Buccaneer Bar, chopped in small pieces
2 Tbsp Raspberry Jam
1 Tbsp Maple Syrup
A pinch of salt
Add all the ingredients to a small sauce pan.
On low heat, stir the mixture together constantly, taking care to melt the nougat and mix everything together.
Once everything is combined, drizzle it on to the cooling brownies.
The brownies should cool in the pan for at least 20 minutes before being removed, so the center can set.
TA-DA! You’ve now been given the key to ooey-gooey brownie bliss. Good luck sharing with friends, I sure didn’t!
GIVEAWAY TIME!
I couldn’t tempt you with this tasty treat and not offer you the key ingredients to make it. That means TWO winners will win TWO of each Go Max Go Foods candy bar! That’s right, fourteen candy bars per winner and all you have to do is the following..
To Enter, comment on this blog post with the answer to this two-part question:
What are the two newest Go Max Go candy bar flavors AND where do you buy your Go Max Go bars?
The contest is open to US residents only. I will announce the two winners on Tuesday, February 11th, so be sure to check back to see if you won.
Until next time! x
snap and thumbs up… have to try the thumbs up! Star grocery in Oakland CA and The natural foods store in Alameda, CA
“Thumbs Up” & “Snap”. “Thumbs Up” I get from Naturalcandystore.com and all others I get at Wegmans Mechanicsburg, PA.
Snap and Thumbs up Whole foods Fort Lauderdale
snap and thumbs up… have to try the thumbs up! Star grocery in Oakland CA and The natural foods store in Alameda, CA
The two newest flavors are thumbs up and snap- I’m in nyc so luckily anytime a craving strikes all I have to do is run to the nearest whole foods !
Thumbs Up and Snap . Berkeley Bowl in Berkeley, CA .
Yep, Snap! and Thumbs Up are the newest bars in town. I pick mine up at Miette (Hayes Valley) in San Francisco. Love these candy bars!!
Thumbs up and snap! I buy from brighter day or whole foods in savannah Georgia.
SNAP! And Thumbs Up! (Which I still cannot find!!)
I buy my Go Max Go bars at Whole Foods in Town & Country, MO. Yep, I drive 45 minutes for those beautiful bites of deliciousness!! 😉
We are obsessed! Snap & Thumbs up already have my heart. We get our chocolate fix at Wheatsville Coop in Austin. If we won, we’d bring these to the office for everyone to enjoy. Love yall!
Snap! and Thumbs Up. I get mine online from Vegan Essentials.
Thumbs up and Snap! I get them at a small health food store.
Snap and Thumbs Up! I get mine at Wegman’s, but unfortunately both of the closest locations are almost an hour away 🙁 But worth it!!!
The Thumbs Up (my favorite) and the Snap! are the newest…and I can’t wait for more…faux twix soon?
Forgot to add that I buy mine at either the wf’s in Portland, ME, or at the Harvest Time in Augusta, ME, but I haven’t gone there in a long time.
Snap & Thumbs up are the newes. Right now I get them from whole foods, but I am so excited that soon I will be able to get my fix from The Gentle Barn snack shop on Sundays
Snap & Thumbs up. I buy my go max @ Newark natural foods
Snap! and Thumbs Up
Food Fight in Portland, OR!
Snap and thumbs up! I get mine at whole foods when they have them or I order from vegan essentials.
Thumbs up and snap, I think?
I am really annoyed that I do not currently own all of the ingredients to make these brownies.
I buy Go Max Go bars at the Wegmans in Columbia, MD, usually. Though I tend to buy them anytime, anywhere that I see them!
Snap and thumbs up are the two newbies 🙂
As for my candy source I have to get them online at the natural food candy store
Well, Thumbs Up, of course – which I waited so very eagerly for! Yay! And Snap, which I liked more than I expected to. I usually order my Go Max Go bars from Vegan Essentials.
Snap and Thumbs Up. By the way, I literally cried with joy when I found and tried Thumbs Up.. I’d been craving a certain non-vegan peanut buttery toffee candy bar for ages. Unfortunately, I have to wait until I drive into the big city (Chicago or Des Moines) to get mine since no where in Iowa City carries them – I go to Go Grocery because most of the Whole Foods in Chicago don’t seem to stock them anymore (sadness).
Snap & Thumbs Up! I shop at Whole Foods Old Town Alexandria, VA. Unfortunately they have only had one of the seven bars for several months now, down from 3 of 7 bars. So, I am sad to say I have not had a chance to try all of the yummy goodness, but maybe I will get lucky and win! Or maybe I need to shop a different Whole Foods?!? Either way I can’t wait to get my hands on some Buccaneer bars and try out this recipe!!!
the two newest are Snap! and Thumbs Up! And sometimes I order them online, or I can get them at Sticky Fingers Sweets and Eats. There’s also a limited selection at my local Whole Foods.
Love my Snap!, and can’t wait to try the new Thumbs Up. I buy my chocolate Go Max Go goodness at Whole Foods Park Lane in Dallas!
The Thumbs up and the Snap are the two newest flavors.
Both sound delicious but Thumbs Up is a must try for me.
I get my Go Max Go bars at either the local Whole Foods (which sometimes carries a couple of flavors) or Vegan Essentials which has better prices and seems to ALWAYS have them =D
I believe Thumbs Up and Snap are the two newest. I buy GoMax bars at either Locali or Follow Your Heart in LA. Thanks for the giveaway!
Thumbs up and snap Whole Foods
Thumbs Up and Snap! I go to Whole Foods in Beaverton, OR and wish I could buy all the bars every time I shop! 🙂
Snap & Thumbs Up. I buy them at Vegan Haven in Seattle, WA.
Snap and thumbs up are the newest! I still can’t find thumbs up anywhere local, so I might have to order it online soon – I can’t wait to try it! I get my vegan candy from Discount Health in Michigan. Thanks for the yummy recipes and this amazing giveaway!!
Thumbs Up and Cleo’s are the two new ones I think. I buy mine at Whole Foods and anywhere else that sells them, that I may happen to be at the time.
Snap and Thumbs Up, I have to buy them from Vegan Essentials because the only place within a 50 mile radius that was selling them stopped.
Thumbs Up and Snap. I get mine at Follow Your Heart in Canoga Park, CA. Love Go Max Go!
Mmmm! Snap and Thumbs Up are the newest two, and I get mine at the Oakland Whole Foods 🙂
Snap! and Thumbs Up are the newest flavors. I’ve had the Snap! and I love it…haven’t gotten to try the Thumbs Up yet, but I’d like to win so that I can!
I used to buy Go Max Go at the Whole Foods on South Street, but those jerks stopped carrying them! I’ve ordered online from Vegan Essentials, but I could just take my lazy butt out to West Philly and get them at Mariposa Co-Op.
Snaps and thumbs up! I am lucky enough to get my candy fix at Food Fight! in Portland
Thumbs up and Snap! Me, my mom and my boyfriend get out bars from the Concord Coop in Concord, NH.
P.S. Big ups on choosing my favorite vegan to blog! Melissa is the best there is.
thumbs up and snap! i tried my very first bar [twilight] from cincinnati natural foods, and i also get them from our local whole foods. so yummy!
Snap and Thumbs Up. X’s to O’s Bakery here sells them!
Oh, SNAP! I will gladly give 2 thumbs up to anyone in this godforsaken vegan desert who will carry THUMBS UP and any other Go Max Go bars. For now, they live on my Vegan Essentials wish list. Even though I am still a #GoMaxGoVirgin, if @Melisser says they are worthy, they must be. That woman knows her desserts!
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I mean really, @Melisser, candy bars for breakfast. Pffffft.
Thumbs Up and Snap are the latest candy bar creations of Go Max Go Foods. I purchase some of the their candy bars at Whole Foods, in Johns Creek, GA, but that location does not stock either of these right now.
Thumbs Up and Snap!
I purchase at the Whole Foods headquarters in Austin, TX! Represent! 🙂 I used to get them at the Whole Foods at The Domain as well.
Snap & Thumbs Up/I buy mine @ Vegan Haven in Seattle, WA.
snap & thumbs up. i used to buy them at whole foods – no longer around.
Thumbs Up snd Snap! are the 2 newest flavors and I just buy online
Two newest types are Snap and Thumbs Up and sadly I’ve yet to try either. We get our Go Max Go products at Wegmans in Wilkes Barre, Pa.
That looks sooo good! I love Vegan sweets! 🙂 I’ve never had Go Max Go Candy bars before, but I think I would love the Thumbs Up Bar! Peanut Butter and chocolate is my guilty pleasure! :3
Thumbs Up and Snap- Whole Foods and Star Market.
Snap and Thumbs Up! I buy mine from Vegan Essentials.
The new Go Max Go candy bar flavors are Thumbs Up and Snap! I buy them at Whole Foods in Miami, FL! =)
Snap! and Thumbs Up. I typically have to order online from Vegan Essentials, as the Whole Foods near me is small and doesn’t have the shelf space to offer the array of Go Max Go candy bars.
snap and thumbs up, The Wedge Co-op in Minneapolis
Snaps and thumbs up are the two newest flavors! LOVE thumbs up! I buy my go max go bars at Whole Foods here in Northern VA as well as at Wegmans!
Snap and Thumbs up I work at Whole Foods and loovvvvve them I am Lactose Intolerant and these candy bars are fantabulous
Snap! and Thumbs Up (which is my new fav), which I buy from Bellingham, MA, Cranston and Providence, RI Whole Foods 🙂
Snap & Thumbs up are the newest flavors. The only place I can get your products is Whole Foods. As long as I can get there before someone else cleans them out!
I love Jokers, and I get my Go Max Go candy bars at Alameda Natural Grocery in Alameda, CA.
Oh and Snap and Thumbs Up are the newest flavors, I think!
Thumbs up & snap! Haven’t tried snap yet. I usually go to whole foods in Santa Monica, CA.
Snap! and Thumbs Up are the two newest ones. I buy mine from Whole Foods Market!
Thumbs Up and Snap. Berkeley Bowl.
Snap and Thumbs up are the two newest ones, and we buy Go Max Go candy bars at Wegmans! What a great idea to use Buccaneers in a brownie recipe! Those are my favorite! 🙂
Thumbs Up™ and SNAP!™! We get ours directly from the source :)))
Yep, Thumbs Up and SNAP! I do like me a Thumbs Up. I ask most stores I go into if they have Go Max Go candy bars, and will usually buy a Jokerz or a Twilight if they do. Once found them in a liquor store in Haight-Ashbury! But yeah, like she said, we get ours from the source!
These brownies look yummy. I bet they taste even better… 😛
Go Max Go at Wegmans! CLEOS!
Snap! mans Thumbs Up. I buy mine at Roots Market in Clarksville, Maryland.
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Snap and Thumbs Up. Sadly they don’t these newest bars and the Whole Foods Upper West Side, NYC,where I purchase my Go Max Go bars.
Snap & Thumbs up! we get them at veganessentials.com
Thumbs Up and Snap! We buy ours at Food Fight Vegan Grocers in Portland! Whole Foods & New Seasons also carry them but we like to give our money to Vegan Companies when at all possible!
Thumbs Up and Snap. VeganEssentials.com is where I buy them.
Snap and thumbs up. I buy them at Food Fight, Whole Foods and New Seasons when ever I step inside one if those places.
Snap and Thumbs up are the newest. I just bought some Go Max Go candy bars the other day at Viva la Vegan Express
Snaps and Thumbs Up. I will be buying mine from Whole Foods in Little Rock, AR, if I ever get the time to get there, or from a vegan cafe in Memphis. Whichever place I get to first. Sadly there is no place local (both are over an hour away from me! Sad face).
Thumbs up and snap! Used to be cakewalk, slc ‘ s vegan bakery so whole foods now
My power of deduction leads me to believe that the new bars are snap and thumbs up! I’ll have to look for theses at vegan haven here in seattle. Oh yum!!!
The newest flavors are Thumbs Up and Snap. I purchase your candy bars from Wegman’s.
I have never ever had any of Go Max Go’s Candy bars! I cannot find them at any of the stores here locally. They all look really good. I think a Thumbs Up, Snap! or a Buccaneer Bar would be awesome to try.
Thumbs up, and Snap! Whole Foods, Sawmill Rd, Columbus, Ohio, And btw! Yummmm!! Now THIS is what I’m talking about!
Buccaneer brownie recipe sounds yum. flax seed allergy in my home- will it be good without flax? newest is Thumbs Up. I bought it at Go Grocer 2930 n sheridan in Chicago (I don’t find them at Whole Foods anymore). to me newest : Thumbs Up- Cleo’s and Snap. thats the order i found/had them.
Hi Maria, they could be done without flax, but will not have a crackled top and the texture will be different. I think you’ll still find them delicious!
I love gomaxgo! my fav thing in the world and this is perfect for me to stuff my single self face on valentines day. so snap and two thumbs up which i finally found at viva la vegan in rancho cucamonga! yay!
I love gomaxgo! xoxoxo my fav thing in the world and this is perfect for me to stuff my single self face on valentines day. so snap and two thumbs up which i finally found at viva la vegan in rancho cucamonga! yay!
Snap! and Thumbs Up. I buy mine in my local vegan market – Food Fight! in Portland, Or.
Snap! And Thumbs Up are the latest and greatest. I get mine either at Wegmans or Greenstar Co-ol in Ithaca, NY. Cheers!
Thumbs up and snap are new! I go to whole foods in Portland Maine!
Snap amd thumbs up.
healthy living is my supplier.
Mahalo and Cleo’s! Though I haven’t tried thumbs up yet. Whole Foods mt. Pleasant, SC 🙂
The two newest flavors are Snaps and Thumbs Up. Go Max Go bars aren’t sold locally, and so I keep an eye out for them when I’m in a town with a Whole Foods.
Snap and thumbs up! Whole foods!
Thumbs up (which I really want to try but have been unable to locate) and Snap are the newest additions to the GoMaxGo lineup. I usually get my bars from Food Fight vegan grocery or other online retailers.
Thanks!
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Snap and Thumbs Up (love them!) . I buy my bars at Thyme and Season or Whole Foods.
I would definitely make these brownies!
What are the two newest Go Max Go candy bar flavors AND where do you buy your Go Max Go bars?
1. Snap! & Thumbs Up
2. Whole Foods – That’s where I’ve discovered these vegan candy bars!
Thumbs up and Snap are the new ones. We do most of our shopping at Whole Foods.
Thumbs up and Snap. I get my candy bars from Wegmans!
Snap &. thumbs up! Earthfare and a two hr drive to whole foods!!!
The two new flavors are Thumbs Up and Snap. I can buy these at Whole Foods stores near by.
Snap and Thumbs Up! I order from Vegan Essentials.
Thumbs up and snap, food fight in pdx 🙂
The 2 new bars are Snap and Thumbs Up. I get my Go Max Go fix at Healthy Alternative in Florence, KY. (But they’re always running out of Jokerz, so I may have to start ordering online!).
Those brownies sound awesome!!
Thumbs Up and Snap and I have never found them in a store by me. I was lucky enough to receive a gf sampling directly from Go Max Foods and now I’m hoping they will soon be available at my local HFS, Tastebuds on Staten Island.
Thumbs Up and Snap! I buy mine at our local Wegmans. They always have Jokerz, Twilight, Mahalo and Cleo’s, but they haven’t gotten Thumbs Up yet, which we love! I’m going to try this recipe with Twilight bars and see how it comes out. 🙂
Snap and thumbs up! I get them from Harvest market in Cambridge, Massachusetts!
Snap and Thumbs Up, but I haven’t seen a Thumbs Up locally. I go to Whole Foods in Baton Rouge, LA.
Snap and thumbs up, but I still haven’t tried the Cleo’s either! We buy ours at wegmans or whole foods, happy to have moved a little closer to both than we used to be, but it has cut down on our candy bar budget!
Your recipe sounds delicious!
Snap! And Thumbs Up are the newest flavors. I have to buy mine online because I can’t find them in any local stores. I’ve driven 30 minutes to health food stores looking! I hope I win.
Thumbs Up ans Snap – Vegan Essentials (online) is where I buy them! Wish I could get them closer!
Thumbs up & Snap. Whole Foods though I miss living near a Wegman’s.
“Thumbs Up” and “Snap!”. I buy from http://www.veganstore.co.uk/ 🙂
Mahalo and Cleo’s our my fav but then again all the Go max go products are amazing!
Thumbs Up and Snap. I used to buy go max bars at Whole Foods and Martins, but haven’t seen them lately.
Thumbs Up and Snap! are the newest bars. I buy them from Vegan Essentials – nowhere in Nashville sells them! TRAGEDY!
Snap & Thumbs Up are the newest Go max go bars! I order mine from vegan essentials
Snap! (yummmm) and Thumb’s Up. I get mine at Wegmans 🙂 (I also love the Mahalo bars) 🙂
Snap and thumbs up are the two newest ones. I haven’t gotten to try them yet :/
I buy my go max go bars at whole foods market!!
These look delicious! I would love to win the go max candy bars!!
The two newest bars are Thumbs Up & Snap. I used to be able to buy Go Max Go Bars at Whole Foods, but the last few times I shopped there I didn’t even see a spot for them. Now I buy them online from veganessentials.com.
Ohhh “Snap!” and “Thumbs Up”! Whole Foods in Ann Arbor is where I get mine! I’ve seen a nice selection at the Meatless Market in London, ONT as well!
You rock, Thanks!!
Snap & Thumbs up. I live in Philly area & I do get them on line through Vegan Essentials & when I was in Denver from Nooch all vegan market.
YUM! I could go for one of those right now!
looks sooo yummy, I am absolutely going to make them. 🙂
Snap and Thumbs Up! I still haven’t got to try the latter, my Whole Foods doesn’t carry it yet 🙁 Oh. And I get them at Whole Foods.
Jokers is the one for me!!!!!! Unfortunately Whole foods stopped carrying them here, other health food store don’t have them! the only store that has it is the vegan store called Nooch here in Denver which is little driving distance for me. <3
Thumbs up & Snap…unfortunately I can’t get either of these bars near me – I’m dying to try Thumbs Up! Kimberton Whole Foods in Ottsville, PA has the other Go Max Go bars for when I have a craving!
Snap & Thumbs Up. Lucky to have many Whole Foods Markets in Chicagoland!
Snap and Thumbs Up. I usually get Go Max Go bars at Vegan Haven (formerly Sidecar) but if I see them at PCC I occasionally get them there too.
I love Go Max Go!!!!
Great candy bars!!! Always enjoy every bite! YUM YUM!!!
Thumbs Up and Snap. I buy your bars at one of two vegan shops in NYC: Lulas and Dunwell Doughnuts. Great stuff!!!
Snap & Thumbs Up. I get my Go Max Go at Bamboo Natural Foods in St. Catharines. They’re great!
Snaps and thumbs up!
Whole Foods Market, Pittsburgh, PA
SNAP! and Thumbs Up- We get our fix of GoMaxGo bars at Earth Fare and Whole Foods in Charlotte, NC!!
i give u a thumbs up snap my fingers n go 2 follow your heart 🙂
Snap! and Thumbs Up! are the newest 🙂 I buy my bars at Whole Foods and on Vegan Essentials online store.
“Thumbs Up” & “Snap.” When my local Whole Foods has them in stock, I buy my bars there, otherwise I order them from Vegan Essentials. I ordered a bunch of the Thumbs Up bars for myself and my boyfriend for the holidays this year—they’re so good!
Thumbs Up and Snap. I buy at local Whole Foods.
snaps and thumbs up.. im new to go max go but i picked up my first couple of bars from dun-well donoughts in williamsburg brooklyn..
Thumbs up and Snap! I buy my supply of Mahalos at Down to Earth Hawaii
thumbs up and snap. i buy mahalo and cleo’s from whole foods mt. pleasant SC. still waiting on them to get the new bars! 🙂