Brownies...and if only they'd be more honest about serving sizes

This week, I was either going to make brownies or lemon poppy-seed cake (which I actually wanted more, but they didn't have poppy-seeds at Trader Joe's). So I Googled "best brownie recipe", and came up with this one at all recipes that claims to be just that:

I'm going to be honest...I really didn't look at a lot of recipes before I chose this one, and I don't always know what I'm looking for anyway. But starting with the recipe itself, near the top right corner it tells you how long it takes to make them (1 hour), and how many servings the recipe yields (16).

I kind of knew, going into it, that I would probably not be making the frosting. I'm not into frosted brownies..I just like the chewy goodness. I also knew I wanted to add nuts. Usually walnuts would do the trick, but I opted to use toasted almonds instead. Doesn't that sound kind of good??

I really should have been clued in by the size of the square pan required (8 inches). This recipe absolutely does not, under any circumstances whatsoever, have any business claiming to serve 16 people...unless those people are babies...in which case they probably shouldn't be eating brownies yet, because they aren't likely to have the teeth for it.

They're baking now...I will admit that they've thickened, so that's good...and the house does have that heavenly brownie smell....

But what is the deal with the servings?? I mean, can't we just be honest here? No one who likes brownies, is just going to eat a finger sized piece....that's just crazy. IS it like an FDA recommendation or something? IF so, I know a couple cafe's in Tucson that are in violation of that law(oh Raging Sage...your brownies please me so!). It's just like with cereal...the recommended serving is like 1 cup if you're lucky. I know it's just so they can pretend they have fewer calories, etc, etc....but a serving should be a bit more realistic.

Anyway, Ashley and I will be eating brownies for dessert...I'll let you know later if they were in fact the best brownies ever. And if not, you can bet I'll keep searching.