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Chocolate Filled Mini Brownie Bites are little fudge brownie bites are made in a miniature muffin tin and then topped with a Hershey’s kiss or hug candy. They are quick to make and so delicious!
Hey guys! Chelsea back from Chelsea’s Messy Apron with a fun Mother’s Day dessert idea! Or, really, this dessert works for any day of the year, but it would be especially sweet (and easy to do) for Mother’s Day this weekend!
These little fudge brownie bites are made in a miniature muffin tin and then topped with a Hershey’s kiss or hug candy. They are quick to make and so delicious!
The most important thing to note with this recipe is to REALLY grease the muffin tin well. The brownies stick like crazy to liners and they are tough to get out if you don’t grease the tin well. The easiest way I’ve found is to grease the pan with actual shortening and then a light sprinkling of flour (or cocoa powder).
Enjoy!
Recipe adapted from Pioneer Woman.
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Chocolate Filled Mini Brownie Bites
Ingredients
- 4 ounces semi-sweet baking chocolate
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups milk chocolate chips
- Hershey's chocolate kisses
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray a mini muffin pan well with nonstick cooking spray and then coat the wells with flour, tapping out the excess. You may alternatively use a baking spray that already has flour in it.
- In a microwave-safe bowl, melt the chocolate in 30-second increments, stirring between each increment. Set the chocolate aside to cool to room temperature.
- Add the butter and sugar to a large bowl and beat with a hand mixer or a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until light and fluffy, about 3-4 minutes. Beat in the eggs one at a time.
- Beat in the chocolate and vanilla until combined. Add the flour and salt and beat until combined. Stir in the chocolate chips by hand.
- Fill up each muffin well ¾ of the way full and bake for 9-13 minutes or until completely set.
- Allow the brownies to cool for about 5 minutes and then press an unwrapped chocolate kiss into the center of each brownie.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Is that a whole cup of butter in the mini brownies?
These bites tasted absolutely delicious but were very difficult to get out of the pan, and the recipe made a lot more than I was prepared for (I got more than 48 mini-muffin-sized bites out of this)! I used unsweetened chocolate, 1 cup milk chocolate chips, and 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips. I used a non-stick mini-muffin pan, and greased and cocoaed the cups well, and my best attempt at getting them out of the pan happened when I placed a rack on top of the pan and inverted it immediately after taking them out of the oven. We plan to enjoy the first pan of broken brownie bites on brownie sundaes.
I feel like there’s an ingredient missing. Mine were not chocolate-y at all, very light colored with a weird film on top, and bland. It also made waaaay more than 2 dozen. Any idea what’s missing???
Oh no! I am so sorry! You are welcome to try more chocolate with it next time and that may help the color appearance and chocolate tasting. You will want to make sure you have a rich, thick and creamy chocolate pieces.
How many mini brownies does this make?
This makes about 2 dozen mini brownies. Hope that helps! XOXO
I used this recipe and my brownies formed a really light film over top could you possibly give me some insight. It’s not pleasing to the eye but, the brownies are delicious. did I over mix or is that normal?
Are the chocolate squares for the mini fridge brownies with the kiss, semi sweet or unsweetened? Can’t wait to to try these thanks, Janet
I usually get the semi-sweet chocolate squares but it is a preference more than anything. Hope that helps! Let me know how you like the brownie bites! What a fun Christmas treat!! XOXO
When it calls for 2 sticks of unsalted butter how many cups is that?
1 cup of butter. 🙂
oh yummy!