Brownie Bites
Brownie bites are a bite size version of the traditional, homemade fudgy brownies we crave! They are perfectly chocolatey, deliciously buttery, and make a great base for an optional topping of luscious frosting.
Servings: 24 mini bites
Ingredients
- 9 Tbsp unsalted butter, cut into 1 Tbsp pieces
- 1 cup (200g) granulated sugar
- 1/4 tsp (heaping) salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2/3 cup (86g) all-purpose flour (spoon and level to measure)
- 6 Tbsp (36g) Dutch process cocoa powder, plus 2 tsp for dusting pan
- 1/2 cup (85g) mini semi sweet chocolate chips*
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Spray a 24 cup mini muffin pan with non-stick cooking spray and dust with 2 tsp cocoa powder. Shake to coat evenly and set aside.
- Place butter in a large microwave safe mixing bowl. Heat until just melted in microwave. Let cool slightly.
- Whisk in sugar and salt, then whisk in eggs and vanilla extract. Blend well.
- Add flour and cocoa powder and stir mixture until combined, while scraping sides and bottom of bowl.
- Stir in chocolate chips.
- Scoop batter out about 1.5 Tbsp at a time (I use a #40 scoop) and drop into prepared muffin pan filling nearly full.
- Bake in preheated oven until just set, about 15 to 17 minutes (you can test with a toothpick in center, it should be free of batter).
- Let cool in pan 15 minutes before removing and transferring brownie bites to a wire rack to finish cooling.
- If desired top with frosting, my favorite is to top it with a small swirl of cream cheese frosting (recipe listed in notes below).
Notes
- *I do not recommend regular size chocolate chips in this recipe, the minis mostly melt in and make the brownie bites more fudgy as they are tinier and are spread more evenly throughout.
- For the cream cheese frosting: in a large mixing bowl using an electric hand mixer set on low speed blend together 3 oz. cream cheese (slightly softened), 4 Tbsp (56g) unsalted butter softened, 1 tsp vanilla extract, and 2 cups (240g) powdered sugar. Increase mixer speed to high and whip until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Pipe or spread over brownie bites.
- Frosting is not included in nutrition estimate as this is optional.