Best Brownie Bites Recipe (2024)

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Written ByDorothy Kern

Published OnSeptember 4, 2023

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Brownie Bites are my favorite thing to buy at the store, but these are even better because they are homemade brownie bites!. They are simple, easy, and good for any occasion. The best thing about these homemade bites are how many different ways you can make them!

Easy Brownie Bites 3 Ways

These are one of my favorite brownie recipes because they are a blank canvas for you to have fun with! With this specific recipe I love getting candy, like Rolos or Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, and sticking them in the center of the brownie (like a blossom cookie). Topping them with ganache and sprinkles is also yummy too!

I make these brownies in a mini muffin pan because it is the perfect size and shape to create these bites. I recommend getting at least the 24-muffin size or the 48-muffin if you plan to make lots of mini muffins or other mini recipes. These mini brownies are so good, they’ll be gone in just two bites!

Important Ingredients Needed

Baking Chocolate: Coarsely chopped – this is found in the baking aisle
Unsalted Butter: The combination of butter and chocolate makes these SO fudgy.
Toppings: 40-48 bite sized candies Rolos, miniature Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, mini Milky Ways, etc., unwrapped. Chocolate Chips or Sprinkles.

How to make Brownie Bites

Melt chocolate together with butter in the microwave. This will take 2-3 minutes and I recommend stirring after a minute and every 30 seconds thereafter.
Stir in sugar. Add eggs, vanilla, and cocoa and stir well. Add salt and flour and stir carefully.
Place about 1 heaping tablespoon of batter in each muffin cup. Bake for 10-12 minutes, until a toothpick comes out only slightly dirty from the center of the brownie.
If you are topping the brownie bites with candies, unwrap them while the brownies are baking. As soon as the brownie bites come out of the oven, press one candy on the top of each brownie bite, pressing slightly. Let them cool completely before removing from the pans.
If you are topping them with ganache, let them cool completely then remove from the pans. Make the ganache by placing the chocolate chips and cream in a microwave safe measuring cup or bowl. Heat in 30 second increments, stirring between each, until the chocolate is melted and smooth. It will be thick, like frosting. Frost each brownie bite, then top with sprinkles.

Expert Tips

To make removing your brownie bites from the pan easy, make sure you use a nonstick pan or spray with cooking spray (I like the kind with flour).
If they aren’t completely cooled it will be hard to remove them from the pan. Run a sharp knife around the edges of the brownie bite, then pop it out of the pan. If it rips, then they aren’t cool enough. I suggest chilling the bites until completely cold before removing from the pans. Store at room temperature in an airtight container or freeze for up to 3 months.
This recipe calls for melting chocolate with butter and then adding the rest of the ingredients. If you don’t feel like spending the time melting the chocolate, you can always use my homemade brownie mix for these bites.
Some other fun ways to spruce up these bites is by mixing into the batter, or topping with caramel and cream cheese frosting.

FAQs

Why did my brownie bites sink in the middle?

They most likely aren’t fully cooked, so give them a few more minutes.

Can you freeze Brownie Bites?

Yes you can! Make sure to freeze in an airtight container.

How long do you bake Brownie Bites?

Bake for 10-12 minutes, until a toothpick comes out only slightly dirty from the center of the brownie.

Best Brownie Bites

4.20 from 21 votes

These Brownie Bites are perfectly chocolatey and fudgy! Top them with chocolate ganache frosting and sprinkles or press your favorite candy on the top, like a brownie blossom!

Prep Time 30 minutes minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes minutes

Total Time 40 minutes minutes

Yield 40 brownie bites

Serving Size 1 brownie

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Ingredients

For the Brownies:

▢ 4 ounces (113g) unsweetened baking chocolate coarsely chopped
▢ ¾ cup (170g) unsalted butter sliced
▢ 1 ¾ cups (350g) granulated sugar
▢ 3 large eggs
▢ 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
▢ 2 tablespoons (10g) unsweetened cocoa powder
▢ ½ teaspoon salt
▢ 1 cup (124g) all-purpose flour

Choose your toppings:

▢ 40-48 bite sized candies Rolos, miniature Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, mini Milky Ways, etc., unwrapped
▢ 1 cup (170g) chocolate chips
▢ 3 tablespoons (45ml) heavy whipping cream
▢ Sprinkles

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray mini muffin pans with nonstick cooking spray with flour or line with liners.
Place the baking chocolate and butter in a large, microwave safe bowl. Heat on HIGH power for 2-3 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds, until chocolate is smooth. Stir in sugar. Add eggs, vanilla, and cocoa and stir well. Add salt and flour and stir carefully.
Place about 1 heaping tablespoon of batter in each muffin cup. Bake for 10-12 minutes, until a toothpick comes out only slightly dirty from the center of the brownie.
If you are topping the brownie bites with candies, unwrap them while the brownies are baking. As soon as the brownie bites come out of the oven, press one candy on the top of each brownie bite, pressing slightly. Let them cool completely before removing from the pans.
If you are topping them with ganache, let them cool completely then remove from the pans. Make the ganache by placing the chocolate chips and cream in a microwave safe measuring cup or bowl. Heat in 30 second increments, stirring between each, until the chocolate is melted and smooth. It will be thick, like frosting. Frost each brownie bite, then top with sprinkles.
NOTE: if they aren’t completely cooled it will be hard to remove them from the pan. Run a sharp knife around the edges of the brownie bite, then pop it out of the pan. If it rips, then they aren’t cool enough. I suggest chilling the bites until completely cold before removing from the pans. Store at room temperature in an airtight container or freeze for up to 3 months.

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Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Author Dorothy Kern

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66 Comments

They caved in even after baking 3 mins longer we are at 6700ft so did I need to add more flour?
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1. I am not well versed in high altitude baking. Check king Arthur flour for tips
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  These brownie bites are really good! They are fudgy, with slightly crispy edges and soft centers, so if you are looking for cake brownies, better try a different recipe. I used 60% cacao bittersweet baking chocolate chips and unsweetened cocoa powder, as called for in the recipe, and it worked really well. I used a 1 Tbsp cookie scoop, filled the pan cups about half full, and this recipe yielded 50 brownie bites. I have 2 nonstick brownie bite pans (24 each). The brownies are very easy to remove from these pans. I dust mine with powdered sugar after they have cooled and been removed from the pans. They disappear quickly after that! Be careful not to bake these too long. At 350 F convection mode they took about 13 minutes. Delicious!
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  Delicious brownie bites! Excellent blend of flavors with mini peanut butter cups!
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  I LOVE THIS RECIPE!!!!! SO GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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  The Video shows unsweetened and bittersweet chocolate but the recipe only mentions baking chocolate.
  Please advise
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  4 total ounces – either 2 each of unsweetened and semi-sweet or 4 ounces unsweetened
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  I truly appreciate it.
  Planning on making these but I was wondering if it had to be unsweetened chocolate? I don’t plan on putting any toppings or frosting so i was wondering if i could just use semi sweet choco
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  Any chance I could do these without the egg? What do you think would be the best egg replacer?
  Thanks
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  Can’t wait to try these! Just to clarify, each (1) brownie bite is 124 calories, right?
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  The recipe shows only unsweetened chocolate but the video shows both unsweetened and bittersweet? Hmmm what to do what to do?? Help??
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What can I add to brownies to make them better? ›

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Why did my brownie bites sink in the middle? ›

Brownies are perfect when the middle is just baked, so it sets to a fudgy, moist consistency - if your flour and baking powder are causing the edges to rise, cook and set too quickly, they will give the appearance of a sunken centre, even if the centre is perfectly cooked.

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One change is to use milk or heavy cream instead of water. This change will make brownies more moist and gooey since milk is more fatty and flavorful than water. A second change is to use butter instead of oil. For similar reasons to using milk, butter adds a rich and more decadent quality to the batter.

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Decorate with sprinkles, cocoa nibs, pop rocks, and fancy salt.

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The first and easiest upgrade you can give to your boxed brownie mix is to add a tablespoon of instant coffee to the batter. Adding coffee to your brownies boosts their flavor because its bitter quality balances out sweetness, making it less overpowering. It allows that delicious chocolate flavor to really shine.

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Fudgy brownies have a higher fat-to-flour ratio than cakey ones. So add more fat—in this case, butter and chocolate. A cakey batch has more flour and relies on baking powder for leavening. The amount of sugar and eggs does not change whether you're going fudgy or cakey.

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If the brownies still look wet or aren't pulling away, they aren't done. Even fudgy brownies will pull from the edges once they've finished baking. You'll see that the edges look dry while the middle still looks soft or slightly wet. Chewy and cakey brownies will have dry edges with firmer-looking centers.

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I've had this happen too and I've found this little trick helps. Line your muffin/cupcake tin with your papers and then give the papers in the pan a light coating with non-stick spray. If you put them upside down into the microwave under a wet paper towel for 15 seconds, the cupcake papers come right off.

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Instead of dumping your batch of batter into a square baking dish, use an ice cream scoop to portion the batter into each well of the muffin tin. Each brownie has it's own cup to bake in, meaning that every side of it will be in contact with the metal pan, giving it those desirable crisp, chewy edges.

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