Description
Studded with Cadbury Mini Eggs, these adorable brownie bites are the perfect dessert for your Easter lunch.
Ingredients
Scale
- Cooking spray for the pans
- 4 Tablespoons butter
- 4 Tablespoons coconut oil
- 1/3 cup bittersweet chocolate chips (60%)
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla paste
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 and 1/2 Tablespoons Dutch process cocoa powder (such as Droste or Hershey’s Special Dark)
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
Decorating the brownies
- 9 oz mini candy eggs (Cadbury mini eggs or Hershey’s candy coated eggs)
- Coconut flakes
- Baking sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F (180 C).
- Spray mini muffin tins or mini tartlet pans with cooking spray. Cut strips of parchment, then lay 2 strips of parchment in an X pattern in the bottom of each hole in the muffin tin.
- Melt the butter and coconut oil in a small pan over medium heat.
- Once melted, pour the butter into a mixing bowl to cool for 5-10 minutes.
- Pour the chocolate chips into the butter as it is cooling.
- Whisk together the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt into a small bowl.
- When the butter is no longer hot, whisk in the sugar, then the eggs and vanilla. You should have a smooth, shiny mixture.
- Pour in the dry ingredients and fold together until the flour disappears.
- Use a baking scoop to scoop out a portion of batter into each well of your prepared pan.
- Place 2 or 3 Cadbury Mini Eggs in the top of each mini muffin. Add some sprinkles around the eggs or place some coconut flakes around the edges to look like nesting materials.
- Bake the brownies for 13-15 minutes until they no longer jiggle and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Notes
- Mini baking slings for easy removal: Popping out baked goods from mini muffin pans can be a curseworthy experience. By adding 2 small strips of parchment at the bottom of each well of your tin, you give yourself little tabs to pop out the brownies by. You won’t have to hold your breath anymore whacking them on the counter, hoping that they’ll come out. Just grab a tab and they’ll lift right out. From there, peel off the paper.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Additional Time: 0 hours
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Family favorites
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 brownie
- Calories: 145
- Sugar: 8
- Sodium: 94
- Fat: 8
- Saturated Fat: 6
- Carbohydrates: 14
- Fiber: .72
- Protein: 3
- Cholesterol: 71