Game Day Football Brownie Bites
Adorable bite-size brownies adorned with buttercream football stripes. Perfect for any football game day you're looking to celebrate!
Servings: 2 dozen mini brownies
Ingredients
- ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter cut into 6-8 slices
- 8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate coarsely chopped
- ¾ cup firmly packed brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs room temperature preferred1
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Spray the wells of a 24 or 12 count mini-cupcake pan with nonstick spray. Set aside.
- In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter and chopped chocolate, stirring frequently until completely smooth. Allow to cool for about 15 minutes.
- Whisk sugar into cooled chocolate mixture until combined. Add the eggs one at a time, whisking after each addition until smooth. Whisk in the vanilla. Add the flour and salt and stir gently until completely combined.
- Spoon the batter into the wells of the mini-cupcake pan. Bake brownies for 12-13 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out mostly clean. Allow brownies to cool completely in the pan before removing and decorating. I used leftover vanilla buttercream2 for my football stripes, but this quick royal icing will also do the trick. Use a small zip top bag with the corner snipped off or an icing bag fitted with a Wilton #3 tip. Allow icing to set before serving. Store brownies covered at room temperature up to 1 week or in the freezer up to 2 months.
Notes
- Room temperature eggs incorporate into batter much more easily than cold eggs, although this is not absolutely necessary.
- You'll want to decrease the original recipe significantly. Use 1/4 cup (4 Tablespoons) butter, 1 cup of powdered sugar, 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract, and about 1 to 1 and 1/2 Tablespoons milk or cream. Salt to taste if needed. You'll have the best luck whisking everything together in a small bowl or using a handheld mixer. You will have some leftover.