These Mini Brownie Bites with Cream Cheese Frosting are a two bite marvel and an absolute delicious addition to any Halloween Party!
When it comes to Halloween baking, I’m not really much into the creepy, spooky or ghoulish treats. I’m more into something that has the cutesy factor.
These adorable mini brownie bites sure do and some! They’re rich, chocolaty and dense in texture without being overly sweet.
If you are fairly new to baking, you will find them delightfully easy to make. And if piping the frosting seems somewhat intimidating to you, simply give it a try by practicing first.
Set a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper on a counter. Fit any piping tip of your choice into a pastry bag and fill the bag with frosting.
Start piping directly onto your parchment lined cookie sheet. Then simply scrape off the frosting back into the pastry bag and you’re good to go. Easy right!
The brownie recipe comes from one of my very own favourite magazines, Better Homes and Garden.
I tweaked it somewhat, simply for personal taste, by using my favourite cream cheese frosting.
Then, I tinted the frosting with orange icing colour and switched it up to give it a Halloween flare. I just adore the chocolate and cream cheese combination!
You’ll need 3, 12 hole mini muffin pans to make this recipe. It’s a worthy investment as this recipe is one you’ll be making over and over again.
It’s super easy to make and totally fun! You can also adapt this recipe to suit any occasion of your choice!
How to make coloured cream cheese frosting
To make the frosting you’ll need:
- cream cheese
- butter
- powdered sugar
- vanilla extract
- Orange icing colour
Combine the cream cheese, butter, icing sugar and vanilla in a medium bowl and beat until combined.
Alternately, you can also use a food processor to mix the frosting ingredients together.
Tint the icing with Wilton’s orange icing colour.
A little goes a long way so start with a little bit at a time, just until you get the desired colour. I used barely 1/8 of a teaspoon.
Use a large pastry bag fitted with a star tip to pipe the frosting onto each brownie. (I used the 1M tip from Wilton).
You’ll need to refrigerate the frosted brownies for 30 minutes. This will set the frosting and makes it easier to dip into the chocolate glaze.
How to make chocolate dipping glaze
For the chocolate glaze, place 1/4 cup of cubed butter, 2 ounces of semi-sweet chocolate in a small sauce pot over low heat and stir until melted and smooth.
Then simply remove it from the heat and stir in the corn syrup.
Set it aside and allow to cool for about 10 minutes.
Once cooled dip the top of each brownie, about 3 quarters in, into the chocolate glaze.
Sprinkle the mini brownies with nonpareils and refrigerate till the chocolate is set, for about 15 minutes.
These mini brownie bites with cream cheese frosting store very well in an airtight container, refrigerated for up to 5 days.
They’re adorable, fun and oh so yummy!
Other Halloween treats you’ll love:
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Marisa
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened dutch processed cocoa powder
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup butter melted
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 3 ounces cream cheese
- 1/4 pound butter
- 1/2 pound powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- orange icing colour I used Wilton's
Chocolate Glaze
- 1/4 cup butter cubbed
- 2 ounces semi-sweet chocolate
- 4 teaspoons corn syrup light coloured
- Halloween sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat ove to 350 degrees F.
- Grease mini muffin pans or line with mini paper cups.
- Place the flour and cocoa powder in a small bowl, stir and set aside.
- Beat the sugar and eggs together in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes or until thick and pale yellow in colour.
- Beat in the flour mixture just until smooth.
- Add in 1/2 cup of melted butter and stir until combined.
- Divide the batter evenly among the prepared muffin tins.
- Bake for about 10 to 12 minutes or when a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- Let the brownies cool in the pan for about 5 minutes then carefully remove the brownies from the baking pan and transfer on a wire rack to cool completely.
Cream Cheese Frosting
- Combine all the frosting ingredients in a medium bowl and beat until well combined.
- Tint the frosting with the orange icing colour. A little goes a long way so start with a little bit at a time and stir till you get the desired shade of orange. I barley used 1/8 of a teaspoon.
- Use a large pastry bag fitted with a star tip to pipe the frosting onto each brownie. I use the 1M tip from Wilton.
- Refrigerate the frosted brownies for 30 minutes. This will set the frosting making it much easier to dip in the chocolate.
Chocolate Glaze
- Place 1/4 cup of cubed butter and 2 ounces of semi-sweet chocolate in a small sauce pot.
- On low heat, stir until the butter is melted and the chocolate mixture is smooth.
- Remove the mixture from the heat and stir in the corn syrup.
- Ste the glaze aside to cool for about 10 minutes.
- Once cooled, dip the top of each brownie into the chocolate glaze.
- Top with the Halloween sprinkles and refrigerate until the chocolate sets. For about 15 minutes before serving.
Notes
Beautiful! Better Homes and Gardens could not do it better I’m sure:)
Hi Sadie, thanks for the compliment…that is so sweet! 🙂
These looks soooo good! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Thank-you they are yummy….and you are very welcome 🙂
wow Marisa these look so good and so festive!
Thanks Lynz, they where fun to make! xoxo 🙂
so cute I love them!
Wow! Marisa, I love all of the photos. If you let me have a bit I will feel much more happy!
Hahaha Min …will do my best 🙂
Marisa, wow!!!!! Looks so delicious!!!!!!!!
Hi Selam…thank-you so much! Wish I had enough to bring to work…next time 🙂
Gorgeous! You are a true food artist!
Hardly that but thank-you so much for the compliment! 🙂
It is an art to making food look good and taste good too.
Haha…yes I do agree I just do not think of myself that way. Having said that though I do believe that we eat with our eyes first and food presentation has always been important for me. It always brings me great joy when it is greatly appreciated! Again thank-you so much 🙂
So cute these mini brownies ! Nice touch for halloween!!!
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Thanks Carmie….xoxo
Really pretty! And ‘cute Halloween’ is great! 🙂
Haha…thanks Lily! 🙂
Wow, Marisa these look absolutely amazing. Really adore the idea! 🙂
Thank-you Linda…they where so much fun to make! 🙂
LOVE all your recipes! How CUTE are these?!?!!? GOSH! Love em. I made your m&m cookies and they were a total hit!
Gee! Thank-you Diana…they are cute little bites that you can jazz up for any occasion simply by using different color frosting and sprinkles. So glad to hear you enjoyed the cookies, and thanks for the feedback! 🙂
These look fabulous and elegant – a very dramatic presentation with a lot of ‘punch’!! And these little babies can be made anytime of the year just by leaving the frosting uncolored. I’m pinning these immediately. I LOVE THIS RECIPE !!.
Lol!!!! Thanks Cecile, so glad you like them and yes it is one of those recipes you can adapt to suit any occasion 🙂
Actually – I’m also going to share these on Facebook !! ; o )
Absolutely…enjoy! Have a Happy Halloween 🙂
OMG! Marisa those look so good. I have not tried one but they look like they are to die for.
Lol!!! They are really amazing, thank-you so much ?
Looks delicious! !!!!Happy Halloween! @@@
Thanks Dulce….same to you and thanks for stopping by?
Gorgeous, Marisa! Hope your Halloween was wickedly wonderful 😉
Thanks Lana, it sure was busy 🙂
Wish I had seen these sooner! So festive! They look delish! I have some serious brownie love so will be trying these. Renee
Enjoy Renee, can’t stop at just one 🙂
Marisa these are so pretty and seasonal and I would like a bite of one right now! What fun little edibles for this time of year.
Hi Teresa, yes fun to make and loved by both kids and adults! So easy adaptable for any special occasion 🙂
I haven’t seen the magazine version, but I just know they can’t possibly be as pretty as yours! Love these!! xx
Hi Barbara, that is very sweet of you to say so. They were so much fun to make…thanks for stopping by 🙂
What a gorgeous treat!
Thank-you Julie, they were quite yummy 🙂
Oh they are very pretty, yum!
Thanks Daniela 🙂
oh my! These are simply gorgeous. I love the contrast of colours, the chocolate and orange look incredible. What a beautiful Halloween treat to take to a party or dinner. Your pictures are stunning!
Thank-you so much!