These crackly crinkle top brownies are super moist, uber chocolatey and the perfect size to pop in your mouth for a quick treat!
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Why I Love This Recipe
My love for a good brownie runs deep. It's seriously one of my favorite sweets to make... right up there with chocolate chip cookies! These crinkle top brownie bites are soft and chewy on the inside and just slightly crispy on the outside, which is the perfect combo if you ask me. It's basically a bunch of corner brownie pieces if you really think about it. And because there is no such thing as too much chocolate in my book, these little mini morsels of delicious chocolate brownie are sprinkled with a few chocolate chips throughout just for good measure.
They are super easy to make and only require one pot so there is minimal cleanup, which we love!! They are finished baking in about 15 minutes which means you can have these prepped and ready to eat within 20 minutes flat! I mean it doesn't get better than that!
Plus, these bite-sized brownies are the perfect sharing dessert to bring to your next gathering since they can be made at a moment's notice and everyone can pop one right into their mouth. They taste way better than the store bought brownie bites, and take just as much time to make, if not less, as you would spend going to the store and buying a box.
Ingredients & Substitutions
- Unsalted Butter
- White Sugar
- Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- Kosher Salt
- Vanilla Extract
- Eggs
- All Purpose Flour
- Chocolate Chips
*For a full list of ingredients and instructions please see recipe card below.
How to Make Crinkle Top Brownie Bites
Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and spray a mini cupcake tin with non-stick baking spray.
Step 2: Melt the butter in a medium pot.
Step 3: Once melted, add the sugar, cocoa power and salt and mix until smooth. Remove from heat and let cool for at least 10 minutes.
Step 4: Add the vanilla and eggs and combine.
Step 5: Add the flour and Chocolate chips until no more flour is visible.
Step 6: Using a spoon, scoop the brownie mixture into the mini cupcake tins and bake for 12-15 minutes.
Step 7: Run a knife along the edge of the mini Crinkle Top Brownie Bites to lift it out of the pan and let cool on a cooling rack before serving.
How to Store Crinkle Top Brownie Bites
You can store these for a few days outside or in the fridge if you want to extend the shelf life.
How to Freeze Crinkle Top Brownie Bites
You sure can freeze these! Once these are baked, removed from the pan and cooled, you can pop them into a zip top bag or tupperware and place them in the freezer. They'll last for weeks if you're able to not eat them all!
Tips & Tricks
You can stuff a variety of flavors into these and that makes this recipe so versatile!! The recipe below is stuffed with chocolate chips but you can also stuff these with any other kind of chocolate, caramel, peanut butter, butterscotch etc. Just use smaller pieces of chocolate or candy and press them down into the muffin pan once you've filled the cavities with the brownie batter.
FAQs
How do you get brownies out of mini muffin pans?
Good question - that's a key part to making these brownie bites. You'll want to 1: use a muffin pan that's non stick (linked below) and 2: spray it with non stick baking spray to be extra sure that these are easy to remove!
How much batter should I scoop into each muffin tin?
I use a 2-3 tablespoon cookie scoop to scoop the batter into the muffin tins.
What kind of chocolate chips do you use?
Use whatever you prefer - I like semi-sweet or dark chocolate, but milk and white chocolate are delish too! You can also omit the chocolate chips if you prefer.
Need a mini muffin pan?
This one is my favorite and it's super non-stick which makes it very easy to remove these!
If you're a fan of brownies just as much as I am here are a few other brownie recipes that you'll love:
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Crinkle Top Brownie Bites
Ingredients
- 10 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 ¼ cups white sugar
- ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup all purpose flour
- ½ cup Chocolate Chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and spray a mini cupcake tin with non-stick baking spray.
- Melt the butter in a medium pot. Once melted, add the sugar, cocoa power and salt and mix until smooth. Remove from heat and let cool for at least 10-15 minutes.
- Add the vanilla and eggs and combine. Add the flour and Chocolate chips until no more flour is visible.
- Using a spoon, scoop the brownie mixture into the mini cupcake tins and bake for 12-15 minutes. Run a knife along the edge of the mini Crinkle Top Brownie Bites to lift it out of the pan and let cool on a cooling rack before serving.
Notes
- Can you freeze Crinkle Top Brownie Bites?
- You sure can! Once these are baked, removed from the pan and cooled, you can pop them into a zip top bag or tupperware and place them in the freezer. They’ll last for weeks if you’re able to not eat them all!
- How do you get brownies out of mini muffin pans?
- Good question – that’s a key part to making these brownie bites. You’ll want to 1: use a muffin pan that’s non stick (linked below) and 2: spray it with non stick baking spray to be extra sure that these are easy to remove!
- How much batter should I scoop into each muffin tin?
- I use a 2-3 tablespoon cookie scoop to scoop the batter into the muffin tins.
How can I replace the egg part in it as I am vegetarian
I haven't tested it with any egg substitute!
Look into making flax eggs!
Exceptional! Everyone loves them! So easy, fast and fabulously chocolatey! Thanks for this recipe, my granddaughter is in love with them!
What is 10 tablespoons in kg ?
Sue, 10 T of butter would be 1/2 c plus 2 T
140g
You can usually Google how much each ingredient weighs per TBSP or cup of you prefer weighing like I do!
these are fantastic!! I got 48 little bites
A total hit, everyone is addicted to these!
Is there any reason you can't just use mini cupcake cups in the tins for easy removal and transport and leave room on top for frosting? I have made the store bought box brownies in regular cupcake cups that way, like the idea of smaller ones but was unsure about cooking times for small ones.
shouldn't be an issue
These are delicious! I made these to give to my dance team and everyone loved them! They were super easy and didn't take much time. It was also really helpful that the website had a button that doubled the recipe. Overall, these brownies are a 10/10.
I love this brownie recipe! Super easy and taste sooo good. I think it taste perfect the way it is. Thanks!!
These are totally AWESOME! Thank you so much for this recipe. It's fudgy, tasty, perfect for anyone who loves brownies and chocolate! I am truly in love with these little bundles of pure joy! I would recommend these to anyone who loves chocolate! What a rush! I see you!
Omg this was soooo good I definitely will make this again I loved it so much and it was soo fugue and chocolate would 100% recommend
How many brownies can I get using just this recipe?
How many brownies can I get if I double the recipe, should I double the sugar?
if you double the recipe, you should double each ingredient. You'd probably net out around 40-50 small bites
I just made them and I got 24. They're delicious. I had to bake them for about 5 more minutes. But all ovens aren't the same.
Delicious! Used only 1 cup of sugar and that was enough for my taste.
Easy and quick too.
I doubled this recipe and I reduced the sugar by a half cup. The brownies are delicious, but be careful if you choose to double it like I did, with the exception of the sugar I followed the recipe exactly, and my second tray of 24 is baking now. After all is said and done, I believe I will end up with about 60 brownies!
I made a batch two weeks ago and I smell another batch in the oven now. Excellent recipe, my family loves them, easy to do, efficient and very tasty. There's the beep, gotta run, but thanks! There are many 2 bite brownie recipes, but this the right one.
Super easy and fast. And people love it because it is SO GOOD!! People frequently ask me to bring this to parties. I encourage people to try fruit jams / jellies / compotes as toppings. Peanut butter on top is amazing. I use almond flour instead of regular flour to make it gluten free. Depending on the crowd, I sometimes add some instant coffee, cinnamon, or cayenne pepper - know your audience.
It really is hard to believe that something so good, is so easy.
Can I use a double boiler?