Crinkle Top Brownie Bites

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These crackly crinkle top brownies are super moist, uber chocolatey and the perfect size to pop in your mouth for a quick treat!

An overhead shot of crinkle top brownie bites placed on a blue counter with two small bowls of milk.


 

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

Mise-en-place of all ingredients to make crinkle top brownie bites.
  • 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

A mini cupcake pan sprayed with non-stick baking spray.

Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and spray a mini cupcake tin with non-stick baking spray.

A medium saucepan with butter melting.

Step 2: Melt the butter in a medium pot.

A medium saucepan with melted butter, along with cocoa powder , sugar and salt added.

Step 3: Once melted, add the sugar, cocoa power and salt and mix until smooth. Remove from heat.

A medium saucepan with a cocoa powder, sugar, butter mixture with eggs and vanilla extract just added.

Step 4: Add the vanilla and eggs and combine.

A medium saucepan with a wet ingredients mixture for chocolate brownie, and flour and chocolate chips just added.

Step 5: Add the flour and Chocolate chips until no more flour is visible.

A 4x6 mini cupcake pan with brownie mixture scooped into it.

Step 6: Using a spoon, scoop the brownie mixture into the mini cupcake tins and bake for 12-15 minutes.

A wire rack with crinkle top brownie bites just baked and removed from pan to be cooled.

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.

An overhead closeup shot of crinkle top brownie bites placed on a blue counter.

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

Author: Gaby Dalkin
4.8 from 156 votes
Get ready for these incredible Crinkle Top Brownie Bites! They are the perfect quick sweet treat!
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 17 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 22 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. 
  • 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.

Nutrition Information

Calories: 134kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 60mg | Potassium: 67mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 181IU | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 1mg
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274 Comments

  1. OMG- these were decadent! Used sharfenberger cocoa and Giradelli semi sweet chips. Doubled the recipe and made 38 mini bites. Made some plain. Added walnuts to some. For the last third (my fav) I made salted caramel brownie bites, Took some caramel chips and buried 2 inside with one on top and ground some gray salt on top after they came out of the oven (Maldon flakes would probably work as well).
    This recipe is a keeper!!! Thank you!

  2. Will the cream cheese frosting harden or does it stay soft? I'd like to stack a ton of these and I'm worried the design will be crushed. Thank you!

  3. Where is the recipe for the cream cheese frosting? Please share. 🙂
    These look adorable. Can't wait to try making a batch!
    thanks.

    1. its just

      4 ounces unsalted butter, softened.
      4 ounces cream cheese, softened.
      2 cups powdered sugar.
      1 teaspoon vanilla extract.

      whip together until smooth!

  4. Assuming you must mean 24-count mini-muffin pan? I began to fill my pan of 12 and obviously needed an additional pan. As I am baking them they are rising over the edge. Hope I will be able to run the knife alongside the edge without problems. Batter was nice and rich and I'm sure they will taste yummy! Fingers crossed that they can be removed so they look as nice as those that are pictured!

  5. Thank you for sharing this fantastic recipe! I just bought a gold touch mini-muffin pan from Williams-Sonoma and have been on a minii-brownie bite craze trying all sorts of recipes & your recipe wins as the best ever! I only modified it slightly because of what we had on hand & exchanged the choc, chips for ground up 60% cocao ghiradelli choc. & added walnuts because my guy likes it that wa (always use dutch proc. cocoa). Wow! These knocked our socks off & will forever use your recipe On a huge choc. high here & only had two. The W/S pan rocks. I have a very small pocket oven & am challenged with items cooking evenly & each one of these brownies were cooked to perfection without variations that I've experienced with other pans.

  6. Totally adorable! I love how these are dainty enough for the gals, but manly in design to satisfy the guys, too! 😉

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