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.
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.
- 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.
What is the cook time for a regular muffin pan? Don’t have a mini.
haven't tested it in a regular size!! I would just keep my eyes on it and do the knife test to ensure you don't overbake
Are they supposed to bubble on the edges when baking?
How many mini brownies does this make? I need to make about 100 for an event and I’m not sure how much I need to expand the recipe. Thank you!
maybes about 24 - so x5 the recipe to be safe
Can I lower the amount of sugar, by even a 1/4 cup, and it’ll still be sweet?
I haven't tested it with a reduced amount of sugar so I can't say exactly how that would affect the science behind the recipe
i lowered it by that amount and it was okay for me .. i think the sweetness of the chocolate chips were enough for me
ok first time baking.. i dont have parchment paper and cooking spray... so how do i grease my pan.
any tips for a first time baker .. im pretty clueless HAHHAAH
you could butter the baking tin really well so that nothing sticks! but baking spray is more dependable
These brownies were amazing! Biggest problem is...I always have these ingredients on hand! Ugh. Nothing to stop me from making them.
My baking pan is silicon and has room for 24 brownie bites. Is doubling the recipe realistic?
Fabulous! It's much easier to get them out of the pan after they cool.
Every bite is like eating a 'corner'! YUM
Ok , I'm sitting here this morning going over emails, came across this recipe, can't wait to make. Will let you know. I've never met a brownie I didn't like. Always looking for the "best" recipe,
Yummy brownie bites!! Perfect to satisfy that little sweet tooth!
Can I add chopped pecans or walnuts to the batter?
sure! probably 1/2 cup
Love the one pot cleanup! They looked a little greasy coming out but once cooled were delicious!
I only have special dark cocoa powder. Would you change the recipe if using special dark cocoa ?
never tried that!!
Can you bake these in a pan?
You
you sure can - baking time would be about 25 minutes for a 9x9 pan
Do you use a scoop to evenly fill the mini muffin cups, If so, what size scoop? I've made this before and loved them. Although I had a little problem with them sticking to the pan or feeling a little greasy when removed from the pan. So yesterday I tried using liners but found they stuck inside the liner. The next batch will be with no liner. Thank you for sharing your recipe.
I used a gold touch sheet pan from williams sonoma that literally has the best no-stick coating. and I use a 2-3 tablespoon cookie scoop to scoop into the muffin tins