When it comes to parties, I find that people like to sample a little bit of everything and little mini desserts work so well. I wanted to bring brownie bites to a farm party for the little ones. Kids love sprinkles and chocolate, but I didn’t have any baking chocolate on hand, only cocoa, and whipped these little brownie bites up.

I used a cookie scooper to put them into a mini cupcake pan and they were done in about 15 minutes. There are a lot of eggs in the recipe, making them more cake like. You can reduce the eggs to 3 for more density. If you want more chocolate, add chocolate chips to the top before before into the oven.

I kept a few back and put then in the freezer and they were even better heated up. I call this the little no-guilt chocolate fix. You could make these well in advance and freeze in freezer bags and sit out (outside of the bag) at room temperature to defrost. That makes these a great treat for hot outdoor events.

Take Brownie Bites them frozen; they’ll be read to eat once you get to the party.

If you get the little round sphere-type sprinkles, they stay intact and hold their color.

Followup: Since this post, I made the brownies below with three kinds of chocolate. Here is that grown up brownie with a gluten free option.

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Brownie Bites Made with Cocoa Powder

Mini brownie bites with sprinkles are perfect for a summer party

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes minutes

Total Time 25 minutes minutes

Servings 24

Author Angela Roberts

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup melted butter
• 1/2 cup oil
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup plus two tablespoons cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 eggs 3 eggs if you like dense
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips optional
• sprinkles
• Kitchen Tools Needed
• Mini Cupcake Pan Order Here

Instructions

• Melt butter. Mix with oil.
• Mix in sugar, eggs and vanilla.
• Combine flour, baking powder, salt and cocoa powder and sift. I always use this kind of sifter.
• Add dry mixture to wet and stir.
• Add in chocolate chips if you are using them.
• Spray a mini cupcake pan or grease with butter or oil
• Use a cookie scoop or tablespoon and fill 3/4 full.
• Bake at 350 degree F for 15 minutes.
• Let cool completely before removing.

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