I've been creating more sweet treats for Valentines Day. Sweets make me happy.
To begin, bake up your favorite brownie recipe. They should be a little on the dense side (you can do this by adding 1/4-1/2 cup of extra flour to your batch of brownie batter). Once cooled, cut into little cubes, about 1"x1":
Prepare a chocolate coating by combining 1 cup chocolate chips (semi-sweet or milk) and 1 teaspoon butter in a cereal bowl and heat at 30 second intervals in the microwave, stirring each time until melted and smooth.
Place cubes, one by one, on a candy dipping tool or a fork. Place over the bowl of melted chocolate and spoon chocolate over the top of the cube. Then lightly tap tap tap the neck of the dipping tool (or fork) on the edge of the bowl until the chocolate has coated the cube, and the excess has gone back into the bowl. Next, set little brownie bite on parchment or foil and insert a lollipop stick. Then sprinkle:
You can do a little or a lot. Do more sprinkles mean more love?
Once the chocolate has set, it's time to wrap the little bites all up. All you need is some food safe tissue or parchment and some string or baker's twine. Simply cut the tissue into squares big enough to cover each bite (I cut my tissue squares 6.5"x6.5"). Then wrap and tie.
For a thoughtful gift, box them up for someone you love.
* Or * give one (or five) to yourself!
Sources:
The candy dipping tool, sprinkles and lollipop sticks came from Carolyn's. (They ship nationwide).
The food-safe tissue is from The Container Store.
The pink box came from Bake it Pretty.
My nephews and I had a wonderful time making this special treat! Thanks for the idea!
Posted by: Lauren | February 14, 2011 at 09:33 AM
They look fantastic. I will definitely give them a try.
Posted by: A Farmer's Wife | February 08, 2011 at 12:02 AM
Thank you for sharing this wonderful receipe. I wish I could eat about 10 of them now! They look so delicious!
Posted by: Hanni | February 05, 2011 at 07:13 PM
Yum Yum! Great idea! Thanks!
Posted by: Wendy of Wendys Hat | February 04, 2011 at 10:46 AM
How cute! I enjoy reading your blog and all of the adorable ideas you have.
Posted by: Belinda | February 04, 2011 at 08:58 AM
Tere,
I'm out of town for a bit and unable to get to my recipe. Did you add extra flour as I indicated? It sounds like they were much too moist.
Serena
Posted by: Serena | February 03, 2011 at 10:55 PM
Ok Serena. I tried to make these tonight and they look nothing like your pretties. My brownies did not cut smoothly, so my squares were edgy. Suggestions? Maybe you could share your recipe? Thanks for the idea...I'll keep trying. Thanks.
Posted by: Tere | February 03, 2011 at 08:36 PM
I have a couple of those candy dipping tools and they are fabulous!! Great for peanut butter bon bons and coconut bon bons at Christmas. :)
Posted by: gboll | February 03, 2011 at 10:35 AM
How sweet...I'd love to make some.
Posted by: Citysister | February 03, 2011 at 09:06 AM
Cute and Sweet!
Posted by: Sanna | February 03, 2011 at 04:18 AM
So so so so cute!
Posted by: Andrea | February 02, 2011 at 09:10 PM
What a great idea of bite sized treats! YUMO! ♥
Posted by: Lavender Dreams | February 02, 2011 at 04:56 PM
Those are absolutely adorable...so cute.
Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: teresa | February 02, 2011 at 02:45 PM
those are so cute and look so easy! What a great idea! YUM!
Posted by: Joanna | February 02, 2011 at 01:11 PM
Great idea! Thank you for the great inspiration. ~Kelly
unDeniably Domestic
Posted by: Kelly | February 02, 2011 at 12:56 PM
Totally adorable! seems like a fairly easy project with such darling results...may just have to try this, even if just for myself ;0) Thanks for sharing! Blessings, Katy
Posted by: Katy | February 02, 2011 at 12:19 PM