Mini Spider Brownies
More sweet than spooky! These easy to make Mini Spider Brownies from Amanda Rettke of IAmBaker are sure to be the hit at your next Halloween party!
Recipe Ingredients:
1 cup all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Baking Cocoa
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon table salt
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
4 ounces (1/2 cup) NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Dark Chocolate Morsels
1/2 teaspoon NESCAFÉ® CLASICO® Pure Instant Coffee Granules
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup sour cream
1 large egg yolk
Black rope licorice
1 (16-ounce) container prepared chocolate frosting
Chocolate jimmies/sprinkles
Googly eye candies
Cooking Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°).
- Combine flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl and set aside.
- In medium saucepan over medium heat, add in butter, chocolate and espresso powder. Melt together while stirring. Remove melted chocolate from stove and add in vanilla extract, brown sugar, and sour cream. Mix until combined then add in egg yolk and vigorously whisk.
- Add wet ingredients to the dry and stir until fully combined.
- Grease a mini muffin pan. Using a mini ice-cream scoop, drop rounded scoops into muffin pan.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until mini muffins rise and crack along top. Cool in pan until ready to assemble.
- Unwind licorice and separate into individual ropes. Cut into 1-inch sections. Spread about 1 teaspoon of chocolate frosting over chocolate donut holes and then press licorice legs into muffin one by one. Place googly eyes on and then sprinkle with chocolate jimmies/sprinkles.
Makes 24 mini-muffin brownies
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