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Candy Stuffed Brownie Bites

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Every year one of our neighbors, Rick, has a little Christmas Eve party outside of his house – a sort of block party. Everyone comes with their chairs and a dish or two to share. We're really lucky to live in Florida to be able to sit outside and enjoy food with friends during the winter. I brought the usual, egg rolls and something new this year, these brownie bites.

The party even includes a visit from the Grinch himself. This year, Rick's daughter was excited to see him. But when he came out to greet her, she cried, not wanting him anywhere near her. So the Grinch left and Santa himself returned…she warily accepted a wrapped toy from him. We all sat in front of Rick's fire pit and ate the egg rolls, baked ziti, meatballs and wonderful desserts. It was a great time. Curtis always looks forward to this and this event has become a new tradition for us. We reflected how Rick's daughter will one day grow up into a teenager and roll her eyes at the Grinch when he walks up her driveway but she will remember the fun she had as a little girl, the wonderful memories her parents are creating for her. It's neat to witness that.

I completely meant to come home and write this post and hit publish last night but we had so much fun and after coming home a little bit late, I decided to share this recipe with you today.

If you celebrate Christmas, I hope you and yours has had a wonderful one. This season is not just about eating and sharing time with family and friends, it's also about remembering those who find it hard to enjoy the season without their precious loved ones. My heart goes out to those and hope you or they can find some joy in this season.

This is another cheater recipe – I used a brownie mix but feel free to use your favorite brownie recipe for this. Whatever you use, this ends up being the ultimate two bite brownie.

I have been talking about making brownie bites with a Hershey's Kiss center for weeks. Lately, I have been obsessed with their candy cane kisses. It's the perfect balance of peppermint and white chocolate. Not too sweet and not too pepperminty. 🙂

I didn't intend on making some brownie bites stuffed with Reese's peanut butter cups but this was Curtis' request. They turned out awesome.

Be sure to pick a brownie mix that is fudgy and chewy – my favorite is Betty Crocker's original supreme ultimate fudge because it comes with a packet of Hershey's syrup for the brownie batter.

I love this.

Generously spray your mini muffin tin and use a small cookie scoop to spoon the right amount of batter into the tin.

Press down the candy cane kisses as far down as you can go.

I find that freezing the Kisses and the Reese's peanut butter cups helps them from melting during baking – and the brownie from puffing up too much over the pan.

So easy, you can experiment with other Hershey's chocolate candies, I'm trying Rolos next! I love that these are little bite sized brownies – that way I feel a little bit less guilty! 🙂

Note: I updated the recipe because I mistakenly put in the wrong brownie mix. I retested and it still works with Ultimate Fudge, just takes a little bit longer in the oven. Thanks!

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Candy Stuffed Brownie Bites Recipe

Super easy, it doesn't get any easier than this. If you prefer, use your favorite chewy and fudgy brownie recipe.
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 2 1/2 dozen brownie bites

Ingredients

  • 1 box 18 ounce brownie mix, I used both Betty Crocker Original Supreme & Ultimate Fudge (and ingredients needed for the mix)
  • 30 candy pieces, unwrapped and frozen (I used both Reese's miniature peanut butter cups and Hershey's Candy Cane Kisses)

Instructions

  • Unwrap and freeze your candies for at least 30 minutes. This is the most time consuming part of the recipe!
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F or temperature stated on brownie mix box. Generously spray a 12 or 24 cavity mini muffin tin with baking spray.
  • Mix brownie mix in a mixing bowl with ingredients as directed on the box. Be careful not to overmix.
  • Using a small cookie scoop (2 teaspoon), scoop brownie batter into the mini muffin tin. Place one candy in the middle of each muffin tin cavity and press down.
  • Bake for about 6 to 8 minutes (if using Original Supreme, 10-11 minutes if using Ultimate Fudge). Remove muffin tin from the oven and allow the tin to cool for about 3 to 5 minutes on a cooling rack. Using a butter knife or angled spatula, loosen the sides of the brownie bites. Flip over tin and remove the brownie bites. Allow to cool on the cooling rack for another five minutes. Store in a sealed container for up to two days.
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    1. Coral Dexter says

      I have a question & I hope you can answer really soon. I don’t have any muffin tins and don’t have time to buy them. Is it possible to make the brownie mix, pour it into a baking dish and add Hershey’s peppermint kisses in the places where I would usually cut brownies? Would that create a big mess? Or can I melt the chips and just add to the brownie mix?

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    2. Charles Johnson says

      WOW! Moderation of comments? That almost certainly results in comments from aggravated individuals who had negative results of following these recipes being never being posted. Shame on you.

      The only ones posted seemed to offer marginal complaining. The end result of following this recipe to a T is uncooked brownie batter and a mess that will not “flip over” after being loosened.

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      • Julie Deily says

        Hi Charles,

        I always moderate the first ever comment on my site because I get a lot of spam comments. I have a comment policy and it clearly states this.

        Your last comment I will not approve because it was pointless.

        Did you make these? Let me know the problem you had…if not, I’m not seeing the point of your comment.

        I’m curious if you made it if you’re using a dark nonstick or a light colored nonstick mini muffin pan? I’m wondering if that’s the difference we’re all getting in baking times. I have made these mini brownies with candies many many times and don’t have a problem.

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    3. Janet E Marx says

      I had the same problem as Eric above. I used the same box mix as recommended, froze the pb cups, used mini muffin tins and ended up cooking them for over 15 minutes. They were raw after 8 minutes. I followed directions about removing from pan and had a horrible time getting them out. I had to use a spoon and scoop them out. They tasted good, but looked terrible and were not something that looked presentable enough to share.

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    4. Christina says

      I have made these twice recently for Christmas parties and they are a huge hit. I’ve used both the caramel Hershey Kisses and Reese’s cups…delicious! Great find…thank you!

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    5. Adelle says

      Hi Julie, Another great idea! Did you try these with any caramel based candies like rolos of hershey kisses with caramel? Curious if those would hold up ok?

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      • Julie Deily says

        Hi Adelle,

        I tried Rolos and it didn’t work so well. I didn’t try caramel kisses, I wonder if those will work okay because the peppermint kisses worked. Definitely freeze them for a few hours and then try? Let me know how it turns out if you do try it!

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    8. Eric says

      Yes, they were definitely mini muffin tins. One was just like the Wilton in your pictures that I bought today and the other two were some others we had. I baked them seperately since one was dark non-stick and others were not. Used the same brownie mix you recommended and froze the Reese’s cups.

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    9. Eric says

      This recipe is a disaster. There is no way the cook time is right. Followed the recipe to the letter, no luck. In the end I baked them for almost 16 minutes on 350 and they still never cooked right. Ended up with a pile of uncooked brownie mix and melted Reeses.

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      • Julie Deily says

        Hi Eric, I’m sorry these didn’t turn out for you. Are you sure you used a mini muffin tin? I made these brownie bites twice and they definitely take less than 10 minutes to bake (since they are so small). I can see them taking a lot longer if you used a regular sized cupcake or muffin pan.

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    14. Aggie says

      I love these and love that you brought two kinds of brownie bites to the party -I’ll take one of each! 🙂

      Great tip on freezing the kiss first!

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    21. Sydney @ Crepes of Wrath says

      The only time I miss Arizona is when people remind me that it’s actually possible to enjoy the holidays outdoors! What I would give to grill on Thanksgiving or something! Blerg. Oh well, I’ll have to enjoy the cool weather without dining al fresco. Your night sounds awesome and I’m going to make both these and the eggrolls soon!

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    32. Erin @ Texanerin Baking says

      Christmas time block parties sound so bizarre (yet amazing!) to me. I’m from Texas but still… it’s so hard to imagine. My husband and I were watching Dexter a few weeks ago and the episode took place during December. Everyone was wearing what looked like September clothing to me. Looked up the weather in Miami and we both gasped. It’s just so… odd. I often think about Christmas in the Southern Hemisphere. I wonder if they think that “our” wintery Christmas is odd.

      Anyway, these look fantastic! So simple but I bet they were still the hit of the party. 🙂

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