Cauldron Brownie Bites
These Halloween brownies look like little witch cauldrons, with green vanilla frosting, candy eyeballs, sprinkle bubbles, and pretzel-stick spoons.
Yield: 18 servings
Calories: 125cal
Equipment
- Mini muffin pan
- Mixing bowl and mixing utensil
- Rounded tablespoon measuring spoon
- butter knife
- piping bag
- Open-star piping tip
Materials
- 1 box fudgy brownie mix
- Eggs oil, and water—as directed on your brownie mix package
- Butter-flavored oil spray for greasing the pan
- 8 oz. Green vanilla frosting as needed—I used Pillsbury Funfetti Slime Green Vanilla Frosting
- Great Value Monster Lab Sprinkle Mix as needed, including candy eyeballs
- White or green round sprinkles as needed, for bubbles
- 18 mini pretzel sticks approximately one per brownie bite
Instructions
- Prepare the brownie batter according to the package directions.
- Generously grease the mini muffin cups with butter-flavored oil spray. Spoon batter into each cup, filling it level with the top.
- Bake at [CONFIRM TEMPERATURE] for [CONFIRM TIME].
- Let the brownies cool in the pan for a couple of minutes. While they’re still warm and pliable, gently press the rounded back of a tablespoon measuring spoon into each center to form a shallow bowl. Do not press through the bottom.
- Gently slide a butter knife between each brownie and the muffin cup to loosen it, then carefully lift it out. Let the brownies cool completely before frosting.
- Fit a piping bag with an open-star tip. Fill with green vanilla frosting and pipe into each brownie bowl.
- Add Monster Lab sprinkles, including candy eyeballs. Sprinkle white or green round sprinkles over the frosting to resemble bubbles.
- Break just the very end off each mini pretzel stick to shorten it slightly. Insert into the frosting at an angle as a stirring spoon.
Notes
- Estimated yield: I made 12 cauldrons with batter left over and estimate about 18 per box. Yield varies with the brownie mix and mini muffin cup size.
- Shaping: Use a measuring spoon with a rounded, circular bottom. Shape the brownies after a couple of minutes of cooling while they’re still pliable.
- Frosting: Cool the brownies completely so the frosting doesn’t melt.
- Bubble sprinkles: I used white round sprinkles; green would also work.
- Frosting alternative: Tint vanilla frosting green with food coloring.
Nutrition
Calories: 125cal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 18mg | Sodium: 43mg | Potassium: 13mg | Fiber: 0.03g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 26IU | Vitamin C: 0.02mg | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 0.2mg