These crackly crinkle top brownies are super moist, uber chocolatey and the perfect size to pop in your mouth for a quick treat!
My love for a good brownie runs deep. It’s seriously one of my favorite sweets to make… right up there with chocolate chip cookies! These crinkle top brownie bites are soft and chewy on the inside and just slightly crispy on the outside, which is the perfect combo if you ask me. It’s basically a bunch of corner brownie pieces if you really think about it. And because there is no such thing as too much chocolate in my book, these little mini morsels of delicious chocolate brownie are sprinkled with a few chocolate chips throughout just for good measure.
They are super easy to make and only require one pot so there is minimal cleanup, which we love!! They are finished baking in about 15 minutes which means you can have these prepped and ready to eat within 20 minutes flat! I mean it doesn’t get better than that!
Plus, these bite-sized brownies are the perfect sharing dessert to bring to your next gathering since they can be made at a moment’s notice and everyone can pop one right into their mouth. They taste way better than the store bought brownie bites, and take just as much time to make, if not less, as you would spend going to the store and buying a box.
Now let’s break down a few commonly asked questions:
- Can you freeze Crinkle Top Brownie Bites?
- You sure can! Once these are baked, removed from the pan and cooled, you can pop them into a zip top bag or tupperware and place them in the freezer. They’ll last for weeks if you’re able to not eat them all!
- How do you get brownies out of mini muffin pans?
- Good question – that’s a key part to making these brownie bites. You’ll want to 1: use a muffin pan that’s non stick (linked below) and 2: spray it with non stick baking spray to be extra sure that these are easy to remove!
- How much batter should I scoop into each muffin tin?
- I use a 2-3 tablespoon cookie scoop to scoop the batter into the muffin tins.
- What kind of chocolate chips do you use?
- Use whatever you prefer – I like semi-sweet or dark chocolate, but milk and white chocolate are delish too! You can also omit the chocolate chips if you prefer.
- Can you stuff Crinkle Top Brownie Bites?
- You sure can! The recipe below is stuffed with chocolate chips but you can also stuff these with any other kind of chocolate, caramel, peanut butter, butterscotch etc. Just use smaller pieces of chocolate or candy and press them down into the muffin pan once you’ve filled the cavities with the brownie batter,
- Need a mini muffin pan?
- This one is my favorite and it’s super non-stick which makes it very easy to remove these!
- And if you’re a fan of brownies just as much as I am here are a few other brownie recipes that you’ll love:
Crinkle Top Brownie Bites
Ingredients
- 10 tablespoons unsalted butter,
- 1 1/4 cups white sugar
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup Chocolate Chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and spray a mini cupcake tin with non-stick baking spray.
- Melt the butter in a medium pot. Once melted, add the sugar, cocoa power and salt and mix until smooth. Remove from heat.
- Add the vanilla and eggs and combine. Add the flour and Chocolate chips until no more flour is visible.
- Using a spoon, scoop the brownie mixture into the mini cupcake tins and bake for 12-15 minutes. Run a knife along the edge of the mini Crinkle Top Brownie Bites to lift it out of the pan and let cool on a cooling rack before serving.
These look fantastic!! Would mini silicone muffin pans work? Thanks!!
I’m sure they would!
These are so yum! Came together in no time at all. Made 23 mini brownie bites. I’m sure these would freeze great, but they won’t survive that long
What do you think about adding Andes chips to kind of Christmas these up a bit for a cookie exchange?
You have my full support!
The pan you suggested makes 24 servings the recipe you post make a serving for 12 so I guess I need to double the recipe?
its for 2 per person
I saw 12 servings too and thought I needed to double the recipe to get 24 to fill my mini muffin pan….and now there are a lot of brownie bites and I’m 100% okay with that.
Do you fill the cups to the top?
almost to the top!!
Delicious and so chocolatey! Perfect bite-sized treat.
Perfect for a quarantine afternoon. Delicious! Thanks!
Baking them up as we speak. My husband loooves one bite brownies from Costco. Fingers crossed
I’m have made this too many times. Easy, delicious and only one dirty dish!
Made these tonight and they were so easy and taste amazing! Thank you so much!
I think I will pop a few in my bag to eat later as a snack!!
Can you use liners with these?
sure!
Great recipe!!! Thank you!
Oops I didn’t rate it… 5 stars for sure!!!
Delicious and very simple to make! A #40 (1 1/2 tbsp, or OXO’s medium sized) cookie scoop used all the batter for 24 perfect bites.
Was wondering what size scoop, thanks for posting that!
Just made these for the first time and they are SO yummy. My kids are in quarantine heaven right now. Thanks for the chocolate fix!
I don’t have a mini muffin pan, how long should I bake if I make in regular muffin pan or regular rimmed baking sheet?
5-6 minutes longer for a regular muffin tin!!
Absolutely delicious. Didn’t change a thing. It was hard to only eat one. Will definitely make again. Thank you for sharing your recipe
Can i use a regular square pan instead of muffin/mini-muffin tin?
you absolutely can – just keep your eyes on the baking time as it will change.
Absolutely delicious. Didn’t change a thing. It was hard to only eat one. Will definitely make again. Thank you for sharing your recipe
The best!!!! Amazing texture and taste! Better than store bought !!! Thanks!
I do Keto . Do you know how many calories for each bite? I’m wondering if I could substitute the sugar with sweve.
I don’t count calories so I can’t say how many are in this – sorry!! Never tried Sweve before but let me know if it works!
I halved the recipe and mine came out so greasy. Maybe I used too much cooking spray?
that could be! if you want to email me a photo of what they look like, i can help troubleshoot
I’ve made these 4 different times without a problem, but today they came out greasy! The only difference was that I used land’o’lakes butter rather than Lucerne… wondering if maybe it has a higher fat content?
These were really good. Dense, moist, chocolaty. I cut the sugar down to about 3/4 cup and they were perfect.
Wow! Chewy, chocolate delicious bites of brownie. This is what dreams of chocolate are made of!
These look amazing! I love a fantastic brownie!! Should I omit the salt if I’m using salted butter? Living in Germany and know it might sound silly but I haven’t been able to find unsalted butter at our local grocery store. Didn’t know if I should omit the salt completely or how much to use if I should reduce it? Thanks so much!
yes omit the salt!! you’re gonna love it
Turned out great! Baking for my mom and sister during this quarantine and they loved it!
These are delicious! I had trouble with them sticking to my non-stick muffin tin. I used grapeseed oil spray so that must not be the best spray to use. Do you have a brand recommendation?
I use PAM
OMG!!! These were awesome!!! Used salted butter and 1/2 the salt…turned out fine. Also cooked some in mini liners…they stick to the paper pretty good…LOL.. Also they do stick to the pans a little even with cooking spray.. So,I let them cool a bit in the pans..ran a butter knife around them then flipped them over onto a cooling rack…worked great! Gonna freeze them and send them to my son who is overseas in the USAF.. I am sure all guys will love them. THANKS for the great recipe!!!
So easy!! Fun to do with kids!
Makes 24 mini brownies!
I made these for dessert tonight (made your cheese kale pasta for dinner!). They are so rich and good. We ate them with some vanilla ice cream and sprinkles and can’t wait to eat the leftover brownie bites this week.
Love these! Come together super quick and the perfect little bite of chocolate.
Great recipe and so easy! Cut sugar down to 1 cup and still too sweet for me though, so will go to 3/4 next time.
Hi! So i tried this recipe and it tasted amazing, my daughter ate 5 at one sitting when I took it out of the oven. The problem I had was that it didn’t crinkle? It just looked smooth like a cupcake, what do you think I did wrong?
These are amazing!! I’m in brownie heaven. These are on regular rotation in my house.
I am making them right now but they are bubbling and not baking. Do you know why? I need help, asap.
bubbling?! I’ve never seen that before. Did you make any substitutions?
Hi do you know if I can make these in a small casserole dish? I don’t have a muffin tray at the moment.
you can bake the batter in a 9×9 pan for 20ish minutes and it will be great
Made them three times in two weeks! A silicon pan makes it so easy. Also did Nutella stuffed instead of choc chips, delish! Going to try peanut butter next…. yum!
Cool the butter a little before adding eggs or else they’ll scramble
These were absolutely delicious! Perfectly moist and chocolately – a perfect bite! Mine took about 14 min for perfection! Thank you for sharing.
These are delicious! Thanks for sharing
A go to recipe for me ! Have made it many times
These came out perfectly and were so delicious! Never buying the store bought ones again. Thanks for the recipe!
I’ve made these multiple times during the pandemic & just brought them to a “socially distanced” rooftop catch up with a few friends. Bite sized and pre-portioned – they were a perfect and easy sweet treat for the five of us!
So much easier than other brownies where you have to use soooo many pots. Also the table salt works for the salt.
Would it be okay if i use a 3 oz muffin pan and just fill only half of it instead of filling it to almost to the top? If so, how many minutes should I bake them? Thank you so much!
haven’t tested it so keep your eyes on it when baking
Any chance of these working well with a dairry free butter alternative
I haven’t tested it but I know the recipe would work. Unsure if the top would be as crinkly but would be delish!
Oh. My. Goodness these are so good and super easy. Very dangerous lol! Thank you for posting this recipe
Do you think this recipe would work with gluten-free baking mix (the kind with xanthan gum)? Any adjustments you’d make?
haven’t tested it so can’t say with any certainty
Such an easy and yummy brownie. I made 30 mini bite sized brownies. Just need to cook a little longer in my oven as the first one I took out at 15 min was too soft and broke when taking it out of the mini muffin pan.
Oh my God!!!
I hate made brownies in the past and this was my maiden attempt at brownie bites and it us fricking delicious. I feel so proud of my ability to replicate almost costco like brownie bites. Actually it’s better than Costco.
Thank you for this recipe.
How do you know when they’re done? Should a toothpick come out clean? Also, do they need to cool before removing them from the pan? Seem too soft to take out while still warm. I cooked them for 16 minutes. Thanks!
yes def cool them before removing – as with any baked good!! and the toothpick test is the perfect way to know if they are done!
Made theses yesterday for first time and quite a few had tops break off when removing from pan and they all turned into mini hockey pucks when they coolers off!!!!! Help….what did I do wrong? I’m not a very good baker.
did you spray your baking tin? what kind of baking tin are you using?