Leprechaun Hat Brownie Bites (Print Version)

Fudgy brownie bites with chocolate-coated marshmallows and green icing create a festive holiday delight.

# Components:

→ Brownie Bites

01 - 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
02 - 1 cup granulated sugar
03 - 2 large eggs
04 - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
05 - 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
06 - 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
07 - 1/4 teaspoon salt
08 - 1/4 teaspoon baking powder

→ Decoration

09 - 24 large marshmallows
10 - 1 cup dark or semisweet chocolate chips
11 - 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
12 - 24 thin round chocolate wafer cookies
13 - Green icing, store-bought or homemade
14 - Gold sprinkles or edible glitter, optional

# Directions:

01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a mini muffin pan or line with mini cupcake liners.
02 - In a mixing bowl, whisk melted butter and sugar until combined. Add eggs and vanilla extract, then mix until well incorporated.
03 - Sift cocoa powder, flour, salt, and baking powder into the wet mixture. Stir until just combined without overmixing.
04 - Spoon batter evenly into mini muffin cups, filling each approximately 2/3 full.
05 - Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out mostly clean. Allow to cool completely in the pan.
06 - In a microwave-safe bowl, combine chocolate chips and butter. Heat in 30-second intervals, stirring between each interval until smooth.
07 - Insert a toothpick into each marshmallow. Dip into melted chocolate, coating completely. Allow excess chocolate to drip off before placing on parchment paper.
08 - Place each chocolate-dipped marshmallow on top of a chocolate wafer cookie to form the hat shape. Allow chocolate to set until firm.
09 - Remove brownie bites from pan. Pipe a band of green icing around the base of each marshmallow hat. Add gold sprinkles to represent the buckle.
10 - Place each leprechaun hat on top of a brownie bite, pressing gently to adhere. Remove toothpicks carefully.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • They look impressive enough to make people gasp, but they're genuinely easy to pull together in an afternoon.
  • Kids go absolutely wild for the hat-shaped marshmallows, and grown-ups secretly love the fudgy brownie base.
  • You can make the components ahead and assemble them fresh, which means less last-minute stress.
02 -
  • Don't skip sifting the cocoa powder; lumpy chocolate batter leads to gritty brownie bites that nobody wants.
  • Cool the brownie bites completely in the pan before demolding—they're fragile when warm and will crumble in your hands.
  • Chocolate seized up and looks grainy? Start over with fresh chips and butter; there's no saving it once it breaks.
  • If your icing is too thick to pipe, warm it gently or thin it with a tiny drop of milk, then test on a practice marshmallow first.
03 -
  • Room temperature chocolate chips melt faster and more smoothly than cold ones from the fridge.
  • If you're making these for kids, let them help dip marshmallows and pipe icing—they taste better when tiny hands had a say in making them.
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