Mexican Hot Chocolate Brownie Bites

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<span style="color: #555555; font-family: 'palatino linotype', palatino, serif; font-size: 14px;">These </span><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; font-family: 'palatino linotype', palatino, serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #555555;">Mexican Hot Chocolate Brownie Bites</strong><span style="color: #555555; font-family: 'palatino linotype', palatino, serif; font-size: 14px;"> are perfect for parties and sweet afternoon snacking. The perfect size for your sugar cravings. Flavored with Mexican Ceylon cinnamon and a quick hit of cayenne pepper. These small, dense, fudgy brownie bites pack a whole lot of flavor for all you chocolate lovers out there!</span>

Yields1 Serving
Prep Time5 minsCook Time35 minsTotal Time40 mins
 2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
 1 cup sugar
 2 large eggs
 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
 1 cup all-purpose flour
 1/2 cup hot chocolate or cocoa mix
 1 teaspoon ground Mexican Ceylon cinnamon
 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
 1 teaspoon fine salt
 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
 one 12-ounce bag semisweet chocolate chips, divided
1

Pre heat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit with the rack in the middle. Spray a 9X9" baking pan with cooking spray and line with parchment paper.

2

In a bowl combine the butter, sugar, vanilla and eggs.

3

Mix in the rest of the ingredients (using only 1/2 of the chocolate chips.)

4

Bake for 30-35 minutes. Remove from the oven and while still hot, top with the remainder of the chocolate chips. Let them sit for 5 minutes. Spread the melted chocolate over the top of the brownies. Let cool completely and cut into squares.

Ingredients

 2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
 1 cup sugar
 2 large eggs
 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
 1 cup all-purpose flour
 1/2 cup hot chocolate or cocoa mix
 1 teaspoon ground Mexican Ceylon cinnamon
 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
 1 teaspoon fine salt
 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
 one 12-ounce bag semisweet chocolate chips, divided

Directions

1

Pre heat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit with the rack in the middle. Spray a 9X9" baking pan with cooking spray and line with parchment paper.

2

In a bowl combine the butter, sugar, vanilla and eggs.

3

Mix in the rest of the ingredients (using only 1/2 of the chocolate chips.)

4

Bake for 30-35 minutes. Remove from the oven and while still hot, top with the remainder of the chocolate chips. Let them sit for 5 minutes. Spread the melted chocolate over the top of the brownies. Let cool completely and cut into squares.

Mexican Hot Chocolate Brownie Bites

~ Marla Meridith

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