I know it’s my job as a food blogger to make a bunch of stuff and then tell you to MAKE.IT.ASAP and wax poetic about how incredible it tastes.
You guys? If ever the time came to actually listen to me and make something, this is IT. These bites (which can also be made in a pan and cut into traditional brownies) literally made me stop and caused my eyes to roll back in my head in ecstasy. The browned butter, the toffee bites, the chocolate.
OH.
MY.
GOSH.
I quite literally had to count how many I made, text Nate and tell him how many there were and then tell him that I was sending them all with him to work the next day. I had to force myself to get some accountability to keep from eating the entire batch.
If you ask me, anything that begins with “brown butter” is probably going to taste like heaven anyway. Just the act of browning butter yields smells that will come close to making you faint from excitement; eating it is nothing short of divine! And the way I saw it, it could only be only be improved upon by being used in dense, fudgy brownies with hits of toffee to bring out the nutty buttery flavor even more. Thank goodness I was right!
I may or may not have shed a little tear when I sent these to work with Nate the next day, but I know it was for the best. A 3-day sugar high while caring for a 7-month-old can’t possibly be a good thing – I think we all know that caffeine is really the only thing that will suffice for that 😉
BROWNED BUTTER TOFFEE BROWNIE BITES
Makes 36 bites
- 1 2/3 cups sugar
- 3/4 cup (1-1/2 sticks) butter
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 large eggs
- 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/3 cups flour
- 3/4 cups cocoa powder
- 1 cup toffee bits
Preheat oven to 350. In a small skillet over medium low heat brown the butter by adding it to the pan and let it bubble, stirring constantly. As you start to see some brown in the color take note; it won’t take long to finish from there. Pour immediately into a cold bowl to stop cooking. Mix together the sugar, butter, vanilla, water and eggs until smooth. Stir in the flour and cocoa powder until just combined. Fold in the toffee bits. To make bites, spray a mini muffin tin with nonstick spray and add about 1 heaping tablespoon to each cup. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes; let cool for about 5 minutes before carefully removing to a wire rack to cool completely. To make brownies, spray a 9×13 pan with nonstick spray and spread the batter into the pan. Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes until a toothpick inserted comes out a little fudgy. Let cool completely before cutting.
Heather! I made a double batch of these last weekend to take in to my team of teachers and everyone LOVED them. I made them in a 9×13 pan and made homemade toffee and, seriously, they were so good. Multiple people claimed that they were the best brownies they had ever eaten. So fab, girl!
hold the phone – HOMEMADE TOFFEE??!?!?! i need the recipe for THAT!
i’m so glad you liked them!
I’m making these tonight! I’ve been dying to make brownies lately, and I just got some mini muffin tins that need to be used. Also, my brother just let me know that he’s having his friends over for dinner tonight.. and I’m cooking! Into the crockpot goes Mongolian Beef… large batch of rice on the stovetop.. these in the oven for dessert (perfect because I don’t need butter or cream cheese to come to room temperature all day, and these seem pretty fast and easy!) Running out to buy the toffee bits as we speak. I’ll report back!
i can’t wait to hear what you think!
Unfortunately I don’t have time to run to the grocery for the toffee bits today (and it wouldn’t seem right to make these beauties without them!) but I pinned them for future baking 🙂 as in, next week after I get to the grocery this weekend! Can’t wait!
In the oven now! and the verdict is…..
Everyone loved them! I filled the mini muffin cups too full so they had the “muffin top” which became chewy and a little hard to get out.. but that was some people’s favorite part! It was like eating the “edge” pieces from a regular pan of brownies. The middles were very soft, flavor was delicious! Will be making these again 🙂 Thanks for sharing
that’s so great! i’m glad everyone liked them 🙂
Oh my gosh! Looks delicious! You had me at browned butter!
These look amazing! So good. I wish i could have one. But i have eliminated sugar from my diet. Not fruit or sugar you would get from regular food, just the other sugar. Also only eating things that have 5% carbs or less. And i have to say i have never felt better, i am not tired anymore even if i get up 3 times at night some times. The best part is that i am not craving sugar. And wow that is a huge accomplishment for me. I still bake but i just don’t eat it :), I have tons of friends and neighbors that are very happy that i have eliminated sugar from my diet.
omg. so making these!
Oooh, these look wonderful! Brown butter is awesome stuff!
O wow, it looks mazing! I want all of them. And I totally feel obliged to listen to you 🙂
These look delicious! Just looking at them makes me hungry. I haven’t started browning my butter as in this recipe but this is a perfect chance to try it out.
Grrrrrrooooaaarr ! Just little enough to be eaten without culpability !
I believe you! I can definitely imagine how heavenly these must be!
These brownie bites look so decadent and delish! Love them!
Oh my, these sound so so good! I would eat 5 at a time!