Food Network Kitchen’s Raspberry and Cream Cheese Brownie Bites from Kids Can Make for KIDS CAN BAKE/KIDS CAN MAKE/EASTER, as seen on Food Network
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Raspberry and Cream Cheese Brownie Bites

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  • Level: Easy
  • Total: 1 hr 15 min (includes cooling times)
  • Active: 30 min
  • Yield: Makes 24 brownie bites
Who doesn't love the classic combo of chocolate and raspberry? Add some sweetened cream cheese, and you have the perfect dressed-up bite-sized brownies. For little and big kids: Let them help measure, mix and fill. For a bittersweet grown-up version, use strawberry jam or orange marmalade.

Ingredients

Brownies:

Topping:

Directions

Special equipment:
a 24-cup mini muffin tin
  1. For the brownies: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 24-cup mini muffin tin with paper liners, and coat with cooking spray. Microwave the butter and chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl on high in 30-second increments, checking in between, until all the butter is melted and the chocolate is almost all melted, about 2 minutes. Whisk until smooth. Whisk in the granulated sugar, vanilla and salt to combine. Stir in the eggs, 1 at a time, with a wooden spoon. Add the flour, and beat until the batter is shiny, about 1 minute.
  2. Divide the batter evenly among the prepared muffin cups. Bake until the top is no longer glossy, about 17 minutes (a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin will not come out clean).
  3. For the topping: Meanwhile, whisk together the cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, cream, vanilla and salt in a bowl; refrigerate until the brownies are ready to top.
  4. To assemble: Let the brownies cool for 5 minutes in the pan. Make an indentation in the center of each with the back of a teaspoon. Let them cool for 20 minutes more, then transfer them to a cooling rack. Fill each indentation with 1 teaspoon of the topping. Warm the preserves in the microwave on high until warm and pourable, about 30 seconds. Let sit for 2 minutes, then stir until smooth. Top each filled brownie with 1 teaspoon of the preserves.

Cook’s Note

When measuring flour, we spoon it into a dry measuring cup and level off the excess. (Scooping directly from the bag compacts the flour, resulting in dry baked goods.) Hint for edge lovers: Baking the brownies without paper liners will give you crunchier, chewier edges. Never leave a child unattended in the kitchen. Limit the child to tasks that are safe and age-appropriate.