Brownie Pops

Description

Brownies are so easy to make and are perfect for favors or party treats. Make them into these cute brownie pops and make them into favors or a cute party treat. Simply dip the mini brownies into chocolate and decorate with sprinkles of your choice to match the theme of your birthday party. Dip in Chocolate and add Colorful Sprinkles! Dry in a large piece of styrofoam or use a cake pop stand. Add cute tags or flags for decoration. We used a circle punch and some colorful scrapbook paper. You could add a small photo in the center as well. Cupcake toppers with a hole punch are also perfect tags.
Make these cute brownie pops for parties and favors.
  • Brownie Box Mix or Your favorite recipe
  • Chocolate (regular or white)
  • Lollipop Sticks
  • Sprinkles
Other Items
  • Wilton Silicone Brownie-Squares Baking Mold. Note that it will take two batches to use all of brownie mix so two molds are ideal if you want to bake it all at once.
  • Baking Spray
  • Treat bags (if you want to package them individually)
  • Ribbon to tie bags
  • Tag or small flag to attach to stick if you are displaying.

Directions

  • Make brownies as suggested on box or your favorite recipe.
  • Spray with baking spray with flour. This worked well for easy removal and none of the brownies broke.
  • Fill each cavity halfway with brownie mix. See tip below for easiest way we found to fill each cavity.
  • Bake for 18 minutes. There is no time given on the mold itself and it was a little faster than the time on the box. We found 18 minutes was perfect. Note your oven may need some adjustment to time.
  • Let cool completely before gently popping out of the mold by pressing the bottom of each one. If you do it sooner it is likely the brownies will break. This is why having two of these Wilton pans are ideal.
  • Melt white or regular chocolate. Use Wilton Chocolate Melter or we like stainless steel bowls on the stove. See below for our favorite option. Since microwaves vary, times will vary. Heat until just melted. Chocolate should be warm not hot. Chocolate scorches very easily and will taste burnt if heated too long. Microwave 60 seconds on 50% power, stir well, and repeat 30 seconds at 50% power until melted.
  • Insert lollipop sticks into each brownie almost half way.
  • Dip into chocolate a little more than half way.
  • Tap stick gently while slowly rotating the stick to remove excess chocolate
  • Add sprinkles and candy decorations. Stick into styrofoam to dry. Placing in the refrigerator right away helps any drips from forming and hardening quicker.
    We like this stainless steel double boiler pot. Note the sizes. I bought a small and a medium. I think the medium is a good size. Just put over a pot with water and it melts the chocolate slowly and you can keep the water warm which will give you more time to work with the chocolate.
    We have used this pot and it works well but after the 2nd one went out on me, we switched to the stainless double boiler pot.
    We like the Wilton brand mold. It holds up well after repeated use. If it isn't available on Amazon, you can find them at stores like Michaels.
    We used 4" sticks for our brownie pops. You can find them at Walmart, Amazon and Michaels or any craft store with kitchen items and Wilton products.

Holiday Brownie Pops

Halloween Brownie Pops.
    We like to collect a variety of sprinkles for all holidays.

    There are many fun sprinkles for Easter, Halloween, Valentines and Christmas.

    Bag them individually or have it ready to take and eat in a festive container. Place styrofoam in the base and add some colorful candies to match. The candies will also help weight down the container.

Tips and Suggestions

  • We found the easiest way to fill each cavity neatly was to use a frosting bag or a freezer quart ziplock. Place it over a glass cup like you would a frosting bag and fill 3/4 of the way trying to squeeze it into one corner. Make a small snip (start small and increase size if needed). Squeeze mix into each cavity and using the tip gently press mix into all corners of the mold.
  • Cool the brownies completely while in the mold and then press brownie out of mold gently from the bottom. If it cracks a bit, gently press brownie back into shape. We did not have any break in half
  • Do not get any water in your melted chocolate, this will ruin it.
  • If you have a Walmart near you, they will probably have the best prices for lollipop sticks and treat bags. Look for it in the party section.
  • You can find styrofoam blocks at Wal Mart and craft stores. You can use one you have from packing as long as it's clean and will not tip over after sticking in the pops. We used a flat rectangle about 14 x 12 inches.
  • Find a cup, container, tin or basket with a picture of your theme on it to serve these treats. Just find some styrofoam to fit your container and stick the pops in it.
  • Add labels for birthday parties or special occasions. Make a flag or cut out circles in cardstock, punch a hole and use markers to decorate or stickers. String a thin ribbon through the hole punch and tie to the lollipop stick.