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mini holiday brownie bites topped with frosting and m&ms

Christmas Brownie Bites

Mini Christmas brownie bites made with Ghirardelli box brownie mix piped into a mini muffin tin, baked until fudgy, and topped with a swirl of vanilla cream cheese frosting and festive mini M&Ms. Ready in under thirty minutes and perfect for cookie boxes, holiday parties, and classroom treats. The easiest and most festive holiday dessert that looks like it came from a bakery.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 20

Ingredients
  

  • 1 box Brownie Mix Ghriardelli Double Chocolate is my favorite!
  • ingredients on the back of the box vegetable oil, water, egg
  • Mini Christmas M&Ms

For the Frosting:

  • ¼ cup softened butter
  • 1 ¾ cup powdered sugar
  • ½ tsp vanilla
  • 4 oz cream cheese, softened

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 325℉ and spray a mini muffin tin.
  • Make Brownie batter according to box.
  • Transfer batter to a piping bag and pipe into mini muffin tin.
  • Bake for 10 min and cool.
  • Remove each brownie from the tin to a wire rack.
  • In a medium bowl with a hand mixer, beat softened butter for a few seconds.
  • Add vanilla and powdered sugar (in intervals) until combined.
  • Add cream cheese and whip until creamy and smooth.
  • Transfer to a piping bag and pipe swirls of frosting on top of each brownie.
  • Top with mini m&ms and enjoy!
Keyword brownies, holiday dessert