Valentine's Day-Cherry Kiss Brownie Bites

Cherry Kiss Brownie Bites

These brownies are not for the faint of heart in regards to chocolate.  These are a dark, rich brownie that are lightly sweet.  The cherry and Hershey's Kiss in the middle help to offset the richness of the chocolate.  This is an adult version of a delicious dessert.  It is a dessert worth sharing with your Honey.

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour a 12 cup muffin tin.

8 Tablespoons of Unsalted Butter
6 Tablespoons of Margarine
3 ounces of Unsweetened Chocolate
1/2 cup of Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
1 cup of Brown Sugar, Packed
2 Large Eggs
2 teaspoons of Vanilla Extract
1 teaspoon of Amaretto
1/4 cup of Sour Cream
1/2 cup of Flour
12 Hershey's Kisses
12 Maraschino Cherries

Melt butter, margarine, and chocolate in the microwave, using a microwave safe bowl.  Stir every 30 seconds. When the chocolate has almost melted, stir until it has completely melted in the butter.  This takes about 2 minutes of microwave time.  Do Not let the chocolate burn.
Sift the cocoa powder over the chocolate and butter and then whisk until combined.  Crumble the brown sugar into the mixture and then whisk until completely combined.  Whisk in the vanilla, Amaretto, and sour cream.  Add eggs and whisk until just combined and then sift in the flour.  Whisk until the flour is just incorporated.
Using half of the batter, fill  each cup with a cookie dough scoop of batter or 4 teaspoons, if you do not have a standard cookie scoop. Repeat until you have all of the cups filled.  Place 1 kiss and 1 cherry in the batter and then top with another scoop of batter or 4 teaspoons.
Using a small spoon, make sure that the kiss and the cherry are completely covered with batter.
Bake at 325 degrees for 20 minutes or until a tester, inserted at the edge of the brownie bite comes out clean.
Remove from oven and let cool in the muffin tin 5 minutes.  Remove and transfer to a rack to cool completely.
Makes 12 servings.

Enjoy!

Deloris

Printable Recipe: https://sites.google.com/site/basilandrosemarys/cherry-kiss-brownie-bites