MEXICAN HOT CHOCOLATE BROWNIE BITES

MEXICAN HOT CHOCOLATE BROWNIE BITES image

Yield 48 brownies

Number Of Ingredients 10

10T unsalted butter plus more for pan
1 cup cocoa powder
3-1/4 cups sugar
3-1/2 tsp cinnamon
Pinch cayenne pepper
4 eggs
1T Mexican vanilla extract or regular vanilla
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp sea salt
1-1/4 cups bittersweet chocolate chips

Steps:

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Butter a 13 x 9 in baking pan. Line with parchment paper leaving a 1 inch overhang on 2 sides. Melt butter in microwave safe bowl. Add cocoa powder to melted butter and stir thoroughly. In a large bowl, combine sugar, cinnamon, and cayenne pepper. Using a wooden spoon, stir in cocoa and butter mixture. Add eggs 1 at a time beating until just combined. Stir in vanilla. mix in flour and salt in 3 additions stirring until just combined. Mix in chocolate chips. Pour into prepared pans. Bake until cake tester inserted in center comes out with only a few moist crumbs - 35-40 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack to cool completely. To make for easier cutting, chill brownies for about 1 hour.