Maximum Brownie
Cups
- 18 HERSHEY'S NUGGETS
- 1 cup butter or margarine
- 2 cups granulated sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 large eggs
3/4 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa or HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Cocoa
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Heat oven to 350°F.
Line 18 muffin cups (2 1/2-inches in diameter) with paper or
foil bake cups.
- Remove wrappers from chocolate
pieces.
- In large microwave-safe
bowl, place butter. Microwave at HIGH (100%) 1 to 1 1/2 minutes
or until melted.
- Stir in sugar and vanilla.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well with spoon after each addition.
Add cocoa; beat until well blended. Add flour, baking powder
and salt; beat well.
- Remove 1 1/4 cups batter;
set aside.
- Divide remaining batter
evenly into muffin cups. Place one chocolate in center of each
cup. (Do not push into batter.) Place slightly rounded tablespoon
reserved batter on top of each chocolate.
- Bake 18 to 20 minutes
or until surface is set. Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
- Garnish as desired.
Makes 18 brownie cups.
Vanilla Cups: Use 1 cup packed light brown
sugar and 1 cup granulated sugar in place of 2 cups granulated
sugar; eliminate cocoa and increase flour to 2 1/2 cups. Follow
above directions.
Recipe courtesy of the Hershey Kitchens,
and reprinted with permission of The Hershey Company. ©
The Hershey Company.