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Mini Egg Brownies

March 6, 2019 by Jane Saunders 14 Comments

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Rich, dense and fudgy, these Chocolate Mini Egg Brownies are a simple and effective way of turning the humble brownie into a pretty Easter treat.

Mini Egg Brownies chopped into squares.
Contents hide
1 What Makes This Recipes Special
2 Types of Brownie
3 Ingredients for Fudgy Easter Brownies
4 Step by Step Instructions
5 Expert Tips
6 Frequently Asked Questions
7 More fun Easter Recipes to Try
8 Mini Egg Brownies

Easter may still be numerous weeks away, but Mini Eggs don’t hang around in the shops for long afterwards, so my policy is always to start snapping up bags as soon as they hit the supermarket shelves.

I’ve heard it said many times that memories are often associated with food. And I have to agree. Mini Eggs remind me of my wonderful Gran. She had a soft spot for them and I seem to have inherited that fondness for these chocolates from her. I cannot seem to eat a single Mini Egg without thinking about her and for that food association, I am so very grateful.

Mini Eggs in a vintage tea cup.

What Makes This Recipes Special

Normally, I’m quite happy to consume my mini eggs straight from the bag, thinking happy thoughts. But for once, I decided to reign in my eagerness to eat them straight away and put them to use in a bake instead.

What I’ve come up with is a classic recipe, but one that is delightfully colourful. These Mini Egg Brownies manage to deliver a whopping hit of soft, fudgy and irresistible dark chocolate flavour, along with a gentle shimmer of white chocolate drizzle across the top.

That drizzle is essential to secure those all-important crisp mini egg chunks. The result is a blend of gooey brownies with bright, colourful & crunchy Mini Egg pieces. These Mini Egg Brownies are a very pretty rendition of the classic, without being over the top.

It goes without saying really, but they are ideal for Easter.

Squares of Mini Egg Brownies on a vintage plate.

Types of Brownie

Baking brownies is relatively new to me. I baked some when I was about 20, they came out terribly and I didn’t return to baking them until very recently.

Obviously, in the interim period, I have savoured all manner of brownie delights in cafes and restaurants. Now older and considerably wiser, I know what I’m looking for in my ideal brownie. Let me explain.

At their heart, brownies consist of just a few simple ingredients: butter, sugar, chocolate, eggs, and flour. But depending on the ratios of these ingredients, and how they are combined & baked, very different results can be achieved. In fact, brownies can roughly be divided into 3 main camps:

  • Fudgy
  • Chewy
  • Cakey

Do you know which brownie type you are? I am 100% in the fudgy category. And guess what, these Mini Egg Brownies are just that – fudgy and utterly delicious.

The rules of brownie making are not clear cut though. Take a look in cookbooks and online recipes and very few recipes will be the same. Here’s a (very) rough guide to help you find your ideal brownie recipes.

Fudgy Brownies

  • These beauties typically use a relatively small amount of flour
  • To achieve a great fudgy texture, the butter is melted with the chocolate (like in this recipe) rather than creaming the butter and sugar together
  • Brown sugar is included to improve fudginess
  • Oh and a little extra egg yolk can make all the difference – egg yolks add richness

Chewy Brownies

  • An additional whole egg really helps here
  • And combining different types of chocolate – dark chocolate has a high proportion of starches, helping to stiffen the brownie texture. Milk chocolate produces a creamier texture, so when the two combine in a brownie, a satisfyingly chewy result can be expected

Cakey Brownies

  • These contain less butter and more flour than fudgy brownies
  • The butter is creamed with the sugar rather than melted with the chocolate. (Creaming incorporates air into the mixture, which causes the brownies to rise)
  • Baking powder is added to make them softer and lighter
  • Milk is often added to soften the resulting brownie
Mini Egg Brownie square on a small cake stand.

Ingredients for Fudgy Easter Brownies

These mini egg brownies are created from a handful of simple ingredients:

  • Butter
  • Dark chocolate
  • White sugar – caster or granulated
  • Dark brown muscovado sugar – helps create the fudgy texture
  • Eggs
  • Egg yolks – again, this helps with the rich, dense texture
  • Vanilla extract – optional
  • Salt – this helps to draw out the rich chocolate flavour
  • Cocoa powder
  • Flour
  • White chocolate – for the drizzle
  • Mini eggs

Step by Step Instructions

These mini egg brownies can be in the oven within around 10 minutes and they are very simple to decorate. Here are the instructions:

  1. Preheat (fan) oven to 180C/ 350F/ GM4 and line a baking tin with butter and parchment
  2. Weigh out the sugar and break down any lumps in the muscovado sugar using your fingers
  3. Melt the butter and chocolate together over a bain-marie or in short 30 second bursts in a microwave
  4. Stir in the sugars
  5. Add the eggs & yolks and beat to just combine using a handheld balloon whisk
  6. Stir in the vanilla extract
  7. Sieve the flour, cocoa and salt into the batter and mix until just combined and no streaks of dry ingredients remain
  8. Pour into the tin and bake for 20 minutes. At this point test with a toothpick – insert it into the centre of the brownie – if raw batter is evident on the stick continue to back for another 2-3 minutes and test again. Continue until the toothpick comes out with no raw batter clinging to it
  9. Take the tin out of the oven and let the brownie cool completely in the tin
  10. When cool chop the mini eggs and melt the white chocolate
  11. Drizzle the chocolate over the uncut brownies, scatter the chunks of mini eggs over the top, cut into squares and leave to set

Expert Tips

  • Choose the right recipe. Use this one for a soft, fudgy style brownie, but look elsewhere if your ideal brownie is cake-like (you can still top them with the white chocolate and mini eggs
  • Always line your tin, even if it claims to be non-stick. Brownies are not easy to remove from baking tins without a liner
  • Watch the cook time – or use a timer. It is important not to over or under bake your brownie. Undercooking fudgy brownies can lead to a gooey (but tasty) mess, whilst overbaking chewy brownies can make them too tough to swallow.
  • As a general rule, begin testing your brownie for doneness at the minimum suggested cooking time the recipe stipulates, if not before – all oven temperatures do vary slightly
  • Use a toothpick to test doneness – insert it into the centre of the brownie and if any raw batter comes up with the stick, continue to bake for another 2-3 minutes, then retest. The brownie is done when no raw batter is evident on the stick – crumbs are fine though
  • Once cooked, always let brownies cool in the pan
  • Never cut them until they are completely cold. They have a tendancy to split & crumble if cut when still warm

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I store them?

These brownies will keep fresh for up to 3 days when stored in an airtight container at room temperature. Do not chill them as the shell on the mini eggs will get watery.

If you would like to freeze them, it is best to do so before the white chocolate and mini eggs have been added, since again, the cold temperature will adversely affect the mini eggs.

Can I use just white sugar in these brownies?

Dark muscovado sugar is essential to create the fudgy texture depicted in these brownies. If using all white sugar expect the brownie to be less fudgy in texture.

Can I make them Gluten-Free or Vegan?

I’m not currently able to suggest how to make these mini egg brownies gluten-free. Try this recipe instead and, once baked, add the chocolate and mini eggs.

Similarly, try this recipe for fudgy vegan brownies, and top with vegan chocolate and vegan mini eggs.

Mini Egg Brownies cut into squares.

More fun Easter Recipes to Try

Easter Egg Cheesecake
Check out this recipe
No-bake Easter egg cheesecake - featured image
Millionaire’s Shortbread Caramel Easter Eggs
Check out this recipe
Homemade Easter Eggs with Caramel Shortbread
Creme Egg Brownies
Check out this recipe
Squares of Easter themed brownies topped with chopped creme eggs
Homemade Easter Eggs
Check out this recipe
Homemade chocolate easter eggs decorated with fruit, nuts, jelly sweets and mini eggs
Brown Butter Blondies with Coconut
Check out this recipe
Brown Butter Blondies with Coconut and mini eggs

Have you made these mini egg brownies? I hope you enjoyed them. Let me know how you got along by leaving a comment or rating below. You can also show me your creation on Instagram by tagging me @jane_littlesugarsnaps.

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Mini Egg Brownies

Jane Saunders
Rich, dense and fudgy, these Chocolate Mini Egg Brownies are a simple and effective way of turning the humble brownie into a pretty Easter treat.
5 from 12 votes
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 12
Calories: 307kcal
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Ingredients

For the Brownies

  • 120 g/ ½ cup/ 4 ¼ oz Butter (unsalted)
  • 170 g/ 1 cup/ 6 oz Dark chocolate
  • 100 g/ ½ cup / 3 ½ oz White sugar
  • 110 g/ ½ cup/ 4oz Dark Muscovado sugar
  • 2 Eggs (large, free range)
  • 2 Egg yolks (large, free range)
  • 2 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt
  • 30 g/ 1 oz Cocoa powder
  • 85 g/ ⅔ cup/ 3 oz Plain (all purpose) flour

Decoration

  • 30 g/ 1 oz White chocolate
  • 60 g/ 2 oz Mini Eggs

Instructions

Make the Brownies

  • Preheat (fan) oven to 180C/ 350F/ GM4 and line a 7x 7 inch baking tin with butter and parchment
  • Weigh out the sugar and break down any lumps in the muscovado sugar using your fingers
  • Melt the butter and chocolate together in a bain marie
  • Stir in the sugars
  • Add the eggs & yolks and beat to just combine using a handheld balloon whisk
  • Stir in the vanilla extract
  • Sieve the flour, cocoa and salt into the batter and mix until just combined and no streaks of dry ingredients remain
  • Pour into the tin and bake for 20 minutes. At this point test with a toothpick – insert it into the centre of the brownie – if raw batter is evident on the stick continue to back for another 2-3 minutes and test again. Continue until the toothpick comes out with no raw batter clinging to it
  • Take the tin out of the oven and let the brownie cool completely in the tin

Decoration

  • Carefully chop each mini egg into 3-4 pieces
  • Melt the white chocolate and drizzle over the brownie – use a small knife to do this (or pipe if you feel like being fancy)
  • Quicky top with the mini egg chunks – take time to put the larger colourful shells facing upwards and then scatter any smaller chunks over more randomly at the end
  • Cut into 12 pieces and leave to set
  • Stores for 2-3 days in an airtight container

Notes

Expert Tips

  • Choose the right recipe. Use this one for a soft, fudgy style brownie, but look elsewhere if your ideal brownie is cake-like (you can still top them with the white chocolate and mini eggs
  • Always line your tin, even if it claims to be non-stick. Brownies are not easy to remove from baking tins without a liner
  • Watch the cook time. It is very easy to under or over cook brownies. Set a timer and start testing just before the recipe approaches the recommended cooking time since all ovens vary slightly
  • Let the cool completely before decorating and chopping. Warm brownies will crumble when cut

Storage Instructions

These brownies will keep fresh for up to 3 days when stored in an airtight container at room temperature. Do not chill them as they mini eggs will get watery.

Freezing Instructions

If you would like to freeze them, it is best to do so before the white chocolate and mini eggs have been added, since again, the cold temperature will adversely affect the mini eggs.
 

Nutrition Per Serving (Approximate)

Calories:307kcal | Carbohydrates:36g | Protein:4g | Fat:18g | Saturated Fat:10g | Cholesterol:82mg | Sodium:140mg | Potassium:180mg | Fiber:3g | Sugar:25g | Vitamin A:338IU | Calcium:38mg | Iron:3mg
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Comments

  1. Charlotte

    March 28, 2021 at 9:43 am

    5 stars
    Amazing recipe which is fudgy and dense exactly how Jane explains in her blog. This is super easy and a great recipe to try at home with the little ones.

    Reply
    • Jane Saunders

      March 28, 2021 at 10:10 am

      Thanks so much Charlotte – great to hear you enjoyed this recipe.

      Reply
  2. Poppy

    April 13, 2020 at 8:58 pm

    5 stars
    Thankyou! Have tried a few brownie recipes, but this is THE ONE! So happy I tried this recipe, rich, fudgy and just everything I love in a brownie. I’ve never been able to achieve such yumminess in my homemade attempts before, so this is now my brownie recipe! Toppings will be adapted to suit occasion, though the easter one looked amazing! Highy recommend this recipe.
    Thanks again

    Reply
    • Jane Saunders

      April 14, 2020 at 7:48 am

      Ah Poppy, thanks so much. Really pleased you enjoyed these – they have been very popular with readers in the Easter period.

      Reply
  3. Joanne Higginson

    March 20, 2019 at 8:27 pm

    5 stars
    Having tried and tested these brownies, I can honestly say that are absolutely delicious!

    Reply
    • Jane Saunders

      March 22, 2019 at 3:07 pm

      Ahh shucks, thanks Jo for the positive feedback.

      Reply
  4. wilhelmina

    March 12, 2019 at 2:50 am

    5 stars
    Mini eggs and brownies are the perfect treat combo!

    Reply
    • Jane Saunders

      March 12, 2019 at 10:53 am

      I couldn’t agree more Wilhelmina

      Reply
  5. Jessica

    March 12, 2019 at 2:00 am

    5 stars
    Mini eggs are one of my favorite Easter treats. I love them combined with brownies for a fun and festive treat!

    Reply
    • Jane Saunders

      March 12, 2019 at 10:53 am

      Thanaks Jessica – glad you agree with me on this score 🙂

      Reply
  6. Meagen Brosius

    March 07, 2019 at 4:32 pm

    5 stars
    These are so tasty and it doesn’t hurt that they’re super cute for spring and Easter! We’ll be making them again in time for Easter I’m sure!

    Reply
    • Jane Saunders

      March 07, 2019 at 6:24 pm

      Thankyou Meagen

      Reply
  7. Dara Michalski

    March 07, 2019 at 3:53 pm

    5 stars
    Those mini eggs are, hands down, my favorite Easter candy, so I knew I was going to love these brownies. These will be a repeat, for sure.

    Reply
    • Jane Saunders

      March 07, 2019 at 6:24 pm

      Thanks Dara.

      Reply

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