Chocolate Heartthrobs

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My friend made it and I thought it was great espicially for Valentines.

posted by

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on 7/31/2005

time

prep:

10 min

total:

40 min

servings

total:

10 servings, 1 brownie each

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Take 2 squares BAKER'S Unsweetened Baking Chocolate, 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, 1 cup sugar, 2 eggs, 1 tsp. vanilla and 1/2 cup flour and mix & match your recipe from these options...

	mix-in options	decoration choices
	3 squares BAKER'S Premium White Baking Chocolate, coarsely chopped	3 squares BAKER'S Premium White Baking Chocolate, melted; 10 red gumdrops
	1/2 cup chopped PLANTERS Macadamias	3 squares BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Baking Chocolate, melted; 1/4 cup chopped PLANTERS Macadamias
	1/2 cup PLANTERS Chopped Pecans	1/2 cup KRAFT Caramel Topping
	1/2 cup chopped maraschino cherries	1 cup thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, 10 maraschino cherries

Then follow our 3 simple steps:

PREHEAT oven to 350°F. Microwave unsweetened baking chocolate and butter in medium microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 min. or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Stir in sugar. Blend in eggs and vanilla. Add flour and mix-ins; stir just until blended.

SPOON evenly into 10 paper-lined medium muffin cups. Insert a small (1/2-inch diameter) foil ball between each liner and muffin cup to form heart shape.

BAKE 28 to 30 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out with fudgy crumbs. (Do not overbake.) Cool on wire racks. Top evenly with decorations.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Size-Wise

With their built-in portion control, these Chocolate Heartthrobs make a great treat!

How to Pipe Chocolate Heart Shapes

Place 3 unwrapped squares of BAKER'S Chocolate in microwaveable bowl. Microwave on HIGH 1 to 2 min. or until chocolate is almost melted, stirring after each min. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Spoon chocolate into plastic sandwich bag; cut a small piece from 1 of the bottom corners of bag. Close bag tightly, then pipe chocolate into a heart shape onto top of each cooled brownie.

Jazz It Up

Garnish each brownie with a gumdrop heart. To make hearts, flatten gumdrops with a rolling pin. Then, use a small heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut out a heart shape from each. Place 1 on top of each brownie just before serving. Reserve gumdrop trimmings for snacking or another use.