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		<title>Brownie Pops!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:44:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Brownie Pops]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jo-Ann&#8217;s fabrics and crafts is one of my favorites places to browse around on the weekends. Crafting has always been one of my hobbies and this store is to me what a candy store use to be. My eyes grow wide and I get just a little excited. So many colorful fabrics and craft ideas [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.joann.com/joann/home/home.jsp" target="_blank">Jo-Ann&#8217;s</a> fabrics and crafts is one of my favorites places to browse around on the weekends. Crafting has always been one of my hobbies and this store is to me what a candy store use to be. My eyes grow wide and I get just a little excited. So many colorful fabrics and craft ideas to choose from! On one of my Jo-Ann&#8217;s trips I came across a <a href="http://www.wilton.com/store/site/product.cfm?id=AF3F6982-1E0B-C910-EA22596AF53FAE39" target="_blank">brownie pop mold</a> at a super price so I picked it up and decided to give brownie pops a try. I used a brownie recipe that I found from <a href="http://www.mybakingaddiction.com/2009/10/brownies.html" target="_blank">My Baking Addiction&#8217;s Blog</a>. Jamie has a wonderful site full of pretty photos and yummy desserts. Hop on over there and take a peek!</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">The brownies were so moist and delicious! I did have a mishap with the mold. This was my first time using a silicone mold and I thought they were just magical so I did not spray the mold with non stick spray. Well,  I had to fight the brownies to get them out! It wasn&#8217;t a total loss since brownie crumbs are so tasty so they did not go to waste but ended up as an ice-cream topping. The second batch I used my favorite Baker&#8217;s Joy spray and out they popped with no trouble at all. I am a huge fan of <a href="http://shop.ghirardelli.com/product-exec/product_id/31/nm/Double_Chocolate_Flavored_Candy_Making_and_Dipping_Bar" target="_blank">Ghirardelli Chocolate </a>and I had picked up the candy making and dipping bar at Sam&#8217;s Club so I used that to dip the brownie  pops in. Oh so good! But wait! Even better&#8230;I had Reese&#8217;s Peanut Butter Cups on hand so I chopped those up in the food processor and used that for the topping. Double Whammy of Goodness!</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">Double Chocolate Brownies from <a href="http://www.mybakingaddiction.com/2009/10/brownies.html" target="_blank">My Baking Addiction</a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Ingredients</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">1/2 cup white sugar<br />
2 tablespoons butter<br />
2 tablespoons water<br />
1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips<br />
2 eggs<br />
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract<br />
2/3 cup all-purpose flour<br />
1/4 teaspoon baking soda<br />
1/2 teaspoon salt</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">2/3 cup mini chocolate chips &#8211; These you fold into the batter before baking.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><img class="alignnone" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_vhymwHBNa7c/S0ko6F1vtFI/AAAAAAAAECk/sjg1doYJn7g/Brownie%20Bites%20Blog.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="427" /></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Combine butter, sugar and water and cook over medium heat until boiling. Remove from heat and add chocolate chips, stir</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">until melted and chocolate is smooth. Mix in the eggs and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt into the chocolate mixture</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">and toss in those extra chocolate chips.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><img class="alignnone" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_vhymwHBNa7c/S0koHdtZ5GI/AAAAAAAAEB0/00UgwugEwvI/s576/IMG_6680.JPG" alt="" width="384" height="576" /></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Spoon the brownie mixture into the mold just below the second rim line.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I baked these at 350 degrees and checked them at 15 minutes and they were perfectly done.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><img class="alignnone" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_vhymwHBNa7c/S0koICOoOFI/AAAAAAAAECA/1Hfm1r6UIT4/IMG_6688.JPG" alt="" width="640" height="427" /></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Well, perfectly done and then this happened!  They would not come out!</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><img class="alignnone" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_vhymwHBNa7c/S0koIqidc6I/AAAAAAAAECI/cy0DY5iUuLs/s576/IMG_6698.JPG" alt="" width="384" height="576" /></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Baker&#8217;s Joy to the rescue!</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><img class="alignnone" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_vhymwHBNa7c/S0koJCQAxII/AAAAAAAAECM/eWtgLOMpUt0/IMG_6701.JPG" alt="" width="640" height="427" /></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">Perfect Pops!</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">For the chocolate dip, I started with 4 squares of chocolate which I heated in a small glass bowl in the microwave for 30 second intervals until melted.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">I chopped up those Reese&#8217;s Peanut Butter Cups into small crumbles.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">I used lollipop sticks (which you can find find at Jo-Ann&#8217;s or Michael&#8217;s) and I put a lollipop stick right in the</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">middle of the brownie pop and dipped it into the chocolate goodness.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">Then the above happened. It fell right off the stick! What to do?! Eat it? That would be instant gratification and it was delish,</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">but these were meant to be shared so I tried again. I started by dipping the stick in the chocolate first then inserted it into the brownie then placed</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">it in the fridge for a few minutes to set. When I took them out of the fridge I dipped them in the chocolate and then sprinkled the</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Reese&#8217;s Crumbs on top and I was good to go!</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">All done! I used a styrofoam ball that I  cut in half and stuck the brownie pops in the foam to hold them for serving.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Whew! Loved them! It&#8217;s all good. ~Donna</p>
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