For family night the other night, we planned on sitting down to watch The ‘Burbs. Do you remember that old 1980’s movie with Tom Hanks? My kids had never seen it and we happened to find a copy at my favorite book/CD store in New York City, since we really couldn’t find it anywhere else. Before we could gather together, I wanted to make a quick dessert for us.
This was super easy thanks to the an awesome product from Lekue. Lekue is one of my favorite brands of really useful kitchen wares. These silicone based products are incredible! I was excited to get to try out* their mini brownie mold. This is also a silicone mold that has 24 squares perfect for miniature brownies. I may be alone on this, but I have a terrible time making real brownies and having them come out perfectly cooked through. There is always a section that is practically raw inside and I hate it when that happens. My thought was if the brownies were smaller, perhaps they would cook all the way through, evenly.
I made some brownies using the recipe that comes with the mold and they turned out wonderfully! Totally cooked through (yay!) and when they had cooled, they easily popped out of the mold because it is so flexible to manipulate. My kids helped decorate the brownies with frosting and fresh raspberries and they were divine! The perfect portion size for everyone, bite-sized goodness!
I loved how easy it was for my kids to help out and seriously, the whole process of making them was really fun. We will be experimenting with different toppings the next time we make them.
You can order your own mini brownie mold from Lekue online, as well as one of the many other wonderful products they have to simplify your life. I love their sandwich buddies for school lunches and their omelette cooker for super quick breakfasts during the school year, too!
*product was received to facilitate a review, all opinions are my own.
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See now that is what I need. Soemthing that kind of makes me feel not so bad when plowing through an entire dessert! I loved the Burbs! one of my favourites for sure!
Those are so cute. I love those pans because it helps with portion control.
This looks so good! Like Michelle said, it would definitely help with portion control. Great idea for a party!
Bite sized brownies sound very, very nice to me! They’re super cute looking too!
The Burbs!!! That is one of my favorite movies.. I think we may have a tray like that.. i like this treat!
I totally remember the Burbs it such a funny movie. I live int he burbs now and sometimes I feel like I live in a sitcom or something. Those brownies look yummy!
“The Burbs” is a classic! I absolutely love that movie. That brownie mold looks pretty amazing! The worst part of making brownies is trying to get them out of the pan.
Those are awesome. Its great that it makes 2 dozen! They look delicious!
Those are some delicious brownies right there! I’d love to have them.
I really like the size of these brownies – it would be great to have this in our apartment, because I am trying to eat healthier, so I wouldn’t feel as guilty if I ate a smaller brownie!
Got to have this!!! This little gadget/mold . . but I’ll call it a gadget would make my life much simpler.
Wow, your recipe looks yummy and that’s not an ordinary brownie. Just by looking at the photos I can say it’s really delicious! The Lekue brownie mold looks classy and will make baking easier too because no need to use oil or glaze the pan. Non stick it is.
Those brownies look really awesome to eat! I wonder if Lekue also has different quirky shapes for molding hearts, diamonds and others for treats.
Yes, they do! See some of them here http://www.lekueusa.com/Party-Baking-Molds-cat14.html
I so need that pan. what a great idea for entertaining.
I’ve never heard of the burbs but those brownies look dellsh!
That is great! No cutting into bite sized pieces… and they’d all be uniformed. Great for presentation!
wow those brownies look so cute and wonderful, sure they tasted delicious.. but isn’t that mould the same as the ice mould? looks same to me I have a red colored.. heart shaped.. 🙂
No, different sizes, although I can see that it looks the same. Slightly different 😉
Those looks oh so yummy. I haven’t had breakfast yet but they are making me hungry
I also have the problem of either over-cooked or under-cooked brownies. I have seen these pans and wondered if they worked or not! They look so appetizing and appealing! I can’t wait to try one and get it for myself.
Wow I love Brownies and adding strawberry on it will make the taste greater. I think I want that mold when I want to make my mini graham cakes to make them ready for bite size serving.
I could think of a hundred uses for this! 🙂 I love your picture of the brownies. I so need to check those pans out!
I’m staying away from chocolate and all the yummies, thanks to my gestational diabetes, but omg I am so drooling hose brownies just look delicious
I’ve always wanted to try baking molds. I’ve never heard of the brand before. i’ll go check out their online store. Thanks!
OMG. I need this is my kitchen! We could make so many things and ahhh the kids would love it! Thank you so much for sharing!!!!
How did your kids like the movie? Maybe you can show them “Splash” the next time….
I think mini brownies are great. I like that the kids can help too, baking’s more fun when the kids are involved.
Yummy Yummy! These look so good.
What a great brownie pan. And fun family night. Thanks for sharing.
Is that brownie mold silicone? I have been looking one of those to freeze individual ice cream cakes in.
I have a silicone based muffin pan, I love that thing, they’re so much easier as a whole. These brownies look amazing as well.