Chocolate Heartthrobs

Prep Time: 10 min
Total Time: 40 min
Makes: 10 servings, 1 brownie each

Take 2 squares BAKER'S Unsweetened Baking Chocolate, 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, 1 cup sugar, 2 eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and 1/2 cup flour and mix and 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 degrees F. Microwave unsweetened baking chocolate and butter in medium microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 minute or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Stir in sugar. Blend in eggs and vanilla extract. 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 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out with fudgy crumbs. (Do not overbake.) Cool on wire racks. Top evenly with decorations.

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 minutes or until chocolate is almost melted, stirring after each minute. 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.

Recipe and photograph provided courtesy of Kraft Foods - used with permission.