Berries and Cream Brownie Cups

Berries and Cream Brownie Cups are the perfect endings for a festive gathering. The red, white, and blue make it perfect for the 4th of July. Add some crushed peppermint for Christmas, sprinkles for a birthday party, or leave it plain.  

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What Do You Need For Berries and Cream Brownie Cups?

Chocolate is the reason I make these brownie cups. I love chocolate, and these cute little cups have triple chocolate.  Chocolate powder, chocolate chips, and white chocolate in the filling. I know some don’t consider white chocolate as real chocolate, but it does add to the YUM factor in these decadent berries and cream brownie cups.  

The rest of the ingredients are eggs, sugar, butter, flour, vanilla, salt, and espresso powder. If you don’t have espresso powder, you can use instant coffee.  The coffee enhances the flavor of the chocolate.  

Berries and cream brownie cups

Tips for making the Brownie Cups:  

  1. Melt the butter and then add the sugar and heat the mixture to 110 degrees. 
  2. Mix all the rest of the ingredients (except the flour) and add the butter and sugar to this mixture.  
  3. Stir in the chocolate chip and flour by hand.  
  4. I use a generous tablespoon cookie scoop to fill the mini muffin tins
  5. Once the brownies are baked (don’t overbake), immediately use a mini tart shaper to create the cup shape in the brownie. You want to do this while the brownie is hot.  Otherwise, the brownie will fall apart. 

Let’s Make The Filling for these Berries and Cream Brownie Cups.

Think cream cheese frosting with white chocolate added for extra YUM. I adore cream cheese frosting, and the white chocolate makes it even better. Be careful when you melt the white chocolate that you heat it until the chocolate is just melted. It will be barely warm. If the melted chocolate is too hot it will melt the cream cheese frosting.  

Berries and cream brownie cups

Assemble the Berries and Cream Brownie Cups.  

Once the brownie cups are completely cooled. Pipe the cream cheese frosting into the cups and top with your favorite berry. Blueberries, raspberries, or strawberries work the best.   

For some more brownie desserts try my Brownie Bowls with Peanut Butter Mousse or my  Brownie Bites – Melted Monsters.

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Berries and Cream Brownie cups

Berries and Cream Brownie Bites are mini brownie cups filled with a white chocolate and cream cheese filling. Then they are topped with a delicious fresh berry. Perfect for a festive summer holiday party or anytime.
Servings 48 Brownies Bites
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 13 minutes
Total Time 33 minutes

Equipment

  • mini muffin tins (2)
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Ingredients

Brownie Cups

Cream Cheese Filling

Instructions

Brownie Cups

  • Preheat oven to 350°F (176°C).
  • Mix the cocoa, espresso powder, eggs, vanilla, salt, and baking powder.
  • Melt the butter and add the white and brown sugars to the melted butter.
  • Microwave the butter and sugar together until it is 110 degrees F. (43°C)
  • Add the butter sugar mixture to the cocoa misture and mix well.
  • Add the flour and stir in.
  • Add the chocolate chips and stir in.
  • Spray the mini muffin tins (click here for where to purchase) with non-stick spray.
  • Use a 1 tablespoon cookie scoop to fill each well. (smallest size scoop).
  • Bake at 350°F (176°C) for 13 minutes.
  • As soon as the brownie bites come out of the oven, press a well into the brownie to form the cup shape.
  • Let the brownies cool about 15 minutes before removing from the tins.

Cream Cheese Filling

  • Melt the white chocolate in either a double boiler or the microwave until just melted. Let the chocolate cool until it is just warm enough to be melted, but not so warm it melts the cream cheese.
  • Beat the cream cheese and butter together.
  • Add the melted chocolate and beat in.
  • Add the confectioners sugar and beat in.
  • Add the vanilla and sour cream and beat in.
  • If the filling is real soft and won't hold it's shape when piped, put it in the fridge to cool until it is firm enough to hold it's shape when piped.
  • Put the filling into a large piping bag with a star tip attached.
  • Fill each brownie cup with the filling and top with half of the cups with a blue berry and the other half with either a strawberry or raspberry.
  • These can be made ahead and stored in an airtight container in the fridge for 1-2 days. Serve at room temperature.

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Notes

Notes:  Freeze the unfilled brownie cups in an airtight container for up to 3 months. 
Calories: 141kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: brownie cups, brownies, cream filled brownie cups, mini brownies

Nutrition

Serving: 1brownie | Calories: 141kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 21mg | Sodium: 93mg | Potassium: 68mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 249IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 1mg

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  1. 5 stars
    Love it! I’m just confused when you give directions for the cream cheese filling, step 3 says “beat the cream cheese and butter together” but in the recipe for the filling there is no butter. Just wondering if this is a simple typo or if butter is supposed to be in the filling as well. Thanks!

    1. Doctor Jo Author says:

      Thank you for spotting the discrepancy. The filling is delicious without the butter because it has sour cream. However, I’ve added 1/4 cup of butter to the ingredients as it makes the frosting a bit richer, and who doesn’t love a creamy, rich frosting?

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