How to Create the Perfect Valentine Brownies

Valentine's Day: a day filled with love, flowers, chocolates, and the perfect excuse to indulge in a plateful of delicious Valentine brownies. Whether you're treating your loved one or simply satisfying your own sweet tooth, you cannot go wrong with Chocolate Covered Valentine's Day Brownies!

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• Why You'll Love These Brownies
• Tools Needed
• Ingredients for Valentine's Brownies
• How to Make Valentine's Brownies
• Variations
• Serving Suggestions
• Storage Directions
• More Valentine's Recipes for You:
• Recipe

Why You'll Love These Brownies

This Valentine brownies recipe is made from a box mix and simple ingredients, which makes them easy! But by adding the butterscotch chips and the icing on top, you make these chewy brownies extra special!

​The layer of chocolate on top makes also makes them really pretty... great for gift-giving and very unique!

Tools Needed

• Silicone Heart Molds (or Heart Cookie Cutter)
• Piping Bag
• Large Bowl

Ingredients for Valentine's Brownies

These sweet treats have basic ingredients that can be found in most grocery stores and big box stores. 

• (1) box of Brownie Mix 
• 2 Tablespoons of Water
• 2 Eggs
• ½ cup of Vegetable Oil
• 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract (optional)
• Butterscotch Chips (or chip of your choice such as dark chocolate chips or white chocolate chips)
• Pink Melting Chocolate 
• White Melting Chocolate 
• Valentine’s Day Sprinkles

How to Make Valentine's Brownies

This brownie recipe is delicious, pretty, and easy! Here are the step-by-step instructions:

1. Start by placing your boxed brownie mix, water, eggs, and oil into the bowl of a stand mixer or a large mixing bowl. 
2. Mix on high until smooth (using the stand mixer or an electric hand mixer).
3. Fill each heart shape silicone mold ¾ of the way with brownie batter. Sprinkle chips on top of each brownie and lightly press into the batter. 
4. Bake at 325 degrees for 20 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick or cake tester comes out clean.
5. Remove the baked brownies from the molds onto a wire rack to cool completely.

6. Clean out your molds. 
7. Melt down your pink melting chocolates in the microwave in a small bowl. Melt in 45-second intervals, stirring after each until melted and smooth. 
8. Fill each mold ¼ of the way with melted chocolate. Press a cooled brownie back into the mold on top of the chocolate. Place in the fridge for about an hour until chocolate is set. Do not try to pull out early. 
9. Remove the chocolate covered brownies from the molds. 
10. Pour your melted white chocolate into a pastry bag and drizzle over the top of the brownies. You can also place the melted chocolate in a Ziploc bag and snip the corner off to drizzle it.
11. Add heart-shaped sprinkles or pink, white, and red sprinkles (or nonpareils_. 
12. Serve and enjoy! These tasty brownies will make the perfect Valentine’s Day treat. 

Variations

Prefer Homemade Brownies? Use this homemade fudgy brownies recipe to make your brownies from scratch.

No Heart Mold? The end result will be a little different, but if you don't have the silicone mold, you could use parchment paper to line a regular pan (or spray it with nonstick spray) and bake the brownies. Then use a heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut out the brownies.

Next, instead of molding the chocolate for the top of the brownies, you'd pour the melted chocolate over the top of the heart brownies and add the sprinkles! This is a great way to make a decadent dessert without having to buy another special pan.

Serving Suggestions

These brownie hearts are perfect just as they are, but if you want to go the extra mile, you can serve them in a bowl with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. 

Or for serious chocolate lovers, a scoop of chocolate ice cream.

These heart-shaped brownies also make a great Valentine's Day gift for a teacher or friend! And homemade gifts are always the best, right?

Storage Directions

Room Temperature / Refrigerator: Any leftover brownies can be stored at room temperature for 3 to 4 days in an airtight container or wrapped in plastic wrap. They'll also keep up to a week in the refrigerator.

Freezer: Brownies can be frozen when wrapped tightly in a freezer-safe container. They will keep for up to 3 months but the quality may not be as good.

More Valentine's Recipes for You:

• Homemade Double Chocolate Brownies
• Brownie Batter Frosting
• Happy Valentine's Day: A Simple Valentines Sheet Cake
• Tiramisu Brownie Trifle
• Hot Pink Valentine's Day Cheesecake
• Deviled Strawberries

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