Today Maisie and I decided to bake a special treat for a chocolate and caramel loving friend. After a bit of thought we settled on making mini brownie bites stuffed with a Rolo candy and topped with a caramel cream cheese frosting. A perfect two bite treat, surprisingly not over-the-top sweet, adorable and YUM!!
Rolo Brownie Bites with Caramel Cream Cheese Frosting
- 1 box fudge brownie mix plus necessary eggs, oil & water per package instructions (or your favorite homemade recipe)
- 24 Rolo candies plus extras for the cook's snack
- 4 TBS. butter, softened at room temperature
- 4 oz. cream cheese, softened at room temperature
- 2 TBS. caramel sauce
- 1 cup confectioners sugar
Remove all the wrappers and refrigerate the Rolo candies. Pre-heat oven to 325F. Prepare brownies according to package directions. Grease a 24 cup mini muffin tin with cooking spray and fill each cup 3/4 full with batter. Bake for 15-20 minutes until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Remove from oven and immediately press a Rolo, smaller side down, into the center of each brownie bite until the top of the Rolo is even with the top of the brownie bite. Cool for a couple of minutes then carefully remove the brownie bites from the pan to a cooking rack. Allow to cool completely.
To make the frosting, whip the butter and cream cheese together until smooth. Add the caramel sauce and blend. Add the confectioners sugar and whip until creamy and smooth. Using a pastry or plastic bag with a piping tip, pipe the frosting onto the top of each brownie bite. Chill in the refrigerator to set the frosting a bit before serving.
Enjoy!!
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Oh, you're killing me. THESE I will have to try! They actually look like a simplified version of some killer caramel ribbon brownies I make (except mine are not frosted). Mmm!
ReplyDeleteOH!MY!GOODNESS! These look amazing! Printing off to try...as I love chocolate, caramel and cream cheese frosting! Love these~
ReplyDeleteBite sized treats are the best, aren't they? And I just love the surprise filling with the Rolos =)
ReplyDeleteThese look delicious! I love rolos. Rolo Brownie Bites, even better!!!
ReplyDeleteoooh boy! those look good! Wow!
ReplyDeleteYummm. I made your cookie oreo brownie dessert for the 4th and everyone loved it. I am going to make it again with the Triple Chunk brownie mix just to add some more chocolate. I served small pieces with ice cream on the side.
ReplyDeleteThese I think I will make for my Treat Thursday with my co-workers.
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Ohhh...Maisie is so cute...and your Rolo Brownie Bites sound so good!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness! These look incredible! Thanks for linking up to Melt in Your Mouth Monday! :)
ReplyDeleteThis looks so good! I love Rolos. Going to Pin it now... (found you via Frugal Antics' linky)
ReplyDeleteOh my! These look yummy!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you joined in this week's Mingle Monday!!!
These sound amazing - so many delicious ingredients in one brownie bite!
ReplyDeleteI am your newest follower over from Mingle Monday! Those brownies look awesome!
ReplyDeleteLiz
These are great and look so delicious! I've got to make them! Please share your recipe at Muffin and Cupcake Monday. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteA.MA.ZING! All my favorite flavors rolled into one??? Unbelievable! I'm making these very soon! Hope I can control the drool til then....
ReplyDeleteYUM these look awesome!!
ReplyDeleteThese look absolutely heavenly! I'm pinning these to make later! Thanks
ReplyDeletelooks awesome the caramel makes them looks so gooood come see what I shared at http://shopannies.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteMy husband is going to love these! He's a huge caramel fan! YUM!
ReplyDeleteThis looks so good. YUM YUM YUM!!! I would love it if you came over to Cast Party Wednesday tomorrow and shared some of your recipes with us.
ReplyDeleteThanks,
I hope to see you there!
Wow would these be a hit at my house. They look fantastic. Come on over and check out our grilled corn recipe. It is fantastic.
ReplyDeleteOhhhh...I love Rolos! These look fantastic!
ReplyDeleteYum! These look fabulous & easy!
ReplyDeleteI made these without the frosting and they were still delish!!
ReplyDeleteA rolo in a brownie?! OMG AND with a caramel cream cheese frosting?! Everything about this is so right and what a genius concept!
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She is so cute, enjoy this time they grow up too fast. These little bites look yummy thanks for the post. andi keep cooking
ReplyDeleteWay to go, the kid seems to enjoy. :)
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My son would love one of those.
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Hmmmnnn...these Brownie is a sure winner..I am drooling and its early in the morning...I wish I have some with my coffee...I am your newest follower.Hope you can come over to my place. www.cookiedropletsetcbymarelie.com
ReplyDeleteSuch yummy goodness. Looks like Maisie had a lot of fun.
ReplyDeleteLooks delish!
Thanks for sharing with us at
Simply Delish Saturday Have a great weekend. See you next week.
I'm pretending I never saw this, la-la-la-la-la...
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Looks impossibly delicious and dreadfully addicting.
Thanks for linking to Food on Fridays.
Would it be weird to say "I love you"? Guess it would. In high school, I had a serious Rolo addiction. And brownies are my favorite dessert. Plus, who can resist anything in mini form?
ReplyDeleteThank you, thank you, thank you.
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Seriously? You're an evil temptress. I love to bake, but in the interest of my waistline, I usually pass by the contributions to Tasty Tuesday that involve sweets. Your photo and descriptions were, however, irresistible. I'm going to have to make these. My neighbors will get the bulk of them. So, I'll thank you for them now. :)
ReplyDeleteWow, those look amazing!! I don't think I've had Rolos since I was a kid. I love that you added in a few extra for the cook's snack. It's definitely a necessity :)
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ReplyDeleteI made brownies too for hubby except yours have filling. Oh my I would love to try this soon.
ReplyDeletesweets! yummy!!
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she sure enjoyed helping out! :D
ReplyDeleteUnbelievable! A must try. Thanks for sharing with Fat Camp Friday. See you next week! http://bit.ly/npf0ml
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing on Momtrends. I love checking out all the Friday Food submissions. From the looks of your 'assistant' the recipe was a hit! Have a great weekend and thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteyour helper is very good at her job. i love this recipe...i am going to give it a try soon. thank you for sharing with tuesday night supper club
ReplyDeleteThose look yummy! I am going to try them.
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Hi Lisa,
ReplyDeleteShe is adorable! Those Rolo Brownie Bites are over the top delicious. Thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and hope to see you next week. Have a great week end!
Miz Helen
Oh, sinfully delicious...I love them!
ReplyDeleteGuess what I'm making right now? :)
ReplyDeleteBrownies are baked, rolos are in and things are cooling as I type.
These are decadent and I want them. You certainly bake beautiful stuff, all yummy sounding. I hope you are linking this Bake with Bizzy. Thanks.
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wow, that looks really great...thanks for sharing your recipe, i would love to try it if i will be lucky to find ingredients here at penh. visiting from FTF, have a great week. :)
ReplyDeleteThis recipe is being featured this week on Mangoes and Chutney! Thanks for linking up! http://mangoesandchutney.com/2011/07/rolo-brownie-bites-with-caramel-cream-cheese-frosting-featured-recipe.html
ReplyDeleteThese looks incredible. Thanks so much for linking up with What's On the Menu Wednesday.
ReplyDeleteWhat delicious treats you and Maisie made! I love caramel and these brownie bites just make my mouth water. That is such a cute photo of Maisie as well. Thank you for sharing this lovely post with Let's Do Brunch.
ReplyDeleteI love rolos! These look yummy! Thanks for linking up for Friday Favorites! I'm featuring you this week. Come by and grab my featured button if you'd like one!
ReplyDeleteHi Lisa - Just wanted you to know my blog post today was for these rolo brownie bites. I shared a link to this yummy page too. I've made these a few times and they've been a big hit. Last week I sold them at a bake sale and the gal who purchased them called and wanted the recipe as her gr'kids went wild over them. SO glad you shared.
ReplyDeleteOMG !!! Found this recipe a couple of weeks ago and have already made 3 double batches of them for different events! Everyone that has tried them loved them... as do I ! And they are sooo easy ~ I don't make anything that's not ! Thank you so much for sharing !
ReplyDeleteI made these for my office and they got rave reviews. I didn't have caramel sauce, so left it out of the frosting and I like the tart contrast. I also added a dash of sea salt to the top of the frosting and it popped so much! Nothing better than that salty/sweet combo. Thanks so much for this easy & fun recipe.
ReplyDeleteHi these look deliscious!!! Can i bake them in a baking pan?? Please let me know!!!
ReplyDeleteYiotta, you can easily bake a tray of brownies and when you pull it hot from the oven quickly press the frozen Rolos into the top, spreading them out so that when you cut the brownies you get one in each piece. Once completely cooled, just spread the frosting as if frosting a sheet cake and then cut into bars. Good luck and enjoy.
DeleteHi these look soooooooo good!!! Can i bakre them in a baking pan though coz im scared the wont come out of the muffin pan as nice as yours!!!!! Thanks!!!
ReplyDeleteI used these as an inspiration for my post today! Thank you for the yummy idea!
ReplyDeleteYours look so pretty! I had a hard time getting mine out of the pan. Any suggestions? They are delicious even if they aren't as pretty as yours!
ReplyDeleteTry using a silicon pan, spray it with cooking spray, bake the brownies and add the Rolos and then refrigerate to let everything set then you should easily be able to press from the bottom of each cup to get them out of the pan. Good luck!
DeleteI made these for my husband's birthday party along with some other desserts. These were the hit of the party!! Made a double batch and it was the first thing gone. Thank you so much for the recipe. Everyone loved them!!
ReplyDeleteThank you, so glad that everyone enjoyed them.
DeleteHi, why wouldnt i bake the Rollos inside the dough? I imagine them to melt more into the brownie? I have made a peanut butter cup beaked into dough before, which asked to bake them as well. Would you be cincerned with the chocolate or caramel not turning out right? Thanks. Will make these today.
ReplyDeleteGuess I didn't think about it. Please give it a try and let me know how it turns out.
DeleteI've tried that, pretty recently in fact, and here's the problem: the Rolos get kind of hard inside the brownies. Not rock hard, just unpleasantly difficult to chew. I think it might actually be the caramel... caramelizing? Again? Haha anyway they were tasty, just not what I had expected.
DeleteI made these and they don't look like the picture. They fell apart when taking them out of the pan. I followed th directions exactly.
ReplyDeleteThese look delicious, gonna try them when we start our holiday baking. Thanks for sharing. hugs, Dana
ReplyDeleteSo very delicious
DeleteI've just made these and they smell delicious!! (I haven't made the frosting yet, they're still cooling.) For anyone curious about amounts, I used a 19.9 oz Betty Crocker "family size" box of brownie mix and got 36 mini muffin sized brownies out of it, so 36 Rolos would be about the right amount for that size brownie mix. :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm making is so delicious and gorgeous exelente .
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