Brownie Bites with Raspberry Sauce

I showed pictures of the awesome dessert table at my friend Melissa's bridal shower last weekend and I wanted to share my contribution - the brownie bites with raspberry sauce.

I made the brownies the night before the shower (please forgive me for not including photos of the process).  I used a recipe that was my go-to when I was a kid - I baked these brownies for every single bake sale, family gathering, or sleepover I attended in the 90s and I dug it out for this special occasion.  I used:

2 cups white sugar

4 eggs

3/4 cup cocoa powder

1 1/4 cups flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 cup butter (melted)

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

optional (and not used this time) 1/2 cup crushed walnuts

I preheated the oven to 350 degrees & mixed together my cocoa and sugar.  I stirred in the melted butter, then added the eggs & vanilla and stirred again.  Finally, I added the flour & salt and mixed just until smooth (this is where you'd add the walnuts too).

Normally, I'd put it into a greased brownie pan and bake for 40 minutes (or until a toothpick comes out clean) BUT I added these into a MINI brownie pan (picked up from the craft store) and baked for 15.  I wanted these to be finger food sized - perfect for a shower.

Once the brownies came out of the oven, I had to dress them up a little bit and make them shower-worthy.  I took a pint of raspberries, a teaspoon of sugar, and a squeeze of lemon...

...and blended til I had a sauce...

I popped each little brownie bite into a mini paper muffin cup and drizzled a spoonful of the sauce on top.  I popped a raspberry on each square and they were ready to go...

People seemed to love them!  I was so excited to have these tasty brownies again and can't wait until my next occasion to bake them up.  Stay hungry!

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