{"id":"308236aa-a290-442f-b3a9-daae0ca72d6f","url":"https://recipestripper.com/recipes/308236aa-a290-442f-b3a9-daae0ca72d6f","source_url":"https://www.taste.com.au/recipes/choc-mint-cheesecake-brownie-bites/43e39e6c-79d5-497d-a046-e5d7a617f504?r=recipes/0iylrdwy","title":"Choc-mint cheesecake brownie bites","description":"What do you get when you combine brownie, mint and cheesecake? This!","servings":48,"servings_text":"48","prep_time":"PT80M","cook_time":"PT20M","total_time":"PT100M","ingredients":[{"text":"250g block cream cheese, softened","item":"block cream cheese","quantity":250,"unit":"g","preparation":"softened"},{"text":"161.25 gm caster sugar","item":"gm caster sugar","quantity":161.25},{"text":"3 eggs","item":"eggs","quantity":3},{"text":"1 1/2 tsp peppermint essence","item":"peppermint essence","quantity":1.5,"unit":"tsp"},{"text":"Green food colouring","item":"Green food colouring"},{"text":"150g butter, chopped","item":"butter","quantity":150,"unit":"g","preparation":"chopped"},{"text":"300g dark chocolate, chopped","item":"dark chocolate","quantity":300,"unit":"g","preparation":"chopped"},{"text":"250.00 ml plain flour","item":"plain flour","quantity":250,"unit":"ml"},{"text":"1/2 x 35g Peppermint Crisp chocolate bar, shattered","item":"x 35g Peppermint Crisp chocolate bar, shattered","quantity":0.5}],"instructions":[{"number":1,"text":"Preheat oven to 180C/160C fan-forced. Grease two 24-hole, 1 1/2-tablespoon-capacity mini muffin pans. Line base and side of holes with 1.5cm x 8cm strips of baking paper."},{"number":2,"text":"Using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese and 1/4 cup sugar until smooth. Add 1 egg. Beat until combined. Add essence. Beat until combined. Tint green with food colouring (see Notes). Spoon mixture into a piping bag fitted with a 5mm plain nozzle."},{"number":3,"text":"Place butter, 200g chocolate and remaining sugar in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir for 5 minutes until melted and smooth. Remove from heat. Transfer to a heatproof bowl. Cool for 10 minutes. Whisk in remaining eggs. Add flour. Whisk to combine. Divide mixture among prepared pan holes (about 2 teaspoons per hole). Push piping nozzle just under surface of brownie mixture in 1 hole. Pipe cheesecake mixture into brownie mixture until hole is 3/4 full. Using a skewer, swirl mixtures together. Repeat with remaining cheesecake mixture in remaining holes."},{"number":4,"text":"Bake for 12 minutes or until just firm when lightly pressed. Stand in pans for 10 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool."},{"number":5,"text":"Meanwhile, place remaining chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on MEDIUM (50%) for 2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds with a metal spoon, or until melted and smooth. Cool for 5 minutes. Drizzle each brownie with a little chocolate. Sprinkle with peppermint crisp. Set aside for 30 minutes or until chocolate has set. Serve."}],"date_published":"2026-10-29T23:42:11.716162+00:00","date_modified":"2026-10-29T23:42:11.716162+00:00"}