This recipe was inspired by a brown sugar buttercream truffle enrobed in dark chocolate at my favorite local chocolate shop in Seattle.  I’m not sure what it is about brown sugar buttercream that makes me think of Hawaii.  Perhaps it’s that the flavor reminds me, not of the coconut, but the rich sugary brown notes you smell in suntan lotion on the beach.

I wanted to take those flavors and bring them to something more easily made at home. These brownie bites are still rich and chocolatey. The graham cracker adds a bit of buttery, salty crunch and also makes the bites easier to remove from the muffin tin! But it’s the buttercream that takes it over the top.

Ingredients

Graham Cracker Crust

6 whole cinnamon graham crackers, crumbled

2 tablespoons sugar Continue reading →