Heart-shaped brownie treasure boxes

Jan 31, 2013 9:30 AM by Sandra Denneler

Posted in Food & Recipes / Kitchen & Cooking Tips / Holiday & Seasonal Recipes

Fill Their Hearts With Love On Valentine's Day

Surprise your special valentine with a heart-shaped brownie treasure box. Fill it with candy, ice cream or chocolate kisses and wrap it with a sweet message to proclaim your love.

Heart-shaped brownie treasure boxes recipe

Skip the traditional card and give your honey an edible valentine instead. Who could resist breaking into a heart-shaped brownie treasure box to find out what sweet surprise is hiding inside? These boxes are bursting with love and will bring a smile to your loved one's lips.

Heart-shaped brownie treasure box recipe

Yields 5-8 completed brownie treasure boxes, depending on size of mold

Ingredients and supplies:

1 box of brownie mix
Eggs, vegetable oil and water to prepare mix
Chocolate frosting or chocolate candy melts
Items to put inside: candy, ice cream, strawberries, chocolate kisses, etc.
Heart-shaped cookie cutter, the same size as your heart-shaped mold
Heart-shaped acrylic boxes for molding brownies (found in most hobby stores)
Ribbon or string, for message
Small slips of paper, for message

Directions:

Bake brownies

Bake brownies in a 9 x 13-inch pan, according to directions on box. While they are still warm, cut brownie hearts with a cookie cutter.

Heart-shaped brownie treasure boxes recipe -- bake

Fill heart containers

Place each brownie inside a heart-shaped acrylic container.

Heart-shaped brownie treasure boxes recipe -- fill container

Shape brownie hearts

Press them down inside the molds with a spoon or small melon baller. Allow them to cool completely.

Heart-shaped brownie treasure boxes recipe -- shape heart

Remove brownie hearts

Remove brownies carefully from plastic molds with a small knife.

Heart-shaped brownie treasure boxes recipe -- remove

Fill 'em up!

Fill brownies with desired candy, ice cream, strawberries, etc.

Heart-shaped brownie treasure boxes recipe -- fill brownies

Seal brownie treasure boxes

Pipe a line of chocolate frosting or chocolate candy melts along the edge. Align the tops and press closed to seal shut. Clean off any excess frosting or chocolate candy melt from edges.

Heart-shaped brownie treasure boxes recipe -- seal

Add your Valentine's Day message

Tie your sweet message around the brownie boxes with a ribbon or string, if desired, and present to your valentine.

Heart-shaped brownie treasure boxes recipe

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Edible teacup cookies
Pop-up groundhog cookies

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Comments

Comments on "Heart-shaped brownie treasure boxes"

I never had any trouble with them collapsing. I just had trouble with one batch, getting them to come out of the molds. They were underbaked and too gooey. They didn't harden enough to keep their shape, and they stuck to the sides of the molds. I recommend slightly overbaking your brownies a bit, just to be sure.

They won't get gooey or fall apart. They just might get hard after about a week - like a brownie or cookie would if you left it out on a plate. I made some for a class I was teaching, and assembled them 3 days prior to the event. I put them in a tupperware container and they were just fine. Still soft enough to eat, but solid enough not to fall apart either.

How long do they last without getting gooey or falling apart?? I'm deciding how far in advance I can make them.. BTW, best baking idea I've ever found!!!

I got my acrylic heart containers at Hobby Lobby - where there have all their acrylic, glass and paper maché boxes. I've also seen them at Michaels and Jo Anne's Fabrics & Crafts. I think they're technically called "ornaments" because you can fill them with stuff and hang them with string. Check the Valentine candy aisle too. Skittles sells a heart-shaped plastic container for their Valentine's Day candy. You might also find heart-shaped treat boxes in the Valentine party favor aisles.

Where can I buy the heart-shaped acrylic container!?!? I need help where did you bought it??? Please answer my questions as soon as possible....

I stored some in the freezer (unassembled) for a week, then thawed them out and assembled them.

How far in advance can I make these?

These are fabulous :)

Baking tip: you're better off slightly over-baking your brownies rather than under-baking them. I made another batch of these this week and they were sorta gooey when I pressed them into my heart molds. They did not want to set up, and wouldn't come out of the molds. I tried it again, baking the brownies a few minutes longer, and it worked perfectly.

Wow these are so cute!! What a great idea!

Oh my God, these are adorable!! I want to make these for my daughter's classroom!

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Heart-shaped brownie treasure boxes