Name: Football Brownie Bites
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 36
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups white sugar; 3/4 cup all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 3/4 cup real, unsalted butter, melted; 3 eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 (16-ounce) container of chocolate cake frosting; 1/2 of a (16-ounce) container of cream cheese, buttercream, or vanilla cake frosting

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Need a game day brownies recipe? These delicious two bite brownies are arranged and frosted to look like a football, making this football brownie bites recipe perfect for a tailgate or Big Game party. These fudgy brownie bites are a variation on my classic foolproof brownies recipe, and I do believe it is the best brownie bites recipe (it’s the same base recipe used for my 4th of July Brownie Bites Flag, too). I’ve got the full recipe at the end of the post (feel free to click the Jump to Recipe button if you’re ready to get cookin’), but first I’ll share some tips for how to bake brownie bites and other brownie bites recipes variations (for football or anytime).

Football Brownie Bites (and the best brownie bite recipe)

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More brownie recipe variations like this fudgy brownie bites recipe

Other football-themed brownie ideas if you’re looking for game day brownies

In case you need more options for football brownie bites, there are a few other ways to serve game day brownies. Before I share the details on the two bite brownies football recipe, here are two alternates you might want to check out.

football party food ideas - football brownie bites

Brownie bites can also be decorated as little footballs individually. You can make these the easy way with store-bought brownie bites with laces piped on with white cake decorating icing, or use a homemade brownie bites recipe like the one I’m sharing today. Learn more about these individual football brownie bites in this article on super easy football party food ideas.

easy football party food ideas - football game day brownies

For football brownies shaped like little footballs, make your favorite brownie recipe (like my popular Classic Foolproof Brownies Recipe) or a boxed brownie mix for a shortcut. Use a circle cookie cutter with overlapping cuts to create little ovals. Pipe on laces with white cake decorating icing, and you’ve got a simple, but adorable dessert perfect for your football party. See more in this article on recipes for planning the ultimate homegate football game watching party.

What you need for this two bite brownies recipe

easy football brownie bites (the best two bite brownies recipe)

If you’re looking for mini brownie bites recipes, trust me when I say this is the best brownie bite recipe! They are soft on the inside and perfect every time. Here’s what you’ll need to make them:

Mini muffin pan (I love this 24-cup silicone mini muffin pan)
1 1/2 cups white sugar
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup real, unsalted butter, melted (Important Tip: In order to make these brownie bites foolproof, it’s important to use real butter, not margarine, for this recipe. I’ve tried it with margarine and it never turns out the right consistency.)
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (16-ounce) container of chocolate cake frosting
1/2 of a (16-ounce) container of cream cheese, buttercream, or vanilla cake frosting (basically, your favorite prepared white frosting)
Icing bags (reusable or disposable)
Star icing tip (I used the screw-on plastic one from this icing tip set with a plastic coupler in the bag)

How to make football brownie bites (the best brownie bites recipe!)

Making brownie bites from scratch is a lot easier than you might think. The first step for how to make brownie bites is to preheat the oven to 325 degrees F and prepare your mini muffin pan by spraying the cups with nonstick cooking spray. Mix sugar, flour, cocoa powder, and salt together in one mixing bowl. Mix butter, eggs, and vanilla extract together in a separate bowl, then add the butter mixture to the bowl with the flour mixture and stir the batter until well mixed.

The next step in this fudgy brownie bites recipe is to spoon the batter into the prepared mini muffin cups, filling them 3/4 of the way full (you should have enough batter for 36 brownie bites – you might need to work in batches depending on the size of your mini muffin pan). Let the batter sit in the cups for 10 minutes before baking. Why do you need to let it sit, you might be wondering? Since mini brownie bite recipes cook much faster than regular brownies, you’ll need to let them sit for a bit before baking so that the flour can fully absorb into the batter and leave you with a more cocoa-y (vs. a more flour-y) taste.

Bake the two bite brownies in the preheated oven for 12-13 minutes, or until the edges are brown and the centers are set. Cool the brownie bites in the pan on a wire rack for at least 3 minutes, then remove them from the pan to cool on the rack completely before frosting.

how to bake brownie bites (football game day brownies)

Now it’s time for these little nuggets of goodness to transform into football brownie bites! On a serving tray or board, arrange the brownie bites into 3 rows of 7 bites in the middle of the board. Center a row of 5 on the top and another row of 5 on the bottom. Finally, center 2 brownie bites in a column on each side. For this pattern, you’ll need a total of 35 brownie bites, and since the recipe will make about 36, the last one is a lagniappe! Enjoy that one as a little treat for yourself! Pipe the tops of the 5 brownie bites in the very center with a star of white frosting on each (for the laces), then frost the remaining brownie bites with stars using the chocolate frosting.

High school or college football variation: The design I’ve shared in these photos is for an NFL game watch party or a Big Game party. If you’d like to make this brownie bite platter to celebrate a high school or college game, you can add more white stars to make stripes on the sides of the ball. I recommend frosting the second and second to last columns (of 3 brownie bites) with white stars, then only doing 3 in the center row white for the laces.

football brownie bites (fudgy brownie bites recipe)

This really is the best brownie bite recipe, and I can’t wait to hear what you think. If you make these football brownie bites and love them as much as we do, please consider leaving a rating on the recipe to let others know. Here’s the recipe! Enjoy your game day brownies!