Christmas Fudge Brownie Cake Pops

These delicious fudge brownie cake pops are decorated for Christmas!

Ingredients:
1 box fudge brownie mix (about 3 cups)
3 eggs
6 tbsps unsalted butter, melted
3 tbsps water
3 tsps flavor extract (I recommend Mint or Raspberry, both are delicious!)
    (You can scale the recipe down to 1 cup brownie mix, 1 egg, etc. Which will make about 14 cake pops.)
Materials:
1-2 bags Chocolate wafers for melting (I used dark chocolate, red and green)
 ~42 paper treat sticks
Sprinkles for decorating.

There are several molds and cake pop makers, I used the Baby Cakes multi-treat maker pictured below:

In a medium bowl stir all the ingredients together until well mixed.  If using the treat maker plug the unit in and allow to preheat.  Spray cake pop wells with non-stick cooking spray, then fill each well with about 1 tbsp of batter; the wells should be full, but not overflowing.  A disposable pastry or ziploc bags work well to fill the mold.  Close treat pop maker and cook for 4-6 minutes.  When done transfer the cake balls to a wire rack or baking sheet to cool.  This recipe will make ~42 cake pops.

Now to make the cake pops and decorate them!

Melt the chocolate in the microwave on medium power in ~30sec increments until smooth.  After cake pops are cool dip a treat stick into the melted chocolate and insert into the cake ball.

Then set aside allow the chocolate to harden and repeat for all the cake balls.  If needed, pop them into the fridge or freezer to speed up the process.

Once the chocolate is harden and the stick secured it is time to dip the cake pops into the chocolate.  If needed, melt the chocolate in the microwave again so that it is smooth enough to coat the cake pops.  One at a time dip the cake pops int he chocolate to coat.  You can use a spoon to smooth out the chocolate and to remove the excess.

Now, before letting the chocolate harden dip the cake pop into the sprinkles you are using to decorate them.  Place in a cake pop stand (I just use a cardboard carton with holes poked into it) and allow to dry.

Here are the cake pops I made with red and green chocolate:

Try different colored chocolates and sprinkles for different occasions!

To check out another way to make cake pops and find out how I made my styrofoam stand that fits in my cupcake carrier see my Dark Chocolate Raspberry Cake Pop post.  [No treat maker or mold required!]

Your friends and family will love these little treats for the holidays!  Merry Christmas and happy New year!