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We were making blondies, batch after batch, testing mixes and making blondies faster than customers in the store could eat them. These were fancy blondies: Peanut Butter Cup, Raspberry Sour Cream, and Caramel Nut Blondies.

At the end of the day, we had batches left over. Rather than throw them out, we looked for something to make with them.

I remembered seeing a picture on a calendar of square brownie pops on a stick. They had cut brownies into rectangles and then dipped them in frosting. That seemed like a good idea. We cut the blondies into squares, stuck popsicle sticks in each, and stuck them in the freezer.

After freezing, we dipped them in softened frosting . . . and had square brownie pops.

We’ve made both brownie and blondie pops. The accompanying image shows a raspberry sour cream pop cut open to show the raspberry blondie. The Raspberry Sour Cream Blondie is one of the new products that we were developing. It will be available for purchase in a few days. If you would like to try this, we’ll send you a coupon for a free mix.

Get a coupon for a free Raspberry Sour Cream Blondie Mix. Tell us where to send it.

(Raspberry and sour cream is a great combination. This was inspired by our Raspberry Sour Cream Pancake Mix.)

How to Make Square Brownie Pops

These are delightful and simple. They don’t take any special equipment. This is all there is to it:

1. Make a batch of brownies. Let them cool.
2. Cut them into desired sizes and shapes.
3. Stick a popsicle stick in each and put them in the freezer.
4. Get a tub of frosting. We used fudge.
5. Melt the frosting and dip each brownie in the frosting. Let them drip for a moment and then poke the stick handle into Styrofoam to keep the treat vertical while it dries. For a thinner coating, use a warmer frosting. A cooler frosting will give you a thicker coating.
6. Once the frosting is set, drizzle the pops with multiple colors of icing made with powdered sugar. You can also decorate them with sprinkles or other decorations.

Once we realized we had a winner, we made up batches of brownies and blondies to feed folks in the store. They were a hit!

The frosting that we used never did set up hard but firm enough. We’re working on a fudge frosting recipe that will set up firmer than the commercial frosting that we used to make these more durable, especially for kids.

If you would like to receive that recipe along with other images and anything we might learn in the next few days, click here and tell us where to send them.

We stored them on a tray on parchment paper in the refrigerator. They tended to stick a bit to the parchment paper. Rather than pulling on the sticks, we used a thin-bladed spatula to separate them from the paper.

We used a biscuit cutter to cut round brownies. Larger circles worked better than smaller ones. Denser brownies work better than more cake-like ones.

I’m sure you’re more creative than I. Make Easter egg shapes. Cut a round one, stick a candy in the top for a stem, and make Jack-O-Lantern treats. Make snow men or Christmas trees for the holidays.

Since we were using blondies, we colored-coded them with the drizzle to tell the raspberry ones from the peanut butter ones.

What You’ll Need

• A brownie or blondie mix.
• A large tub of frosting. A high-gloss frosting will make prettier treats.
• Popsicle sticks. You can buy them at a craft store or from us.

Additional Resources

Get The Perfect Cheesecake. Includes a coupon for a free brownie mix or Designer Dessert Sauce, $6.49 value.

Get The Skillet Cobbler Collection: A Collection of Skillet Cobbler Recipes. Includes a Skillet Cobbler Mix, a $5.99 value.

Get coupon for a Fried Scone Kit. Includes both dough and syrup mixes, an $8.89 value.

Get The Joy of a Bread Machine. Includes two free bread mixes and more.

About the Author

Dennis Weaver has burned food from Point Barrow, Alaska, to Miami, Florida. He and Merri Ann are the founders of The Prepared Pantry in Rigby, Idaho and Dennis is the author of How to Bake: The Art and Science of Baking, available as an E-book or as a Kindle book on Amazon.

Dennis lives in Rigby, Idaho, with his wife, Merri Ann and have five wonderful children and six beautiful granddaughters.