Mini Burger Bites

INGREDIENTS

Makes approx 2 dozen burger bites

1 Box Nilla Wafer Cookies

1 Batch Brownies (for a mix, I recommend Betty Crocker Dark Chocolate)

1 cup flaked coconut

1 batch frosting

Green, Red & Yellow food coloring

Seasame Seeds

Simple Syrup (2 TB corn syrup, 2 TB water heated together in microwave), cooled

TOOLS:

1. 1 aluminum 9x13 disposable cake pan (sold at most major grocery

chains) for around $3.

2. A Biscuit Cutter (approx 1.5”, the same diameter as the Nilla Wafers)

3. Pastry Brush

Step 1: Prepare Brownies –Use your favorite recipe, the mix recommended above, or the recipe below:

MARTHA STEWART’S SUPER-FUDGY BROWNIES

8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into pieces, plus more for pan

1 cup all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)

1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

8 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, chopped

1 1/4 cups sugar

3 large eggs

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

In a small bowl, whisk flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt; set aside.

Place butter and chocolate in a large heatproof bowl set over (not in) a saucepan of gently simmering water. Heat,

stirring occasionally, until smooth, 2 to 3 minutes; remove bowl from pan. Add sugar; mix to combine. Add eggs, and

mix to combine. Add flour mixture; mix just until moistened (do not overmix). Transfer batter to prepared pan; smooth

top.

Cool. When completely cooled, use a biscuit cutter to cut approx. 24

burgers.

Step 2: Tint the Coconut. Place your coconut in a medium bowl. Add six

drops green food coloring. Toss with two forks for several minutes until

color is fully incorporated. Add more coloring as necessary to fine tune.

Step 3: Prepare the Frosting

¼ cup softened butter, melted

¼ cup room temperature cream cheese

1 tsp vanilla extract

2 cups powdered sugar

Combine all ingredients in a small bowl and whip with a fork until smooth.

Split frosting in to two separate bowls.

Tint one Yellow and one Red. Depending on the brand of food coloring, this can take anywhere from 10 to

20 drops. I prefer to work with the gel color available in most cake supply and craft stores.

If frosting is too thick after adding color, use a teaspoon of milk to loosen it up. It should be the consistency

of real ketchup (not the cheap stuff) and mustard.

Place the tinted frostings in pastry bags, or in to Ziploc bags, and snip the tips.

READY TO ASSEMBLE

Place a brownie burger on the flat side of a Nilla Wafer cookie. Add a sprinkling of tinted coconut. In a

circular floral shape, apply yellow and red frostings, to the “top bun” underside of the other Nilla Wafer.

Press both halves together.

Give the frosting about half and hour to set. Using a pastry brush, brush a little simple syrup on the top

cookie. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.