Heart Brownie Pops

   I took half of them to school for my students who absolutely loved them.  A crunchy chocolate outside and a rich chocolate brownie on the inside was enough to have my students working hard for a second brownie pop!  I pup a few in a bud vase and left them on the table before I left for work for my husband.  He thought he'd died and gone to heaven when found them!  These are a great alternative to flowers as a way to say "I love you" or they could be the perfect centerpiece for a dinner party (that doubles as dessert).

Brownie Recipe (adapted from Hershey's)

For the Brownies:
1 stick butter
½ c. plain yogurt
2 t. vanilla
¾ c. Hershey's cocoa
½ t. baking powder
2 c. sugar
4 eggs
1 c. flour
¼ t. salt

For the coating:
½ lb. milk chocolate melts
½ lb. white chocolate melts
30 lollipop sticks

1.  Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  Grease a 9 x 13 baking dish.

2.  In a large bowl combine butter, yogurt, sugar, and vanilla.  Beat well.  Add the eggs one at a time stirring well after each egg. 

4.  Bake for 35 minutes.  Remove from oven and cool.

5.  With a heart cookie cutter cut out 25-30 brownie hearts.  Heat a small amount of chocolate melts in the microwave.  Dip a stick into the chocolate then into the bottom of the hearts.  Place on a baking sheet and put in the freezer for 15 minutes.