My son, Monty, and I came up with these yummy brownies! This year, he asked if we could make his "specialty muffins" for Christmas. I couldn't figure out what he was talking about until he explained it's the brownies with chocolate truffles baked inside made in muffin tins. LOL. These brownies are definitely not muffins, but they are made in muffin tins. They're really delicious brownie bites. Use your favorite gluten-free chocolate truffles OR make homemade truffles, dipped in chocolate.
(If you are OK with gluten, you may enjoy using the Peppermint Cookie Lindor Truffles in the center. However, Lindt (Lindor) truffles DO contain barley malt extract, which contains gluten, and therefore is NOT gluten-free.)
The brownie batter is similar to the one used in Our Favorite Chocolate Brownie recipe. Enjoy!
Truffle in the center of this yummy GF Brownie bite!
You can leave them wrapped or unwrapped. We only had oversized muffin liners that we could locate, so normally it doesn't look quite this small in the muffin liner.
Monty's Specialty Muffins (aka Brownie Bites with Chocolate Truffles)
Makes 18 individual brownies
Preheat oven to 375 F. Line 18 muffin tins with paper liners.
Unwrap 18 GF Chocolate Truffles and set aside. (You can make homemade truffles, dip in chocolate, and use for this recipe)
Melt in a microwave safe bowl: (I like to microwave chocolate at 50% power in the microwave in small, 30-45 second increments, stirring regularly to avoid any burning - yes, chocolate can burn and it's very sad when it does)
7 oz high-quality dark chocolate (70% is my favorite)
3/4 cup + 1 - 2 Tbsp salted butter
Add and stir in thoroughly:
1 1/4 cups sugar
Mix in, incorporating one at a time:
4 eggs
Add and stir, just until incorporated:
1/3 cup Kristin's Gluten-Free Flour Mix (or GF mix of your choice)
Scoop 2 Tbsp. brownie batter into each prepared muffin tin. Gently press a Chocolate Truffle into the center of each brownie. Scoop an additional 1 Tbsp. brownie batter on top of the chocolates. 
Brownie batter divided between 18 muffin tins, each with a truffle inside.
Bake your specialty muffins (aka, brownies) at 375 F for approximately 15 minutes, until just set in the middle. Remove and place on a wire rack to fully cool. Once they've cooled 10-15 minutes, you can remove the brownies from the pan to completely cool.
Fresh from the oven! They smell SO good.
These are best served completely cooled (2-3 hours). Any leftovers can be kept in a Tupperware on the counter for a couple days. (They've never lasted longer than that at our house). Enjoy! 
After cooling completely, these are a bit neater but still have a nice, soft inside.
Another picture fresh from the oven.
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