My kiddos like to participate in their school plays (they totally get their drama from their Mama!)

There’s typically a bake sale going on outside the auditorium through the duration of the show weekend. I try to help out as much as I can with school activities and baking at home is something that is easy for me to do along with all the other Mom Stuff I’ve got going on. I wanted to do something fun and different for the sale, but because I’m me, I waited until the last minute to actually bake said fun treat, so I had to scrounge in my cabinets to piece together the supplies.

Here’s what I came up with: A big ol’ slab of freshly baked milk chocolate brownie – straight from the box, dino-shaped sprinkles, craft sticks, clear treat bags and a rectangle-shaped cookie cutter.

I was short on time (surprise, surprise) so I threw the baked brownie slab into the freezer to speed up the cooling process. Also, cutting brownie into shapes is a bit easier when the brownie is room temp or cold.

Once it was cool, but not frozen – I basically had just enough time to clean up the kitchen from baking the brownies, change a diaper, wash my hands and fold a few towels before it was time to take them out of the freezer – I started cutting out my shapes. It is really important to remember to grease your pan before adding the brownie batter due to this step in particular. The greased pan will allow you to easily remove your cut-out shapes.

If you’re wondering – “what about the outside and inside pieces that aren’t part of the cut-outs? They’re just wasted.” Ummm, no way. We eat them. We don’t discriminate based on shape, size or general appearance of desserts. We’ll literally eat anything.

Once you’ve got your brownie rectangles cut out, take your craft sticks and push them through one of the short ends of the brownie. I had to go about halfway in to ensure the brownie and the stick would fit in the size bags I had on hand.

Taking a pastry brush and a glass of water, I brushed the top of the brownies until slightly damp and added the sprinkles on the brownie.

*the water just helps the sprinkles stick to the top of the brownie. Technically, you could add the sprinkles before baking the brownies, but in my experience the sprinkles lose a little of their bright color and tend to be more brittle after they’ve been baked. I prefer to add them at the end.*

Slide the Brownie Pops into the treat bags, brownie side first and tie the bag closed around the craft stick with curling ribbon, twist ties, yarn or string.

Dino Brownie Pop Perfection – BRAVO! These pops will make everyone screaming for an ENCORE! <—– see what I did there?!