Brownie Points

I have gone back here a few more times and I think it you order the right things this place can be great. The duffins are amazing (chocolate is my fave) as well as the raspberry crumb cake bars and chocolate chip scones. Still not impressed by the cupcakes or whoopie pies, and I noticed they never have the pudding anymore so maybe the owners listened about not freezing them (which was probably because they weren’t selling), and stopped making them. So check it out for the items mentioned above!

I really enjoyed the smores pie and the coffee nibs chocolate duffin that I got from these guys at the Summit farmers market this Saturday. My wife and I are fans of this place and suggest you give it a try.

Saw a sign for «duffin» had to come check it out. Did not even know u could combine a muffin and donut but this place did it… was fantastic. We got the rasberry filled one and was great. We also got the macaroons but not as great. Definitely would encourage going for the duffin

I went on this website because I plan on ordering Brownie Point’s delicious chocolate pecan pie for Thanksgiving. I am writing this review because I was stunned to see the negative reviews on Unilocal. I am very fussy about my food and baked goods and find most bakeries disappointing. Not Brownie Points! I have tried several things there and I would say that at least 90% of everything I have tried has been absolutely delicious! My children heartily agree. In fact I am a very good baker and in charge of Thanksgiving desserts for the extended family and am more than capable of making a very good pecan pie. i just don’t think it will be as good as theirs! So there you go. Never mind that the place is adorable and I’ve never experienced unfriendly help.

Brownie Points is a little shop with adorable store decorations. It redecorated for every season or major holiday throughout the year. This store is located at a perfect location, right in the center of town, across the street from the train station.
They have quite a variety of baked goods all made from scratch. All of their products are made with farm fresh fruits and vegetables baked fresh daily. If there is anything left over at the end of the day, they donate their items to local food banks.
Their Macarons are phenomenal with the different flavors changing depending on the season. At this time of year, they have raspberry (which is my all time favorite!), chocolate, vanilla, mint, and passion fruit. Every time I try a new flavor, it’s like I’m tasting one directly from France. The duffins are definitely something you need to try if you haven’t done so already. Each flavor has a little something special about it: the lemon glazed has a little piece of lemon inside to get that extra quench of lemon needed, the cinnamon sugar has a little drop of cinnamon inside, while the coffee cake duffins have a drop or brown sugar, the raspberry has a squirt of raspberry jam that is quite delectable, and the chocolate has bits of chocolate pieces inside.
The cupcakes are adorably delicious as well. They have cupcakes of the week ever so often. The week that I stopped in they had chocolate pretzel cupcakes, very rich in flavor, if you love chocolate as much as I do. Crème brûlée cupcake is definitely worth trying, as well as the red velvet. All their cupcakes are decorated very carefully to have a beautiful presentation in the store to grasp people’s eyes.
If you are in need for a Brownie points fix on a Sunday, be sure to stop at their stand at the Farmer’s market! They have plenty of sweet and savory selections to choose from. Anywhere from habanero and cheese corn bread to a summer fruit pie in which contains plums, peaches, and nectarines!

«Martha Stewart meets Girl Scouts.» That is how I would personally describe the style and baking approach at Brownie Points. We came here with their duffins in mind — quite popular at the farmer’s market — leaving with just a pair of those. And for these particular pastries, they receive the honorable badge for freshness from me.
But wait — What, exactly, is a «duffin,» you ask?
Taste-​wise, it is like a yellow cake, slighter firmer for handling, one of which has been rolled evenly throughout with cinnamon-​sugar, the other — crumbly coffee crumb — drizzled with a white icing. In terms of form, they’re akin to muffin popovers, perhaps using a clever hybrid name like «duffin» to attract more customers. Donut + muffin = Duffin! That does sound like a curiously sapid equation, no?
Charming & whimsical these said duffins appeared, perched handsomely upon colorful hand-​painted cake stands. I could not resist, nor did I bother fighting to do so. If I were judging these entirely by their name, however, I would say that the duffins are much too spongy in texture to be considered a donut in the slightest regard, so I don’t know where that comes in. Note: They did not hold back on the butter.
Their paltry selection when I came in on an early Saturday afternoon, was vastly disappointing, along with a décor so nauseatingly cute, I was willing to overlook the fact that it looked like something from the set-​up of a Spring baby shower. Quite understandably, there was not a single straight man to be seen, but I may pop up here again to see if they may have a greater selection on a weekday.

The «duffins» are quite tasty but I’d rather give my business to other places that appreciate it. The older guy who works here (he’s the only worker I see at the store and he’s also at the tent at the summit farmer’s market) is not friendly; he can’t even muster a smile. I’d rather go someplace with a better attitude.

Not sure why this place has so many mixed or bad reviews. My entire family treks routinely to the shop (which is adorable) to buy the bakery’s signature muffins, which are absolutely delicious, always moist and flavorful. I will admit to finding the banana pudding a little overly sweet, but everything else we’ve had there has been quite tasty and the customer service completely courteous.

The owner was not very kind this past Saturday:(He appeared to be in a mood. But I must say the cupcakes were good:)!! The young lady at the register was sweet:)!! Not sure if I will be back, because I’m big on customer service, and I just didn’t feel that charm at Brownie Points. Gosh what a cute little shop:(

Stopped by around 5 pm today (Saturday). I spent $ 16 on 4 cupcakes and 2 whoopie pies which would be fair if they were great. The vanilla cupcake was very dry. The crème brûlée tasted fine, but was dry (0 points for texture or freshness). It used to be good.
Haven’t tried the whoopie pies yes, but they should be fine since they were refrigerated when I bought them.

I love Brownie Points. It’s an adorable little bakery in Summit right by the train station. They even have their own special item, a «duffin,» which is like a muffin but… Hm, actually I’m not sure where the donut properties of the duffin come in. Maybe in the exterior. Anyway it’s kind of like a little cake, sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar or made in other variations. They are amazing. I’ve also had great cupcakes there and today spotted some chocolate pudding that I’ll have to try some time.
I haven’t biked much recently, but sometimes I ride by there and get a treat, or even just look at their storefront. There’s always something cute in their windows.

This review is only for the French macarons. I haven’t tried anything else. It was my first time visiting the store today. I had read all the bad reviews, but figured something must be good for it to still be open.
I got six macarons:
Raspberry
Chocolate
Salted Caramel
Passion fruit
Cassis
Nutella
I loved each one except the salted caramel. It was a little bitter tasting.

Agree with the reviewer who said she wants to love you. I do too. Desperately. I’ve tried many times, but find the treats either cloyingly sweet or, in the case of scones, flavorless. So sad, but I think I’m done giving this place a shot.

Not the best cupcakes but pretty good brownies and cakes.

Store is delightful, perhaps they should put in as much effort as they do in decorating their store front, into their products! The duffins are the only edible item they have. The cupcake icing is gritty with sugar, the woopie pies are dry and dense, and the reason for even spending anytime to write this is that, the Yule Log for Christmas I ordered, was nothing but a giant log of ganache, with a small sliver of sponge, epic fail, I should have known when I saw the marzipan mushrooms as decorations… Meringue, they should have been meringue, and I should have walked away when I saw that…

This place is adorable — it looks like a place that you want to buy cupcakes in. But, it fails to deliver the goods. The duffins are delicious– the best offering. The cookies are hard and crumbly. The smores bars that I got there once were indeible as was the brownie. The cupcakes were uninspired. The best cupcakes anywhere nearby are at the Able Baker in Maplewood. Those are awesome. These are just MEH.

I discovered the place when newer in town trying to find the elusive NJ cupcake to die for shop and while there another customer was getting an order of «Duffins» to go and was talking about how she was taking them back to CA and I thought to myself THAT is something I DO for a favorite food. I had to know what a Duffin was — by description I don’t know that I would have tried it but figured cross country carrying of baked goods must mean something tasty. I got one and was hooked! Just try it — don’t try to get anyone to explain it to you, you will love it!
Here is what is solid about Brownie Points — their Raspberry Duffins and Raspberry Lemonade cupcakes. Sadly they almost never have latter item on the menu and I seem to continuously miss when it is flavor of the week. If you haven’t tried a Duffin it is a must. I didn’t like the chocolate or coffee cake one, the cinnamon one was good, the lemon one was disappointing, it barely had the lemon curd filling — almost as if by accident the curd was spilled on it. I have tried several of the cupcakes — the can be hit or miss on quality of the cake part. At times I think they get chintzy with the fillings, I had a raspberry duffin that I am not sure could have been classified as such because blink and you miss it tiny red dot on top. I would rather have a nondescript package to take my baked goods home than have less than stellar filling on the duffins.
Go out of your way for Duffins and if in the area it works to satisfy your cupcake craving.

Bad business practices… Yes, my coupon was expired by a few days however, a good business owner would honor it… Especially a new customer as the consumer… my money is green and it goes anywhere…
NO BROWNIE POINTS HERE!

I was expecting to see a lot of brownies, but the name is pretty misleading. They only had 2 kinds of brownies when I went — a plain one and a «filled» brownie, which was basically just a brownie sandwich. I tried the regular brownie, and if you like very intensely dark chocolate tasting brownies, you’ll appreciate this one! The countergirl did warn me that it was very dark chocolatey, but when asked she did not know what kind of chocolate is used. It has a good chewy texture, in between cakey and fudgey, but I wasn’t a huge fan of the flavor. To me the dark chocolate was a little overwhelming, maybe like it lacked enough butter? It does not have that crackly shiny top that my favorite brownies have.
Brownie Points seems to focus more on cupcakes — it has a cool tall counter case displaying their different varieties, which change up weekly? I think. They had run out of the crème brûlée and café au lait flavors unfortunately, so I went with my usual reviewing standard — red velvet. There was so much potential for this cupcake! Good frosting to cake ratio, and a nice medium size (bigger than Sweet Lucy’s, slightly smaller than Magnolia). The cream cheese frosting was delicious and had a nice fresh texture, melting in my mouth. But where the cupcake failed was the «muffintop» of the cupcake — the cupcaketop? It was SO dry and hard, as though the cupcake had formed a crust, which was such a travesty because the rest of the cake underneath was VERY light and fluffy! In this regard, the best red velvet of the day (I tried Sweet Lucy’s and Hey Cupcake today too). Biting into this red velvet cupcake was like biting into delicious air… but then you hit the hard crunch from the crusty top, which ruins the overall taste.
Maybe it was an unluckily burnt one — I’d be willing to try another one to see if it was a fluke.
The store is very small — no tables or chairs to enjoy your sweets inside. Décor was cute though and the display was very cute as well!

The cupcakes are ok, and other things are average as well. If you’re at Starbucks and want something to eat, they beat out that fare. Additionally, the cupcakes are small for the price. So really not a good value. A 9″ cake is $ 45 bucks and honestly I wouldn’t even pick it up when you have Natale’s right down the street.
All in all, no compelling reason to stop in unless you’re getting Starbucks and want something a little better to eat
Sorry guys