Description
Celebrate the holiday season with these festive Frosted Christmas Brownies. Thick, rich brownies are transformed into delightful Christmas tree and Santa hat shapes with colorful red, green, and white frostings, sprinkled with edible gold stars and white pearls for an extra touch of holiday magic. Perfect for holiday parties or a sweet seasonal treat.
Ingredients
Scale
Brownies
- 2 Boxes of Brownie Mix, or a double batch of homemade brownies
- Cooking spray for pans
Frosting and Decorations
- 1 to 3 jars of White Frosting
- Edible Gel Food Coloring (red and green colors; alternatives allowed to no artificial dyes)
- Edible Gold Stars
- White Pearl Sprinkles
- Icing Bags
- Frosting Tips (large star tip – 1M)
Instructions
- Preheat and Prepare Pan: Preheat your oven following the directions on your brownie mix box. Spray a 9-inch springform pan with cooking spray to prevent sticking.
- Mix and Bake Brownies: Prepare the brownie batter using two boxes or a double batch of your homemade brownie recipe. Pour the batter into the prepared springform pan and bake according to package instructions or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Note that a double batch may require additional baking time.
- Cool and Cut Brownies: Allow the brownies to cool completely. Remove the springform pan side and place the baked brownies onto a cutting board. Slice the brownies into 8 triangular pieces.
- Prepare Frosting: Divide white frosting into three small bowls. Mix one bowl with red edible gel food coloring and another with green edible gel food coloring to your preferred shade. Leave one bowl as plain white for contrast.
- Fill Icing Bags: Spoon each colored frosting (red, green, and white) into separate icing bags fitted with your preferred frosting tips, such as a large star tip (1M) for decorative effects.
- Decorate Brownies: Use the green frosting to pipe Christmas tree shapes on the brownies and decorate with white pearl sprinkles and edible gold stars. For Santa hat brownies, combine green and white frosting for a festive look.
- Serve and Enjoy: Plate your decorated Christmas brownies and serve as a delicious holiday treat that’s sure to impress family and friends.
Notes
- You can use one box or single batch of brownies if you prefer thinner brownies; two boxes create extra thick brownies.
- Double batches may take longer than the recommended bake times on the box, so check doneness with a toothpick.
- Adjust the amount of frosting depending on how thick and colorful you want the frosting decorations.
- No artificial food coloring alternatives can be used to keep it natural.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 brownie
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 170mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
