Christmas Tree Brownies Recipe
Take your holiday baking game to the next level with these adorable Christmas Tree Brownies!! Fudgy brownies are made into adorable Christmas trees that are a festive holiday treat!
Servings: 8 brownies
Calories: 1355kcal
Ingredients
Brownies
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs plus 2 yolks at room temperature
- 1 stick 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 8 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
Buttercream Frosting
- 4 sticks of unsalted butter softened
- 6 cups powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1-4 tablespoons milk or coffee creamer
- Green food coloring
Toppings
- Mini M&Ms Holiday sprinkles or star sprinkles, Holiday mini chips
Instructions
For the brownies:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9 inch round springform pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a large mixing bowl, use a wooden spoon to combine the granulated sugar, brown sugar, vanilla, salt, whole eggs and yolks. Mix well until the beaten eggs are incorporated and the sugars are mixed well.
- In a microwave safe bowl melt butter and chocolate together in 30 second intervals until melted and smooth, stirring between each interval.
- Whisk the vegetable oil into the chocolate mixture.
- Pour the chocolate mixture into the sugar mixture and mix until fully combined.
- Gently fold in the flour and cocoa.
- Pour the brownie batter into the prepared pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean about 35 minutes.
- Remove from the oven, run a knife around the edge and let cool for 30 minutes.
- After 30 minutes remove the springform edge and continue to let the brownies cool completely.
- Cool brownies completely before icing them. When brownies have cooled, cut them into 8 wedge shapes, which will be our Christmas trees. (Think about slicing a pizza into triangles, except these are brownies. A plastic knife works perfect for cutting.
- For the buttercream frosting
- In a bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, OR using a hand mixer, whip the butter until light and fluffy.
- Add the vanilla extract, then add the powdered sugar, a little bit at a time, mixing between each addition.
- Add in milk, 1 tablespoon at a time until the frosting is a consistency good for piping onto the brownies. You'll need about 3-4 tablespoons of milk.
- Add green food coloring until you reach your desired shade of green.
- Spoon the buttercream into a piping bag fitted with a star tip.
- Starting at the top of the tree, start piping on the frosting, filling the space with stars to fill the tree.
- Decorate your trees with mini M&Ms, sprinkles, mini chocolate chips or candies. I placed a yellow candy at the top of each tree as the star but of course, you can decorate these however you like..
Notes
- You can flavor the buttercream by using your favorite coffee creamer instead of milk. I love using the peppermint mocha flavor for my butter cream.
- You can use a double boiler to melt the butter and chocolate if you wish.
- Store these brownies in an airtight container for 3 days or the refrigerator for 4 days.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 1355kcal | Carbohydrates: 172g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 75g | Saturated Fat: 38g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 34g | Cholesterol: 219mg | Sodium: 209mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 148g
