Christmas Tree Brownies for Holiday Parties
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
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- 1 box (18.4 oz) brownie mix (plus ingredients required on the box: eggs, oil, water)
- 1 cup vanilla frosting
- Green food coloring
- 1/4 cup small colorful round sprinkles (for ornaments)
- 16 small yellow star sprinkles or candies (for the toppers)
- 8–10 candy canes or pretzel sticks (for the trunks)
- Cooking spray for the pan
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Line an 8×8 inch or 9×9 inch square baking pan with parchment paper, leaving an overhang on the sides for easy removal. Spray with cooking spray. Prepare the brownie batter according to the package directions. Pour the batter into the pan and bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out with just a few moist crumbs. Let the brownies cool completely in the pan.
- Once cooled, lift the brownies out of the pan using the parchment paper. Cut the brownie block into three long horizontal rows. Then, cut each row into triangles by cutting in a zig-zag pattern. You should end up with about 16 triangles. Don’t worry if the end pieces are slightly different shapes; they still taste great!
- In a small bowl, mix the vanilla frosting with a few drops of green food coloring until you reach your desired shade of evergreen. Transfer the green frosting into a piping bag fitted with a small round tip or a star tip. If you don’t have a piping bag, a plastic sandwich bag with a tiny corner snipped off works perfectly.
- Gently push a piece of candy cane or a pretzel stick into the bottom of each brownie triangle to create the tree trunk. Use the green frosting to pipe a zig-zag pattern across the brownie, starting from the top and getting wider at the bottom. Immediately add your colorful sprinkles to act as ornaments and place a star sprinkle at the very top of each tree.