Spooky Halloween Brownies: Decadent, Delicious, and Nut Free
These spooky Halloween brownies are 100% treat. (No tricks here, except how easy they are to make). Decadent, delicious and nut free.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup (2 sticks) salted butter
- ⅔ cups unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 large eggs use 4 if you have medium or small eggs
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips not optional
- 24 large marshmallows
- 16 ozs. white melting chocolate
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup frosting
- black decorating gel or edible markers
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line pan with parchment paper.
- Melt butter in a microwave safe bowl and allow to cool slightly. Stir cocoa powder into melted butter and mix well.
- In a large bowl whisk eggs, sugar and vanilla together. Add in chocolate and butter mixture and mix until combined. Stir in flour, baking powder, and salt and mix just until combined. Do not over mix. Stir in 1 cup chocolate chips.
- Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 24-26 minutes. Do not overbake – even if brownies do not look done they will continue cooking and firm up in the pan.
- Cut into 24 squares when cool.
- Add a dollop of icing to the center of each brownie. Top with a marshmallow.
- Melt white chocolate in a microwave safe bowl for 30 seconds. Remove from microwave and stir. Return to microwave and heat for an additional 30 seconds. Stir. You just want the chocolate to begin softening It should not be melted through.
- Meanwhile, heat heavy cream in a saucepan over medium heat just until simmering. Do NOT let it boil. It will make a mess on your stove and scald your chocolate.
- Pour simmering cream over white chocolate and stir until shiny and smooth. Let cool slightly. You want the white chocolate ganache to be beginning to set before you pour it over your brownies.
- Use a spoon to drizzle the white chocolate ganache over the marshmallows. You want some to drip down onto the brownie. Let set.
- Add eyes and a mouth with decorating gel or edible markers.
Notes
You can use any kind of frosting. You won't see it. Canned frosting is fine.
In a pinch, you can make these brownies with quick white glaze instead of white chocolate ganache. To make an easy glaze, microwave one container of canned vanilla frosting for about 15 seconds. Store and drizzle over marshmallows.
Servings: 24