Tree shaped homemade brownies with chocolate star shaped candies – a perfect party dessert.
Holiday Brownie Tree
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 2 hr 0 min
- Ingredients 9
- Servings 18
Ingredients
Brownies
- 1 pkg. fudge brownie mix
- 1/2 cup oil
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate-coated candy pieces for baking (from 12-oz. pkg.)
Frosting and Topping
- Few drops green food color
- 1 (16-oz.) can vanilla frosting
- 1/3 to 1/2 cup miniature semisweet chocolate-coated candy pieces for baking (from 12-oz. package)
- 15 chocolate star shaped candies
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Line 13x9-inch pan with foil, extending foil over sides of pan. Grease foil. In large bowl, combine brownie mix, oil, water and eggs; beat 50 strokes with spoon. Stir in 1 cup candy baking pieces. Spread batter in greased foil-lined pan.
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Step2Bake at 350°F. for 31 to 33 minutes or until set. DO NOT OVERBAKE. Cool 30 minutes or until completely cooled. Freeze brownies 30 minutes.
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Step3Using foil, lift brownies from pan; place on cutting board. To cut tree shape from brownies, start at center of 1 short side and make 2 diagonal cuts to corners of opposite short side, forming a triangular piece in center. (See diagram.)
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Step4Add green food color to can of vanilla frosting; stir to combine. Place 2 brownie side pieces together on foil-lined serving tray to form tree shape. Spread 1/3 cup frosting over top of tree shape. Top with whole tree shape; trim if necessary to line up edges.
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Step5Frost sides and top of brownie tree with remaining frosting. Sprinkle 1/3 to 1/2 cup candy pieces decoratively over top of tree. Decorate as desired. If desired, place 1 junior-sized candy bar, unwrapped, at base of brownie tree to form trunk.
Nutrition
390
Calories
17g
Total Fat
3g
Protein
55g
Total Carbohydrate
44g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 390
- Calories from Fat
- 150
- Total Fat
- 17g
- 26%
- Saturated Fat
- 5g
- 25%
- Cholesterol
- 25mg
- 8%
- Sodium
- 150mg
- 6%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 55g
- 18%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 4%
- Sugars
- 44g
- Protein
- 3g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 8%
- 8%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 2 1/2 Fruit; 3 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 3 1/2 Fat;
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