Christmas Brownies
Making Christmas desserts doesn’t have to be hard. You can make Christmas tree brownies and reindeer brownies all from one brownie mix! With a few simple decorations and store-bought frosting, these Christmas brownies are simple to make and adorable, too! This is a fun activity to make with your kids. They'll love decorating brownies with their favorite Christmas designs.
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Servings: 12 brownies
Calories: 261kcal
Ingredients
- 1 box of brownie mix, with eggs/oil/other ingredients as called for on brownie mix box
- 10 mini Pretzels
- 5 pretzel sticks
- 10 candy eyeballs
- 5 red M&Ms
- 5 yellow M&Ms
- 1 cup green frosting, homemade or store-bought
- 1 tablespoon Christmas sprinkles of choice
Instructions
- Prepare brownie mix according to the instructions on the box.
- Pour the brownie mix into the baking pan lined with parchment paper that is called for on your box (usually either 8x8-inch square baking pan or 9x13-inch rectangular baking pan).
- Bake the brownies. Be sure not to over-bake.
- Let the brownies cool in the pan. Then, lift the brownies out of the pan by the parchment paper and lay the brownies on a cutting board.
- Trim edges if your pan has rounded sides to make them more square.
- Cut the brownies in half lengthwise. Then, cut each half into a series of triangles. You may have some scraps that you will not need.
- Frost half of the brownies with green icing to create Christmas tree brownies. Top with a yellow M&Ms at the tip of the triangle for the tree topper and add colorful sprinkles as ornaments all over the green icing. Stick a pretzel stick near the wider base of the triangle as the Christmas tree stump.
- For the reindeer brownies, add two candy eyes near the wider side of the triangle. Then, add a red M&M near the tip of the triangle for the reindeer’s nose. Use icing to glue the candy eyes and red M&M to the brownies. Use two mini pretzel twists above the eyes for the reindeer antlers.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
- Depending on which brownie mix you choose, you may make more or less brownies than I did. I used a brownie mix that made a 9x13-inch pan and got about 12 large Christmas brownies out of it. Some mixes may only make an 8x8-inch baking dish of brownies, so you will probably get about 6 brownie triangles or have to make mini brownies, which would be adorable!
- You can also make this recipe in round baking pans. Just cut the brownies into wedges and then proceed with the recipe as written.
- Instead of a mini pretzel stick, try placing a short candy cane into the brownie as the base of the Christmas tree.
Nutrition
Calories: 261kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.002g | Cholesterol: 0.1mg | Sodium: 159mg | Potassium: 9mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 33g | Vitamin A: 2IU | Vitamin C: 0.03mg | Calcium: 2mg | Iron: 1mg