Description
Fudgy, chocolatey triangle treats decorated with green garlands and colorful sprinkles, perfect for festive parties or a cozy dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 large eggs (room temperature, can be swapped with flax eggs for vegan versions)
- 130 g brown sugar (about â…” cup)
- 90 g salted butter (or unsalted with pinch of salt)
- 160 g bittersweet chocolate
- 5 g cocoa powder (about 1 tablespoon; Dutch-processed preferred)
- 65 g all-purpose flour (about ½ cup; substitute with 1:1 gluten-free flour for GF versions)
- Optional mix-ins: chopped nuts, extra chocolate chunks, or cookie pieces
- White chocolate (melted, for decorating)
- Green food coloring (for tinting white chocolate)
- Christmas sprinkles (for decoration)
- Popsicle sticks (optional, for serving)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease and line a 20cm square baking pan with parchment paper.
- Melt the bittersweet chocolate and butter together in a microwave-safe bowl or double boiler until smooth. Stir well to combine.
- Whisk in the brown sugar, then add eggs one at a time, mixing until the batter becomes glossy and thick.
- Sift in flour and cocoa powder. Fold gently until just combined, then stir in any optional mix-ins.
- Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan and bake for 40 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs.
- Allow brownies to cool completely in the pan. Once cooled, remove and cut into triangle shapes to resemble Christmas trees.
- Tint melted white chocolate with green food coloring. Drizzle in zigzag patterns over each brownie tree to form garlands.
- Add Christmas sprinkles as ornaments while the chocolate is still soft, then allow it to set.
- Insert popsicle sticks into the base of each triangle for a festive handheld treat (optional).
Notes
Store undecorated brownies wrapped tightly at room temperature for up to 3 days; decorated brownies keep in the refrigerator for 4-5 days. For freezing, wrap individual triangles and freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in the fridge before decorating.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tree
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
Keywords: Christmas, dessert, brownies, holiday treats, festive, chocolate