With the holiday season quickly approaching, it's time to start thinking about festive treats to share and enjoy with friends and family. If you're looking for a fun and creative baking project, holiday tree brownies are the perfect sweet treat to bring to any gathering. Not only are they a delicious and festive addition to any holiday dessert spread, but they're also surprisingly easy to make. This article will provide a step-by-step guide to creating perfect holiday tree brownies, complete with tips and tricks for achieving the perfect result, as well as decorations to make your holiday tree brownies truly stand out. So gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and let's get started!
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
HOLIDAY TREE BROWNIES
Cut up brownies to create a fun holiday treat. Decorating is child's play.
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 2h45m
Yield 15
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Line 9-inch square pan with foil, allowing some to hang over edges of pan. Grease bottom and sides of foil with shortening or cooking spray. Make brownie mix batter as directed on box. Spread in pan.
- Bake 28 to 31 minutes or until toothpick inserted 2 inches from side of pan comes out almost clean. Cool completely on cooling rack, about 1 1/2 hours. Freeze in pan 15 minutes. Using foil to lift, remove brownies from pan, and peel foil away. To cut brownie into triangles, cut into 3 rows. Cut each row into 5 triangles (See More About This Recipe). Set aside leftover pieces for snacking.
- Break off curved end of candy cane; insert straight piece into bottoms of triangles to make tree trunks.
- Stir food color into frosting. Spoon frosting into small resealable food-storage plastic bag; partially seal bag. Cut off tiny bottom corner of bag. Squeeze bag to pipe frosting over brownies. Sprinkle with decors.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 200, Carbohydrate 32 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Fat 1 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 1 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Brownie, Sodium 115 mg, Sugar 22 g, TransFat 0 g
HOLIDAY TREE BROWNIES
I love baking forthe holidays. Am always looking for yummy & new recipes to try every year. I always have cakes, cookies & or brownies baked for the holidays. This is a family favorite.
Provided by Vanessa "Nikita" Milare
Categories Chocolate
Time 55m
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- 1. First pre-heat the oven to 350F. Then line a 9 inch square pan with foil. Extending about 2 inches over the sides. Then grease the bottom only of the foil with cooking spray or shortening.
- 2. Next make the brownies as directed on the box. Cool fully about 1 1/2 hours. Then remove frm the pan by filling the foil sides carefully & peel away the foil. Then to cut the triangles shapes in the brownies, cut into 3 rows. Then cut each row into 5 triangles. Save the smaller pieces for snacking on later.
- 3. Then stirin the food coloring into the frosting. Then spoon the frosting into a small resealable palstic bag. partially seal the bag & cut off the tiny bottom corner of the bag. Then squeeze the bag to pipe frosting over the brownies. Then sprinkle with the decors.
- 4. Next break off the hooked part of the candy canes & insert the straight end into the bottoms of the triangles to make the tree trunks.
HOLIDAY TREE BROWNIES
Cut up brownies to create a fun holiday treat. Decorating is child's play.
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 2h45m
Yield 15
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Line 9-inch square pan with foil, allowing some to hang over edges of pan. Grease bottom and sides of foil with shortening or cooking spray. Make brownie mix batter as directed on box. Spread in pan.
- Bake 28 to 31 minutes or until toothpick inserted 2 inches from side of pan comes out almost clean. Cool completely on cooling rack, about 1 1/2 hours. Freeze in pan 15 minutes. Using foil to lift, remove brownies from pan, and peel foil away. To cut brownie into triangles, cut into 3 rows. Cut each row into 5 triangles (See More About This Recipe). Set aside leftover pieces for snacking.
- Break off curved end of candy cane; insert straight piece into bottoms of triangles to make tree trunks.
- Stir food color into frosting. Spoon frosting into small resealable food-storage plastic bag; partially seal bag. Cut off tiny bottom corner of bag. Squeeze bag to pipe frosting over brownies. Sprinkle with decors.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 200, Carbohydrate 32 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Fat 1 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 1 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Brownie, Sodium 115 mg, Sugar 22 g, TransFat 0 g
Tips:
- Mise en place: Before you start baking, make sure you have all of your ingredients and equipment ready to go. This will help you stay organized and avoid any scrambling.
- Use high-quality chocolate: The chocolate is the star of the show in these brownies, so it's important to use a good-quality chocolate that you enjoy the taste of. Look for chocolate with a cocoa content of at least 60%.
- Don't overmix the batter: Overmixing the batter will result in tough, dense brownies. Mix just until the ingredients are combined.
- Bake the brownies until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with just a few moist crumbs attached: Overbaking the brownies will make them dry and crumbly.
- Let the brownies cool completely before cutting them: This will help them to set and hold their shape.
Conclusion:
These holiday tree brownies are a delicious and festive treat that are perfect for any occasion. They're easy to make and can be decorated to match any holiday or theme. So next time you're looking for a sweet treat to share, give these holiday tree brownies a try.
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