Description
Delicious Christmas Tree Brownies featuring rich dark chocolate brownies decorated with festive green buttercream, candy cane sticks, and colorful sprinkles for a perfect holiday treat.
Ingredients
Scale
Brownies
- 200 g unsalted butter
- 200 g dark chocolate
- 4 medium eggs
- 275 g caster sugar
- 100 g plain flour
- 50 g cocoa powder
- 100 g milk chocolate chips
- 100 g white chocolate chips
Decorations
- 10 candy canes
- 100 g unsalted butter
- 200 g icing sugar
- Green food colouring
- Sprinkles
- Sweets (e.g., M&M for the star)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven and Prepare Tray: Preheat your oven to 180C/160C Fan and line a 9-inch square baking tray with parchment paper.
- Melt Butter and Chocolate: Melt together the 200 g unsalted butter and 200 g dark chocolate in a heatproof bowl over boiling water or in the microwave for 1-2 minutes until melted. Leave to cool to room temperature.
- Whisk Eggs and Sugar: Using an electric whisk or stand mixer, whisk 4 medium eggs and 275 g caster sugar for a few minutes until pale, mousse-like, and doubled in volume. The mixture should leave a trail when the whisk is lifted.
- Fold in Chocolate Mixture: Pour the cooled chocolate and butter mixture over the eggs and sugar and carefully fold together, preserving the airiness.
- Add Dry Ingredients and Chocolate Chips: Sift 50 g cocoa powder and 100 g plain flour over the batter and fold in gently. Then fold through 100 g milk chocolate chips and 100 g white chocolate chips.
- Bake the Brownies: Pour the batter into the prepared tray and bake for 30 minutes until just set. Remove and allow to cool completely in the tin.
- Cut and Insert Candy Canes: Once cooled, cut the brownies into Christmas tree shapes by halving the tray and then cutting triangles. Insert candy cane sticks into the base of each brownie tree.
- Prepare Buttercream: Cream 100 g unsalted butter with 200 g icing sugar until smooth. Add green food colouring until desired shade is reached.
- Decorate the Brownies: Transfer the green buttercream to a piping bag fitted with a star tip (e.g., 2D closed star tip). Pipe zigzag lines on each brownie. Add sprinkles, sweets, and place a yellow star ornament (such as an M&M) on top of each tree.
Notes
- Use regular candy canes and snap the tops off to use only the straight parts; candy cane offcuts are great for Christmas bark.
- Store brownies in an airtight container for up to 1 week.
- This recipe is adapted from BBC Good Food with personalized decorations.
- Green food colouring can be adjusted to your preferred shade.
- Choose piping bags and tips that you are comfortable using for the buttercream decoration.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 brownie
- Calories: 350 kcal
- Sugar: 30 g
- Sodium: 70 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 13 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 35 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg
