Description
Create festive Brownie Christmas Trees using baked brownie mix circles layered with green frosting and decorated with holiday sprinkles and a star on top. A fun and easy holiday treat.
Ingredients
Scale
Brownie Base
- 1 box brownie mix (any brand), baked and cooled
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 3 tbsp water
Frosting
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, softened to room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2-3 tbsp milk
- green food coloring
Decoration
- holiday sprinkles
- yellow stars
- disposable piping bag
- Wilton Star tip 1m
- 3 round cookie/biscuit cutters in varying sizes
Instructions
- Prepare the Frosting: Combine powdered sugar, softened butter, and vanilla extract in a bowl. Gradually add 1 tablespoon of milk at a time until the frosting reaches a pipeable consistency. Add green food coloring until desired color is achieved.
- Set Up Piping Bag: Attach the Wilton Star tip 1m to the disposable piping bag and fill it with the prepared green frosting.
- Cut Brownie Circles: Using the three varying sizes of round cookie cutters, gently cut out circles from the baked and cooled brownies.
- Assemble Brownie Trees: Starting with the largest brownie circle, pipe frosting on top and stack the medium and then the smallest brownie circle on top, applying frosting between each layer to secure them.
- Decorate Trees: Pipe frosting on the top of the smallest brownie to resemble the top of a Christmas tree, then place a yellow star on top and sprinkle holiday sprinkles over the frosting.
- Repeat: Continue assembling and decorating the rest of the brownie circles to make multiple Brownie Christmas Trees.
Notes
- You can prepare the brownies from the box mix by following the package instructions and baking before cutting.
- Adjust the frosting consistency by adding more milk for thinner frosting or more powdered sugar for stiffer frosting.
- If you don’t have cookie cutters, use a knife to cut circles freehand.
- Use different colored sprinkles to add variety to your Christmas trees.
- Chill assembled brownie trees briefly in the refrigerator to set the frosting before serving.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 brownie tree
- Calories: 250 kcal
- Sugar: 28 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 33 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 35 mg
