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Looking for the perfect festive dessert to make this holiday season? Well look no further! These delicious Christmas Tree Brownie bites are the absolute best treat this Christmas season.
Classic brownie bottom with delicious frosting and topped with the cutest little star! How could anyone resist these? Honestly brownies are always the right decision when it comes to selecting a dessert. Check out our full ingredients and directions below for our Christmas Tree Brownie Bites!
Decorating Your Christmas Tree Brownie Bites
If you want to add a little sparkle to your Christmas tree brownie bites you can get some sparkle sprinkles and put them on top, it’ll give them the appearance of lights! These come in many different colors, so you can grab a few or pick your favorite. If you want a more classic looking tree we suggest purchasing some icing pens and using them to create the look of garland. They usually come in a four pack of red, blue, green, and yellow.
Every little tree needs some ornaments so if you are really crafty you can draw some ornaments on with your icing pens or grab some Christmas sprinkles or just regular ones and place them on as your ornaments.
Another easy alternative if you aren’t a fan of sprinkles are some M&M candy or other round shaped candy and use them as your ornaments. The possibilities are endless when it comes to decorating your Christmas tree brownies! So go out and buy tons of different options and have some fun being creative while making your delicious brownie trees!
How to Make Quick Brownie Bites for Decorating
We know how busy the holiday season can get so hear us out, there is an easier way to create these cute little Christmas Tree Brownie Bites. You can cut some steps out by simply purchasing brownie bites in store! They come in small bags or large bins and are always so delicious, dare we say a total guilty pleasure to buy!
So if you are running low on time and need to make a cute holiday dessert purchase a bin of these. We suggest still making your own frosting as that doesn’t take long at all and you can get the color you desire this way. There is always the option of buying frosting in a can and adding green coloring to it. If you choose to make your own frosting make sure you buy some candies or sprinkles to decorate. This cuts your time down big time but you still get to be creative and have some fun. No matter what brownie you go with, every guest will be happy with these delicious treats.
Check out our recipe for these delectable one-bite Christmas tree brownies below!
Servings: 48 brownie bites
Prep: 25 minutes| Cook Time: 13 minutes | Total Time: 38 minutes
Brownie Bites Ingredients:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ¾ cocoa powder
- 1 ½ cup white sugar
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 3 eggs
- ½ cup butter, melted
- ¼ cup oil
- Frosting Ingredients:
- 1 cup butter
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 2 TBS milk
- 2 tsp vanilla
- Star sprinkles
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a mini muffin pan and set aside.
2. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, sugar, salt, and baking powder.
3. Add eggs, butter, and oil and mix until well incorporated.
4. Spoon a tablespoon of brownie batter into each cup of your mini muffin pan.
5. Bake for 10-13 min until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
6. Using a butter knife, loosen the sides of the brownies and turn the pan over on a cooling rack to get brownies out of the muffin cups.
7. For the frosting, whip butter and powdered sugar with an electric mixer.
8. Add in milk and vanilla and whip until well incorporated.
9. Add green food coloring until you have reached the color desired.
10. Load a piping bag with 1M tip and green frosting.
11. Once brownies are completely cooled, pipe small swirls on the top of the brownies to make a Christmas tree.
12. Add a yellow star sprinkle to the top. Enjoy!
Christmas Tree Brownie Bites
Ingredients
- Brownie Ingredients:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ¾ cocoa powder
- 1 ½ cup white sugar
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 3 eggs
- ½ cup butter, melted
- ¼ cup oil
- Frosting Ingredients:
- 1 cup butter
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 2 TBS milk
- 2 tsp vanilla
- Star sprinkles
Instructions
1.Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a mini muffin pan and set aside.
2.In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, sugar, salt, and baking powder.
3.Add eggs, butter, and oil and mix until well incorporated.
4.Spoon a tablespoon of brownie batter into each cup of your mini muffin pan.
5.Bake for 10-13 min until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
6.Using a butter knife, loosen the sides of the brownies and turn the pan over on a cooling rack to get brownies out of the muffin cups.
7.For the frosting, whip butter and powdered sugar with an electric mixer.
8.Add in milk and vanilla and whip until well incorporated.
9.Add green food coloring until you have reached the color desired.
10.Load a piping bag with 1M tip and green frosting.
11.Once brownies are completely cooled, pipe small swirls on the top of the brownies to make a Christmas tree.
12.Add a yellow star sprinkle to the top. Enjoy!
