These Halloween Brownie Bites are always a big hit. Don't you just love Halloween? Carving pumpkins, planning costumes, eating candy...it's all so much fun!
We usually head to Disney World for Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party. Do you do anything special? Have a tradition? If we stay home, we make a bunch of Halloween appetizers and have our own festive party!
There are so many amazing Halloween recipes on Pinterest, and I'm already getting started planning which ones I want to make.
These adorable Halloween Brownie Bites are definitely at the top of my list. They are super easy to make and always a hit with family and friends. And with Thanksgiving right around the bend, plan to make these adorable Thanksgiving Turkey Cupcakes, a sweet treat that only looks like a turkey!
What You Need to Make these Brownies
How to Make Them
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray the baking dish with nonstick spray.
Pour melted butter into a bowl.
Stir in the sugar and cocoa.
Add the vanilla and eggs and stir well.
Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Whisk together.
Add the flour mixture to the other ingredients and stir well.
Bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
Allow brownies to cool before cutting into 24 bars.
How to Decorate Them
Making the Icing
You will need eggs, powdered sugar, cream of tartar, and green gel food coloring to ice the brownie bites.
Combine all ingredients except food coloring in a mixing bowl, mixing on medium speed for 4 minutes.
If icing is not stiff enough add powdered sugar until it is thick. (up to about ¼ cup)
Spoon the icing into a bowl.
Add several drops of green gel food coloring in the large bowl of icing and stir well to mix the color.
Decorating the Brownie
You'll need candy pumpkins and Tombstones for decorating your Halloween Brownie Bites.
Note: the Peeps tombstones have been discontinued, so these are a little different. Here's another option for spooky cupcake toppers.
Using the green icing cover a corner of the brownie to look like grass.
Place a candy tombstone in the center of the back of the brownie.
Add a candy pumpkin on the plot of icing grass.
Looking for some Halloween appetizers? I've got 15 delicious dishes for you! I've also got 23 yummy Halloween Treats for dessert!
And if you're planning to decorate, check out Deal Genius before buying anywhere else. They have had fantastic sales lately like this zombie decorating kit for $3.00! (Prices are always changing which is why they have such great deals! Just search Halloween for the items they have in stock!)
Halloween Brownie Bites
Ingredients
Brownies
- 2 C sugar
- 1 C butter unsalted, melted
- ½ C cocoa powder
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 4 eggs room temperature
- 1 ½ C flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
For the Icing
- 2 egg whites
- 1 C powder sugar
- ½ tsp cream of tartar
- Green gel food coloring
Decorations
- candy pumpkins
- tombstones
Instructions
To make the Brownies
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray the baking dish with nonstick spray.
- Pour melted butter into a bowl.
- Stir in the sugar and cocoa.
- Add the vanilla and eggs and stir well.
- Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Whisk together.
- Add the flour mixture to the other ingredients and stir well.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
- Allow brownies to cool before cutting into bars.
Making the Icing
- Combine all ingredients except food coloring in a mixing bowl, mixing on medium speed for 4 minutes.
- If icing is not stiff enough add powdered sugar until it is thick. (up to about ¼ cup)
- Spoon the icing into a bowl.
- Add several drops of green gel food coloring in the large bowl of icing and stir well to mix the color.
Decorating the Brownies
- Using the green icing cover a corner of the brownie to look like grass.
- Place a candy tombstone in the center of the back of the brownie.
- Add a candy pumpkin on the plot of icing grass.
Ainsley-Jade
Can I find the little candy pumpkins on amazon along with the tomb stones?
Kelly Stilwell
Of course! Here's the link. https://amzn.to/2oFKCPB Going to add them now. Thanks for the reminder to add them, Ainsley!
Em
The tombstones don't look like the peep marshmallow ones.
LuAnne
how do you get the tombstones to stand up?
Kelly Stilwell
If you look closely, LuAnne, they are inserted right into the brownie. You could also use a little frosting if you wanted them to be on the back. Enjoy!
LuAnne Montgomery
Is it hard to find the peeps marshmallow tombs?
Kelly Stilwell
I thought for sure I had answered this LuAnne. Most stores should have them, but Amazon is easier!
Carole @TootSweet4Two
These are the cutest.thing.ever! Thanks for the great idea! Pinning and stumbling...
Kelly Stilwell
Thanks, Carole! So sweet of you!
Kelly Stilwell
Thank you, Carole! So sweet of you!
Kellie Harrison
These look so cute!
Kelly Stilwell
Thanks, Kellie! Appreciate the visit!