These Christmas tree brownies, made with the best Homemade fudgy Brownies Recipe are so simple it’s ridiculous. If you are looking for a super cute Christmas dessert, this Christmas tree brownies recipe is perfect! They are such an easy Christmas dessert to make for any party you are going to and they make for a great kids activity.
Christmas Tree Brownies
If you are looking for easy Christmas desserts and Christmas treats for a crowd then you are going to love how easy it is to make these Christmas brownies. I look my favorite brownie recipe and turned it into a fun and festive holiday treat.
These fudgy brownies decorated like Christmas trees are the perfect addition to any Christmas party, cookie exchange, the holiday dessert table, Christmas dinner, or just because you want to get in the holiday spirit!
Everyone loves brownies, any time you have a party or you are bringing a treat to a party you can not go wrong with homemade brownies. These Christmas brownies are super easy to make, cook the brownies, frost with green frosting, and then decorate them to look like Christmas trees. If you are looking for festive
If you are looking for an easy dessert to bring to your holiday parties these Christmas brownies are perfect! I am always coming up with fun ideas and easy holiday treats and these adorable Christmas tree brownies have been a hit year after year when I have made them.
These festive Christmas tree brownies are also a great holiday recipe to do with the kids. If you are having a holiday party, you can make the brownies and then set out the Christmas tree decorating supplies and let them have fun and decorate their own trees.
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- Christmas Tree Veggie Platter
- Christmas Tree Cupcakes
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Tips & Variations for Making Christmas Tree Brownies
Homemade Brownies or boxed brownies. The first step in making these Homemade Brownies Recipe Christmas Trees is whipping up a batch of brownies with homemade brownie mix. You can use a boxed brownie mix if you want to, however I much prefer homemade brownies when making these Christmas brownies.
Use cookie cutters or cut triangular shapes. You can make the Christmas trees any size you want to. I find it best to make 9 large brownies however you can cut smaller triangles or use tree cookie cutters to make the trees.
Change up the tree trunks. I like using the bottoms of candy canes or peppermint sticks, but you can also use pretzel rods instead if you want to.
Change up the decorations. I like using mini M&Ms but you can use any small candy to be the decorations on this Christmas brownies recipe. Reece’s Pieces, mini marshmallows and rainbow sprinkles are some of our other favorite toppings.
Change up the frosting. You can use store-bought frosting and color it green while it is in the container if you are looking for a shortcut. I also like this op[tioin for if I am having decorating brownies be a kids activity. If you like using homemade frosting use a white frosting like cream cheese frosting, vanilla buttercream frosting, almond buttercream frosting, and color it green. If you are wanting a different flavor of frosting, green mint frosting is another great choice. You can also make a batch of royal icing to decorate the Christmas brownies.
How do you know when brownies are done?
When brownies are perfectly baked, the center of the brownies will look undercooked. As brownies cool they continue to cook, so you want to remove them before the center is fully cooked or you will have dry brownies.
To tell if the brownies are done cooking you want to stick a toothpick in the center, if it comes out with wet brownie batter then they need to bake longer. If it comes out with crumbs then it is time to remove the brownies from the oven.
How to Store Brownies
Homemade brownies are best stored in an airtight container. Allow the homemade brownies to cool completely before putting them in a container. They will keep for about 3 days if stored properly.
Tips for Decorating Christmas Tree Brownies
Piping frosting on these Easy Christmas tree brownies is super simple! You can use a pastry bag or if you do not have any pastry bags then you can put your frosting in a ziplock freezer bag and then cut a small hole on one of the corners of the bags and use that as your pastry bag. Don’t use the thinner bags, they will pop as you put pressure on the bag when piping the frosting onto your Christmas brownies.
Of course like any Christmas tree, these Christmas trees need decorations too. I like to use M&Ms to decorate the Christmas tree brownies, however it is really easy to change things up and use sprinkles, or any other small candies to decorate them. So use what ever you want to when you are fancying up your Christmas tree brownies.
You are going to need a star on the top of your tree brownies too. I was able to find the stars at my local craft store they are just the Wilton Brand you can also find them on Amazon here.
I personally like using peppermint candy canes as the tree trunk, but if you have kiddos who don’t like the peppermint ones, the cherry flavored candy canes also work.
Homemade Brownie Ingredients
- Homemade Brownies or Boxed Brownies baked
- One can of store bought vanilla frosting or a batch of cookie frosting or batch of royal icing
- Green food coloring
- Mini M&Ms or other small candy or sprinkles
- Box of Candy canes Peppermint or cherry
- Star Sprinkles
How to Make Christmas Tree Brownies
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Line the bottom and sides of a 9×13 baking pan with parchment paper and set aside.
Using a double boiler, melt butter and chocolate until the chocolate is fully melted and the butter is able to be mixed together.
Remove the chocolate and butter mixture from the double boiler and then stir in sugar, then vanilla extract, and eggs.
Gradually stir in flour and salt until combined.
Pour brownie batter into prepared baking pan and bake for 30-35 minutes until tooth pick inserted in the center of brownies come out clean.
Cool the cooked brownies completely.
While your brownies are cooling get your icing ready. If you are making homemade make it and color it green with the food coloring. If you are using store bought frosting color it green right in the container.
Then while your brownies are continuing to cool, get your candy canes ready. Break your candy canes into 1 inch pieces and set aside.
Get your pastry bag, or zip lock bag if you don’t have a pastry bag to use. Then fill it with your frosting, set your frosting bag aside until you are ready to start decorating your Christmas Tree Brownies.
Using a sharp knife, cut the baked brownies in rows of three length and then cut triangles in the shape of a Christmas tree out of each row. If you have a triangle shaped cookie cutter or a Christmas tree cookie cutter you can also use that to cut your brownies in to Christmas tree shapes.
Starting at the top of the triangle zigzag the frosting on the way down to the bottom and repeat this with each brownie.
Once all of your Christmas tree brownies have icing, decorate them using M&Ms, other small candy or sprinkles.
Then top off the top of your brownie Christmas tree with a star at the top of each tree.
Let the frosting set and then stick a piece of candy cane into the bottom of the tree for each brownie.
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- Cherry Chocolate Chip cookies
- Homemade Sugar cookies
- Peppermint Meringue Cookies
- No spread Sugar Cookies Recipe
- Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
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Christmas tree brownies
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Homemade Brownie Ingredients
- 1/3 cup butter
- 4 ounce semi-sweet chocolate squares
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Christmas Tree Brownie Decoration Ingredients
- One can of the vanilla frosting or a batch of cookie frosting
- Green food coloring
- Mini M&Ms or other small candy or sprinkles
- Box of Candy canes Peppermint or cherry
- Star Sprinkles
Instructions
How to Make Homemade Brownies
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Line the bottom and sides of a 9×13 baking pan with parchment paper and set aside.
- Melt butter and chocolate using a double boiler.
- Stir in sugar, then vanilla extract and eggs.
- Gradually stir in flour and salt until combined.
- Pour into prepared baking pan and bake for 30-35 minutes until tooth pick inserted in the center of brownies come out clean.
How to Decorate Brownies to Look like Christmas Trees
- While your brownies are cooling get your icing ready. If you are making homemade make it and color it green with the food coloring. If you are using store bought frosting color it green right in the container.
- Then while your brownies are continuing to cool, get your candy canes ready. Break your candy canes into 1 inch pieces and set aside.
- Get your pastry bag, or zip lock bag if you don’t have a pastry bag to use. Then fill it with your frosting, set your frosting bag aside until you are ready to start decorating your Christmas Tree Brownies.
- Cut your brownies in rows of three length and then cut triangles in the shape of a Christmas tree out of each row. If you have a triangle shaped cookie cutter you can also use that to cut your brownies in to triangles.
- Starting at the top of the triangle zigzag the frosting on the way down to the bottom and repeat this with each brownie.
- Once all of your Christmas tree brownies have icing, decorate them using M&Ms, other small candy or sprinkles. Then top off the top of your brownie Christmas tree with a star at the top.
- Let the frosting set and then stick a piece of candy cane into the bottom of each brownies Christmas tree.
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