Description
These Cute Halloween Brownies combine fudgy baked brownies with colorful candy melts and vibrant decorator icings to create festive treats perfect for Halloween celebrations. The brownies are topped with candy dots pressed into the batter near the end of baking, then chilled and decorated with tinted icing to resemble fun emojis.
Ingredients
Scale
Fudgy Brownies
- Brownie batter (prepared according to your favorite recipe)
- Cooking spray for pan
Candy Melts
- Orange Candy Melts
- Red Candy Melts
- Kelly Green Candy Melts
- Lavender Candy Melts
Decorator Icing
- 4 lb Creamy White Decorator Icing (vanilla flavored)
Food Coloring
- Black Gel Food Coloring (1 oz.)
- Kelly Green Gel Food Coloring (1 oz.)
- Christmas Red Gel Food Coloring (1 oz.)
Instructions
- Bake brownies: Prepare your chosen fudgy brownie batter following your favorite recipe instructions. Spread the batter evenly into a baking pan sprayed with cooking spray. Bake according to the recipe timing but remove the brownies 2 to 3 minutes before the recommended finish to allow for candy dots to be added.
- Make candy discs: While the brownies are baking, melt each of the Candy Melts colors (orange, red, green, lavender) separately according to package directions. Prepare piping bags with the melted candy. On a parchment-covered board, pipe 1-inch round puddles and chill them for 5 to 10 minutes until set into solid discs.
- Add candy dots to brownies: Take the brownies out of the oven just before they finish baking. Lightly press one candy disc, flat side up, onto each brownie square, alternating colors as desired.
- Finish baking brownies: Return the brownies to the oven for an additional 2 to 3 minutes until the candy dots become soft but do not fully melt. Remove from oven and allow the brownies to cool completely to room temperature.
- Chill brownies: Place the cooled brownies in the refrigerator to chill until the candy dots harden again, about 30 minutes.
- Tint icing: While the brownies chill, divide the creamy white decorator icing into portions. Tint 1/4 cup black using black gel food coloring, 1/8 cup green using Kelly green gel food coloring, and 1/4 cup red using Christmas red gel food coloring. Reserve the remaining white icing.
- Decorate brownies: Fill four piping bags fitted with tip #2 with the black, green, red, and white icings. Pipe fun Halloween emoji designs on top of each candy dot to complete the festive look. Once decorated, cut and serve the brownies as individual treats.
Notes
- Remove the brownies slightly early from the oven to prevent overbaking once candy dots are added.
- Be careful not to fully melt the candy discs when finishing the baking; they should soften but maintain their shape.
- Use gel food coloring to achieve vibrant icing colors without thinning the frosting.
- Chilling the brownies after baking helps set the candy decorations firmly.
- These brownies are perfect for parties or Halloween treat bags.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 brownie (1/30th of batch)
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 110mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
