Description
Delicious fudgy Christmas Tree Brownies decorated with green buttercream, candy canes, and festive sprinkles. Perfect for holiday treats and gifts, these brownies combine rich dark chocolate with milk and white chocolate chips for an extra indulgent twist.
Ingredients
Scale
Brownies
- 200 g unsalted butter
- 200 g dark chocolate
- 4 medium eggs
- 275 g caster sugar
- 100 g plain flour
- 50 g cocoa powder
- 100 g milk chocolate chips
- 100 g white chocolate chips
Decorations
- 10 candy canes (straight parts only)
- 100 g unsalted butter
- 200 g icing sugar
- Green food colouring
- Sprinkles
- Sweets (e.g., M&M for star)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 180C/160C Fan and line a 9″ square baking tray with parchment paper to prepare for baking.
- Melt Chocolate and Butter: Melt the unsalted butter and dark chocolate together in a heatproof bowl over a pan of boiling water or in the microwave for 1-2 minutes until fully melted. Set aside to cool to room temperature.
- Whisk Eggs and Sugar: Using an electric whisk or stand mixer, whisk the eggs and caster sugar for several minutes until the mixture becomes pale, mousse-like, and has doubled in volume. The whisk should leave a trail in the mixture before disappearing.
- Fold in Chocolate Mixture: Pour the cooled melted chocolate and butter mixture onto the whisked eggs and sugar. Gently fold together carefully to retain the airiness you created in the previous step.
- Add Dry Ingredients: Sift the cocoa powder and plain flour on top of the mixture and fold again carefully to preserve the air in the batter.
- Incorporate Chocolate Chips: Gently fold in the milk and white chocolate chips until evenly distributed throughout the batter.
- Bake Brownies: Pour the batter into the prepared tray and bake in the oven for 30 minutes. Once baked, allow the brownies to cool completely in the tray.
- Cut Brownies into Tree Shapes: Once cooled, cut the brownies into two halves, then cut each half into triangles to form Christmas tree shapes. Eat any offcuts from cutting.
- Insert Candy Cane Sticks: Carefully insert straight candy cane sticks into the base of each brownie tree to serve as the trunk.
- Make Buttercream: Cream together the unsalted butter and icing sugar until smooth and fluffy. Add green food colouring gradually to reach the desired shade of green.
- Decorate Brownies: Transfer the green buttercream to a large piping bag fitted with a closed star tip. Pipe zigzag lines over the brownie trees to resemble frosting.
- Add Festive Decorations: Decorate the buttercream with sprinkles, sweets, and place a yellow star candy (such as an M&M) on top of each brownie tree.
- Serve and Enjoy: Your Christmas Tree Brownies are ready to be enjoyed or gifted during the holiday season.
Notes
- Use straight parts of regular candy canes by snapping off the curved tops; save the offcuts for other holiday treats.
- Store brownies in an airtight container to keep fresh for up to one week.
- This recipe is adapted from a BBC Good Food brownie recipe with personalized decoration additions.
- Use high-quality green food colouring for a vibrant festive look.
- Choose piping bags and a closed star tip for professional-style buttercream decoration.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 brownie
- Calories: 350 kcal
- Sugar: 30 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 13 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 80 mg
