Description
Make festive Santa Hat Brownies for a holiday treat. These brownies are topped with strawberries and vanilla frosting to resemble Santa hats.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 large eggs
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups Semi-Sweet Chocolate chips divided
- 9 fresh strawberries
- 1/2 cup vanilla frosting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Line 8×8 baking pan with parchment paper and set aside.
- Combine flour, salt, and baking soda together in a small bowl and set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, brown sugar, and oil for 2 MINUTES!
- Whisk in water and vanilla extract until fully incorporated.
- Whisk in the dry ingredients.
- Melt 1 cup chocolate chips in microwave on 30-second intervals until melted, stirring in between, about 60 seconds.
- Whisk melted chocolate into the brownie batter until fully combined.
- Mix in the remaining 1/2 cup of chocolate chips.
- Pour batter into baking pan.
- Bake for 50-55 minutes.
- Remove from oven and transfer to a baking rack to cool.
- Cut into 9 brownies and pipe a circle of frosting on each one, top with a strawberry that has had the stem sliced off, then pipe a little dollop of frosting on the point of the strawberry to complete the hat.
Notes
- Use store-bought frosting for convenience.
- Ensure strawberries are fresh for best results.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 brownie
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 40mg