Description
Celebrate the holidays with these festive Christmas Tree Brownie Bites. Easy to make using a boxed brownie mix, these mini treats are baked to perfection, topped with green vanilla frosting piped into a tree shape, decorated with colorful sprinkles, and finished with a candy cane trunk and star topper. Perfect for parties, gift giving, or holiday dessert tables.
Ingredients
Scale
Brownie Bites
- 1 box brownie mix (plus eggs, oil, and water as called for on the box)
Decorations
- 1 cup green-tinted vanilla frosting (store-bought or homemade)
- ¼ cup holiday sprinkles or decorating sugar
- 12 small candy canes, broken in half for “trunks”
- 24 mini star sprinkles or small yellow candies (for toppers)
- Nonstick spray
Instructions
- Preheat and Prepare: Preheat your oven to 350°F (or follow the temperature directed on your brownie mix box). Lightly grease a mini muffin tin with nonstick spray to prevent sticking.
- Make Brownie Batter: Prepare the brownie batter according to the package instructions, mixing the brownie mix with eggs, oil, and water as directed until smooth.
- Fill Muffin Cups: Spoon the batter into the mini muffin cups, filling each about three-quarters full for perfect bite-sized brownies.
- Bake: Bake the brownie bites for 12 to 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out mostly clean but with a few moist crumbs.
- Cool Brownies: Allow the brownie bites to cool completely in the pan. Once cool, carefully remove them and place on a wire rack to finish cooling.
- Add Candy Cane Trunks: Insert half of a broken candy cane into the bottom of each brownie bite to create the appearance of a tree trunk.
- Pipe Frosting: Using a piping bag or zip-top bag with a corner snipped off, pipe green-tinted vanilla frosting on top of each brownie in a swirled shape resembling a Christmas tree.
- Decorate: Sprinkle holiday sprinkles or decorating sugar over the frosting, then top each with a mini star sprinkle or small yellow candy to mimic a star on top of the tree.
- Serve or Store: Enjoy immediately or store the decorated brownie bites in an airtight container for later serving.
Notes
- Use a homemade brownie recipe if you prefer more control over ingredients and flavor.
- To fill the mini muffin tins more easily and neatly, transfer the brownie batter into a piping bag or zip-top bag with a small corner cut off.
- Chilling the brownies before decorating helps keep the frosting firm and makes piping easier.
- Store the finished brownie bites in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
