What a festively easy way to enjoy brownies! If you’re looking for a quick way to have “me time” or share some baking joy with someone special, you’ll love these simple-to-make holiday trees. They’re so jolly and so delish!
What Are Brownie Christmas Trees?
These trees are deceptively easy to make! Prepare a box of our triple chocolate brownie mix. The brownies are cut into triangles and frosted with our rich & creamy vanilla frosting and then decorated with your favorite holiday sprinkles. Add pretzel rods as the tree trunks, and they’re ready to enjoy them!
Do I Have to Line My Pan with Foil?
Trust us, it makes cutting the brownie triangles a lot easier (and might just save your pan from being scratched, too!)
More About This Recipe
- Brownie Christmas trees are all about the decorating! Check out our full lineup of dessert decorating products here.
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Brownie Christmas Trees
- Prep Time 35 min
- Total 2 hr 40 min
- Servings 16
- Ingredients 6
Ingredients
- 1 box (17.8 oz) Betty Crocker™ Delights Supreme Triple Chunk Brownie Mix
- Water, vegetable oil and egg called for on brownie mix box
- 1 tub (16 oz) Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy Vanilla Frosting
- 1 green tube gel food color from 1 package (2.7 oz) Betty Crocker™ Classic Gel Food Colors
- 2 pretzel rods
Decorations, as desired
- Betty Crocker™ Decorating Icing, Betty Crocker™ Decorating Sprinkles and Sugars (assorted colors)
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Line 9-inch square pan with foil; spray bottom and sides of foil with cooking spray. Make brownie batter as directed on box. Spread in pan. Bake 28 to 33 minutes or until toothpick inserted 2 inches from side of pan comes out almost clean. Cool completely, about 1 hour 30 minutes.
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Step2Using foil to lift, remove from pan, and peel away foil. Place brownie on work surface. Use sharp knife to cut tree shape in brownie as shown in photo.
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Step3Arrange remaining brownie pieces to form second tree as shown in photo. Arrange both brownie trees on a serving platter or board. In medium bowl, stir frosting and food color until evenly colored. Spread or pipe frosting onto brownies. Insert pretzel rod in bottom of each brownie to form tree trunk.
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Step4Use decorating icing, sprinkles and sugars to decorate brownies as desired using photo as a guide. Cut into pieces to serve. Store loosely covered at room temperature.
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Nutrition
290 Calories
11g Total Fat
1g Protein
46g Total Carbohydrate
33g Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1/16 of Recipe
- Calories
- 290
- Calories from Fat
- 100
- Total Fat
- 11g
- 17%
- Saturated Fat
- 4 1/2g
- 22%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 10mg
- 4%
- Sodium
- 150mg
- 6%
- Potassium
- 0mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 46g
- 15%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 4%
- Sugars
- 33g
- Protein
- 1g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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