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Christmas tree brownies with chocolate ganache, green icing garlands, and festive sprinkles.

Christmas Tree Brownies

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  • Author: Giulia
  • Prep Time: 35 minutes
  • Cook Time: 27 minutes
  • Total Time: 2 hours 20 minutes
  • Yield: 20 brownie trees
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: American
  • Diet: Vegetarian

Description

Fudgy chocolate brownie triangles with ganache and easy green icing garlands.


Ingredients

Scale
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, melted (226 g)
  • 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar (250 g)
  • 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar (150 g)
  • 4 large eggs, room temperature
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup Dutch-process cocoa powder (85 g)
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour (120 g)
  • 1 tsp fine salt
  • 6 oz semisweet chocolate, chopped (170 g)
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream (120 ml)
  • 1 cup confectioners’ sugar (120 g)
  • 1-2 tbsp milk (15-30 ml)
  • Green gel food coloring and festive sprinkles


Instructions

  1. Heat the oven to 350°F (177°C). Line a 9×13-inch light metal pan with parchment.
  2. Whisk melted butter with both sugars, eggs, and vanilla until glossy.
  3. Fold in cocoa, flour, and salt just until no dry streaks remain. Spread evenly in the pan.
  4. Bake 24-29 minutes, until the center carries moist crumbs. Cool completely, then chill 30 minutes.
  5. Lift out the slab, trim the edges, and cut into rectangles. Slice each rectangle diagonally into triangles.
  6. Pour hot cream over chopped chocolate, rest 2 minutes, and stir smooth. Spread a thin layer over each triangle and let set.
  7. Mix confectioners’ sugar, milk, and green coloring into a pipeable icing. Add garlands and restrained sprinkles.

Notes

Chill the slab before cutting and decorate only after the thin ganache coating has set.