Name: Christmas brownies recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 125g butter; 125g dark chocolate; 1 1/2 cups brown sugar; 3 eggs; 1 tsp vanilla essence; 3/4 cup plain flour; 1/4 cup cocoa; 1 cup icing sugar; 1 tbsp cocoa, extra; 1 tbsp soft butter, extra; 2 tbsp milk; 12 glace cherries; 1 tbsp caster sugar; 12 spearmint leaf lollies

by Greer Worsley Last updated on 09/27/2021

Decorate your next batch of chewy chocolate brownies with some glace cherries and leaves for a touch of Christmas spirit! - Greer Worsley

Ingredients

125g butter
125g dark chocolate
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla essence
3/4 cup plain flour
1/4 cup cocoa
1 cup icing sugar
1 tbsp cocoa, extra
1 tbsp soft butter, extra
2 tbsp milk
12 glace cherries
1 tbsp caster sugar
12 spearmint leaf lollies

Method

Step 1

Preheat oven to 170C. Line an 18cm x 25cm slice tin with baking paper.
Step 2

Place butter and dark chocolate in a medium bowl over a saucepan of simmering water and allow to melt. Remove and whisk in sugar, followed by eggs and vanilla essence. Fold through flour and cocoa. Pour into prepared tin. Bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
Step 3

Meanwhile, sift icing sugar and extra cocoa into a bowl. Add extra butter and enough milk to form a spreadable consistency. Spread over cooled brownie. Use a large knife to mark squares in the top of the brownie - you will have 3 x 4, so 12 in total.
Step 4

Toss glace cherries in caster sugar and place one in each square. Cut spearmint leaves in half and arrange next to cherries. When icing has set, slice into squares to serve.