Halloween Ghost Brownies
These Halloween Ghost Brownies make for the perfect Halloween treats to enjoy with friends and family! Not only are they delicious but they’re so easy to make which makes this recipe perfect for all of your Halloween parties, gatherings, or fun festive nights this season!
How To Make Halloween Ghost Brownies
Bake the Brownies:
Prepare the brownie mix according to the directions on the box. Bake in a 9″ x 9″ square pan lined with parchment paper, leaving excess parchment hanging over the sides for easy removal.
Allow the brownies to cool completely before decorating.
Prepare the Icing:
While the brownies are baking and cooling, stir together the confectioner’s sugar, vanilla extract, and water (adding 1 tsp. at a time) until the icing is smooth and flows nicely.
If the icing is too watery and looks transparent when lifted with a spoon, add more confectioner’s sugar. If it’s too thick, add more water.
Cover the bowl with a damp rag to prevent the icing from drying out until ready to use.
Assemble the Ghost Brownies:
Once the brownies have cooled completely, cut them into 9 even squares.
Place the icing into a piping bag and pipe a small dollop on top of each brownie square. Top each dollop with a jumbo marshmallow to stick it on nicely.
Let the marshmallows sit on the brownies for a few minutes to firm up. Then, starting at the top of each marshmallow, pipe the icing down to coat the marshmallow and allow some icing to pool on top of the brownie, creating a ghostly shape.
Add Ghostly Features:
Dye a small amount of the remaining icing black and use it to add facial features to each ghost after the white icing has set.
Enjoy your spooky treats!
Decorating Halloween Brownie Alternatives
Along with the fun decorating alternatives listed below, to make this recipe even easier, you can use black decorating gel from the baking section of your grocery store to make it fun and easy for kids!
Spider Web Brownies: Use a toothpick to drag lines of white icing across the brownie to create a spider web effect. Add a candy spider on top for an extra creepy touch.
Mummy Brownies: Use white icing to create bandage-like strips across the brownie. Add candy eyes to complete the mummy look.
Pumpkin Patch Brownies: Top each brownie with a pumpkin-shaped candy and pipe green icing vines around them for a festive pumpkin patch appearance.
Halloween Brownies
Hocus Pocus Spell Book Brownies
Chocolate Pumpkin Patch Cookies (Charlie Brown)
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
How to Store Halloween Ghost Brownies
This is such a fun favorite brownie recipe and it makes for the perfect activity to enjoy with kids too. Here’s how we can keep these Halloween Brownies recipe fresh!
To keep your Halloween ghost brownies fresh and delicious, follow these storage tips:
Room Temperature: Store the brownies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
Refrigeration: If you prefer, you can store the brownies in the refrigerator. This can help keep the icing firm, but be sure to let the brownies come to room temperature before serving for the best flavor and texture.
Freezing: You can freeze undecorated brownies for up to 2 months. Wrap each brownie individually in plastic wrap and place them in a freezer-safe container. Decorate after thawing.
Decorating Tips
Piping Consistency: Ensure your icing is the right consistency for piping. It should be smooth and hold its shape without being too runny.
Layering Icing: When piping the icing on the marshmallows, start from the top and work your way down. Allowing some icing to pool around the base of the marshmallow gives the appearance of a floating ghost.
Detailing: Use a fine-tip piping bag or a toothpick to add small details like eyes and mouths to your ghostly creations.
Of course, for this recipe you don’t have to used boxxed brownies and instead make your favorite brownie batter from scratch. Just note that your oven temperature, bake time, ingredients and yield may vary with different recipes. Regardless of which brownie recipe you decide to go with whether it be boxed brownie mix, dark chocolate from scratch, filled with white chocolate chips, etc. The process for prepared with a 9″ x 9″ pan greased with cooking spray and lined with parchment paper as well as the decorating process, will all remain the same. So get ready for some fun Halloween recipes with these Halloween Ghost brownies
Halloween Ghost Brownies
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9
servings15
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Ingredients
1 box brownie mix of your choice (I used Betty Crocker)
9 large marshmallows
1 3/4 cups confectioner’s sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
2-3 tsp. water
1-2 drops black food gel
Directions
- Bake the brownie mix according to the directions on the box in a 9″ x 9″ square pan lined with parchment paper with excess hanging out of the sides for an easy release. Allow the brownies to cool completely before decorating.
- While the brownies bake/ cool you can prepare the icing. Stir the confectioner’s sugar, vanilla extract and 1 tsp. of water at a time until the icing is nice and smooth and flows nicely. If the icing is too watery and starts to look transparent when lifted with a spoon then you can add more confectioner’s sugar. Alternatively, if the icing is too thick, add more water. Set the icing aside at room temperature covering the bowl with a damp rag to prevent it from drying out until we use it later on.
- Once the brownies have cooled completely, slice them into 9 even squares.
- Place the icing into a piping bag then pipe a small dime sized dollop of icing on top of each brownie one at a time topping each dollop with a marshmallow to stick it on nicely.
- Let the marshmallows sit on the brownies for a few minutes to firm up then starting at the top of each marshmallow, pipe your way down coating the marshmallow and sides of the ghost in icing allowing a little bit of the excess icing to pool on top of the brownie to look like a ghost.
- Dye a small amount of the remaining icing black and add facial features on each ghost after the white icing has set.
- Enjoy!
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