Christmas Tree Brownie Bites

Prep 25 min
Total 1 hr 25 min
Ingredients 5
Servings 24

These little five-ingredient Christmas tree brownies are almost too cute to eat—almost! Top Pillsbury™ Place & Bake™ chocolate fudge brownies with frosting trees, and decorate to make them your own. MORE+ LESS-

By Pillsbury Kitchens

Updated December 2, 2019

Make with

Pillsbury™ Place and Bake Brownies

Ingredients

package (16 oz) Pillsbury™ Place & Bake™ refrigerated chocolate fudge brownies

cup creamy vanilla ready-to-spread frosting (from 16-oz container)

Green gel food color

yellow M&Ms® Minis® milk chocolate candies

Holiday-colored nonpareils, sprinkles and jimmies, as desired

Steps

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1

Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for nonstick pan). Line 24 miniature muffin cups with paper liners.
2

With sharp knife, cut each brownie dough round in half crosswise to make 2 halves; roll into 24 balls. Place 1 ball in each muffin cup.
3

Bake 15 to 17 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out almost clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes. With back of rounded teaspoon, press to indent center of each brownie bite, leaving ridge around edge. Remove to cooling rack; cool completely, about 30 minutes.
4

In small bowl, tint frosting with green food color to desired color; transfer to resealable food-storage plastic bag. Cut off 1/4-inch corner of bag. Pipe about 2 teaspoons frosting into indented center and upright on top of each brownie bite to make tree shape. Top each frosting tree with chocolate candy for star and add sprinkles, using photo as a guide.

Expert Tips

Use green gel food color instead of liquid food color so it doesn't thin the frosting for the trees too much. You can find it next to the liquid food colors in the baking aisle at the grocery store.
Experiment with different colored sugars and sprinkles to make the trees unique. Or, tint your frosting red, and turn them into Santa hats by adding a white pearl sprinkle on top and more sprinkles around the base.
Have the kids get in on the fun! Let them help decorate by piping on the frosting trees or adding sprinkles for lights.