Description
Ultra-rich chocolate brownies topped with eerie white chocolate cobwebs and creepy-crawly decorations. These fudgy brownies bake up with crackly tops and a dense interior, transformed into a Halloween masterpiece with simple but effective decorations.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
- 8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup Halloween sprinkles
- Candy eyes, colored icing, or melted white chocolate
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a 9×13-inch pan with parchment.
- Melt butter and chocolate together. Whisk in sugars, then eggs one at a time. Add vanilla.
- Fold in flour, cocoa powder, and salt until just combined. Stir in chocolate chips if using.
- Spread batter in pan. Bake 25-30 minutes until set but still fudgy.
- Cool completely before decorating.
- Make cobwebs: Melt white chocolate, transfer to piping bag. Pipe concentric circles on brownies, then drag toothpick from center outward to create web pattern.
- Add candy eyes, gummy worms, and sprinkles for spooky effect.
Notes
- For cleaner cuts: Chill brownies 1 hour before slicing
- Make ahead: Bake and decorate up to 2 days in advance
- Kid-friendly: Let children place the gummy worms and eyes
- Extra spooky: Add red icing ‘blood’ drips
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 30 mins
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 brownie
- Calories: 240
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 50mg