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These Halloween Brownies are the best fudgy recipe for Halloween! They’re rich and fudgy brownies topped with fun Halloween sprinkles and candy – the perfect dessert for a spooky party.
Spooky Halloween Brownies
I love brownies any time of the year, but these halloween brownies take the cake. I made them completely from scratch, but if you could make my brownie mix to have it ready ahead of time, or buy a store brought brownie box mix!
These halloween treats are perfect for a party because they have a base of a classic brownie, but then I added some halloween mix-ins that make the recipe so fun! Kids and adults alike will love them – I promise!
Ingredients Needed
- Chocolate: This recipe needs unsweetened baking chocolate.
- Cocoa Powder: Buy unsweetened cocoa (you can also use dutch process cocoa).
- Sugar: This recipe only needs granulated sugar
- Butter: I typically use unsalted butter but salted may be substituted.
- Mix-ins: My favorites are halloween themed M&Ms, halloween sprinkles, candy corn, and edible candy eyeballs.
How to make Halloween Brownies
- Melt butter and baking chocolate in a large bowl. Heat until smooth.
- Stir in sugar, eggs, vanilla, salt, and cocoa powder, then mix in flour.
- Pour brownie batter into a 9×13-inch metal baking pan lined with parchment paper or foil (for easy removal). At this point sprinkle with Halloween sprinkles and candies, then bake.
Expert Tips
- You can add as many mix-ins or take away as many of them to suit your liking. Add chocolate chips, mix in nuts or m&ms to the batter – anything!
- Brownies are done baking when a toothpick comes out with just a few crumbs 2-inches from the side of the pan (NOT in the center!)
- Cool before slicing them so they hold their shape. Cut with a plastic knife and the fudgy brownies won’t stick to it!
Storing Brownies
You can store them at room temperature or in the fridge for up to 3 days. You can freeze them in an airtight container for up to 3 months.
Halloween Brownies Recipe
Recipe Video
Ingredients
- 1 cup (226g) unsalted butter
- 4 ounces (113g) unsweetened baking chocolate coarsely chopped
- 2 cups (400g) granulated sugar
- ¼ cup (20g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- 4 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ⅓ cups (162g) all-purpose flour
- M&Ms sprinkles, eyes, candy corn etc
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 9×13″ pan with foil and spray with nonstick cooking spray.
- Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring often, about 6 minutes, until it becomes brown in color. It will foam, reduce, then foam again. Once it’s done cooking the foam is a light brown and it will dissipate after you remove it from the heat. Once it starts to brown, keep stirring so it doesn’t burn. Once it gets to an amber color, turn off the flame.
- Add baking chocolate to the butter and stir until the chocolate is melted. Stir in sugar, eggs, vanilla, salt, and cocoa and stir until combined. Stir in flour.
- Pour brownie batter into prepared baking pan. Sprinkle with sprinkles, eyeballs, and M&Ms. Bake for 25-35 minutes until a toothpick along the edge comes out with just a few crumbs. This results in very fudgy gooey brownies. Cool before slicing into bars.
Recipe Notes
- Brownies are done baking when a toothpick comes out clean 2-inches from the edge of the pan.
- I recommend baking brownies in metal pans.
