Reindeer Brownies with Pretzels
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These reindeer brownies with pretzels bring holiday cheer to any dessert table! Each rich, chocolatey rudolf brownie is decorated to resemble a cute reindeer face, complete with crunchy pretzel antlers and a bright red candy nose. They're perfect for a chocolate Christmas treat.
Equipment
- round baking pan, removable bottom preferred, approx. 9.5in / 24cm
- Small pot
Ingredients
Brownie Ingredients
- 145 g (⅔ cups) Butter, room temperature (see Note 1)
- 150 g (¾ cups) White Sugar
- 50 g (½ cups) Cacao Powder, see Note 2
- 50 g (½ cups) Dark chocolate, see Note 3
- ¼ teaspoon (¼ teaspoon) Salt
- 1 teaspoon (1 teaspoon) Vanilla extract
- 100 g (1 cups) Flour
- 2 Eggs, room temperature
Reindeer Decorations
- 24 candy eyes
- 12 raspberries or red m&m or candy
- 24 pretzels
- 4 squares dark cooking chocolate , melted
Instructions
Prepare mixture
- Add room temperature 145 g (⅔ cups) Butter and 150 g (¾ cups) White Sugar to a large bowl. Using a hand mixer or bench mixer, combine until they’re a creamy texture (approx. 2 minutes)
- Heat small amount of hot water in a pot, add a glass bowl on top (make sure it doesn’t touch the water) and add 50 g (½ cups) Dark chocolate. Stir constantly until melted. Remove from heat.
- Add 2 Eggs and 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract to the chocolate mixture and stir until combined. Then add in the butter sugar mixture. Once combined, slowly mix in 100 g (1 cups) Flour, 50 g (½ cups) Cacao Powder, ¼ teaspoon Salt until just combined.
Bake
- Add mixture to a greased and lined circular pan and bake for 30 minutes at 350°F/175°C. Remove and let cool.
- Remove from the circular pan and cut into 8 triangles.
- Decorate the brownies like a Reindeer by melting 4 squares dark cooking chocolate and placing dots on the large side for the 24 pretzels , halfway down for the 24 candy eyes, and at the pointy end for the 12 raspberries or red m&m or candy.
Notes
Note 1 - Butter
You can substitute with nuttelex or neutral oil
Note 2 - Cacao Powder
Cacao powder decreases the overall sweetness of the brownies because it doesn't have excess sugar added in comparison to cocoa. If you only have cocoa on hand, this will be fine, but they might be quite sweet.
Note 3 - Chocolate
The chocolate purchased from the baking aisle of the grocery store will melt properly and smooth. Eating chocolate from the confectionary aisle can split when it begins to melt
Storing
Room temperature for 3 days
Fridge for 7 days
Freezing
Wrap tightly in aluminium or plastic wrap. Freeze for up to 3 months.
Nutrition
Serving: 1sliceCalories: 274kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 4gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 54mgSodium: 165mgPotassium: 187mgFiber: 3gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 347IUVitamin C: 0.04mgCalcium: 24mgIron: 3mg
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