17 Wicked Good Brownies for Halloween - MyRecipes (2024)

Red Velvet-Peppermint Swirl Brownies

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Fall is the best time to make brownies. By adding any number of mix-ins, you can make your basic brownie recipe a delicious Halloween brownie loaded with fun flavors including pumpkin, marshmallows, and caramel. Brownies are a great option for Halloween potlucks, school goodie bags, and office treats. A lot of these brownie recipe have Halloween themes, but you can still make them year around and just call them by a different name. Grab a glass of milk and enjoy!

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Monster Brownies

Monster Brownies

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Monster Brownies Recipe

Your little human monsters will love decorating brownies with chocolate, marshmallows, and M&M's to make these sweet treats. For the base, we doubled the recipe for Dark Chocolate Brownies, baking it in a 9- by 13-in. pan and omitting the glaze. Thin, flat chocolate bars work best for the faces.

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Pumpkin-Chocolate Brownies

Pumpkin-Chocolate Brownies

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Pumpkin-Chocolate Brownies Recipe

TIP: Let fresh-baked brownies chill, uncovered, overnight. For a perfect slice, cut while they're cold. Serve at room temperature.

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slu*tty Brownies

slu*tty Brownies

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slu*tty Brownies Recipe

Good Wholesome Brownies.

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Candy Brownies

Candy Brownies

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Candy Brownies Recipe

These brownies literally get better with every item you toss on them. Pretzels? Sure! Leftover candy? Of course! Nuts? Why not?

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Peanut Butter and Pretzel Brownies

Peanut Butter and Pretzel Brownies

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Peanut Butter and Pretzel Brownies Recipe

Irresistibly nutty and salty, these peanut butter pretzel brownies are for the die-hard chocolate lover in everyone's lives. Incorporating Reese's candies, crushed pretzel bits, and a heaping spoonful of creamy peanut butter, these rich, decadent squares are perfect for you next potluck dessert party, special occasion, or late night craving. For an added bonus, go ahead and eat them warm out of the oven with a scoop of ice cream.

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Dark Chocolate Brownies

Dark Chocolate Brownies

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Dark Chocolate Brownies Recipe

Notes: These classic chocolate brownies can be stored airtight for up to 2 days.

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Spicy Caramel Brownies

Spicy Caramel Brownies

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Spicy Caramel Brownies Recipe

These fudgy brownies have a thick, rich swirl of dulce de leche and a kick from ground red pepper. If you prefer a milder version, omit or reduce the pepper. Allow egg whites to stand at room temperature 15 minutes to take the chill off before using.

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Caramel-Marshmallow Brownies

Caramel-Marshmallow Brownies

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Caramel-Marshmallow Brownies Recipe

Sweet and gooey cookie bars are incredibly easy to make and pretty to serve. These brownies are sure to be a hit at any gathering, from birthday parties to baby showers, or as an after-dinner treat for your family.

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Townies

Townies

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Townies Recipe

Townies are all the things you love about brownies, except they're baked in a tart shell to create a fun, sweet-and-salty treat.

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Chocolate Stout Brownies

Chocolate Stout Brownies

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Chocolate Stout Brownies Recipe

The typical brownie has nearly 20g sugar--masking the flavor of the chocolate in an overwhelming wave of sweetness. Here we cut sugar in half for a richer, denser brownie that truly satisfies.

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Caramel-Pecan Brownies

Caramel-Pecan Brownies

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Caramel-Pecan Brownies Recipe

Sweet and irrisistable, these Caramel-Pecan Brownies are absolutely drool-worthy. Serve them at your next party and they'll become an instant favorite.

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Waffled Cookie Brownies

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Waffled Cookie Brownies Recipe

Why choose between a waffle, a cookie, and a brownie, when you can have the best of all three? This recipe is great for kids who aren’t quite ready to cook using the stovetop or oven. Try it with different baking mixes and cookie combos to create your ultimate dessert.

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Cream Cheese Brownies

Cream Cheese Brownies

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Cream Cheese Brownies Recipe

Make chocolate brownies even better by topping the brownie batter with a sweet cream cheese topping before baking.

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Peanut Butter Mississippi Mud Brownies

Peanut Butter Mississippi Mud Brownies

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Peanut Butter Mississippi Mud Brownies Recipe

These Mississippi Mud Brownies are rich, chocolaty, and drizzled in peanut butter! What more could you want in a brownie?

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Cappuccino-Frosted Brownies

Cappuccino-Frosted Brownies

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Cappuccino-Frosted Brownies Recipe

People line up when Copy Chief Paula Hunt Hughes brings these brownies to the office.

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Salted Caramel Brownies

Salted Caramel Brownies

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Salted Caramel Brownies Recipe

This luscious layered brownie made with dark chocolate beautifully combines salty and sweet.

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Red Velvet-Peppermint Swirl Brownies

Red Velvet-Peppermint Swirl Brownies

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Red Velvet-Peppermint Swirl Brownies Recipe

Red Velvet-Peppermint Swirl Brownies taste as good as they look. These showstopping brownies are moist, tasty, and swirling with color.

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FAQs

How to pimp brownies? ›

Cookies, candies, and nuts make especially great add-ins. Oreos, mini peanut butter cups, candy sprinkles, mini Snickers bars, pecans, walnuts… just imagine all the possibilities! Add these pieces to your mixed batter and incorporate gently.

What is the internal temperature of chewy brownies? ›

It's useful to know that the internal temperature of a regular cake should read 210°F for moist-but-not-fudgy fluffiness. So fudgy, gooey brownies will be done at around 165°F while cakey brownies will be done at around 210°F. The higher the temperature, the more cakey your brownies will be.

Does the toothpick trick work for brownies? ›

To test for doneness with a toothpick, insert a toothpick into the center of the brownies and pull it back out. For fudgy brownies, you'll want to see some moist crumbs attached to the toothpick when you pull it back out. If it looks like it's covered in brownie batter, the brownies will need to bake a bit longer.

How to improve Betty Crocker box brownies? ›

For a subtle upgrade, swap out the called-for vegetable oil with an equivalent amount of melted butter or coconut oil. The results are so incredibly rich and fudgy, they'll fool even the most die-hard of brownie snobs into thinking these are scratch-made.

What can I add to brownie mix to make it taste better? ›

Swirl in Some Good Stuff

Dollop cream cheese, fruit jam, pumpkin puree, peanut butter or caramel over brownie batter. Spoon it into the pan, then cut through the batter to create this wow-worthy effect. Your dessert will be prettier and tastier than every other treat on the table.

What if I use milk instead of water in brownie mix? ›

One change is to use milk or heavy cream instead of water. This change will make brownies more moist and gooey since milk is more fatty and flavorful than water. A second change is to use butter instead of oil. For similar reasons to using milk, butter adds a rich and more decadent quality to the batter.

Can I bake brownies at 350 instead of 325? ›

Most recipes call for baking brownies at 350°. If a fudgy inside and crackly top is your goal, stick with that temperature. Brownies baked at 325° will take longer to bake and will become chewier in texture.

What makes brownies fudgy instead of cakey? ›

Fudgy brownies have a higher fat-to-flour ratio than cakey ones. So add more fat—in this case, butter and chocolate. A cakey batch has more flour and relies on baking powder for leavening. The amount of sugar and eggs does not change whether you're going fudgy or cakey.

Is melted butter better than softened butter for brownies? ›

If you want a fudgy chocolate brownie, use melted butter. For cakey brownies, beating softened butter and sugar together to create air pockets will make your brownies lighter and cakier.

Can I put undercooked brownies back in the oven? ›

Put the brownies back in the 300 degree oven and bake until a cooking thermometer reads 195 degrees, or about 30 more minutes.

Are undercooked brownies safe to eat? ›

To kill harmful bacteria, the brownies need to reach at least 165 °F (74 °C). If you like your brownies super fudgy to the point where they ooze onto your plate, you can take them out once they hit 165 °F (74 °C). However, if you're making cakey brownies, cook them until they reach 210 °F (99 °C).

How to not overbake brownies? ›

Brownies keep cooking after you remove them from the oven, so you'll end up with an overcooked batch if you wait until there are no crumbs at all. Using an oven thermometer can also help you avoid overbaking because it'll tell you the exact temperature of your oven.

How do you jazz up a box of brownies? ›

Add a teaspoon of instant coffee or espresso powder. Throw in a handful of nuts—pecans, walnuts, macadamia, whatever you have on hand. Scoop in a palmful of dried or frozen fruit. Add an extra splash of the top-shelf vanilla extract, or a dab of vanilla paste, or a dash of vanilla powder, to the batter.

How to doctor up Duncan Hines brownie mix? ›

  1. Add more chocolate. It's easy to bring even more chocolatey goodness to brownies when you throw in a handful of chocolate chips. ...
  2. Mix in fruit and nuts. ...
  3. Use milk instead of water. ...
  4. Add coffee. ...
  5. Use a dash of vanilla. ...
  6. Give them a salty spin. ...
  7. Top them with something festive. ...
  8. Mix in candy.
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What is the best way to cool brownies? ›

You can speed the cooling process by refrigerating the brownies in the pan, or by freezing them, but we think letting them cool at room temperature will give you the best results.

What does adding an extra egg to brownie mix do? ›

If you want to get a little more creative with your brownie mix hacks, add an extra egg to the batter. The extra protein will help thicken up the batter and make it fluffier, creating a more decadent, fudgy texture. You can also add the yolk by itself in addition to the 2 eggs a box brownie mix typically calls for.

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