These Frankenstein brownies are my favorite Halloween bake this year. Fudgy espresso brownies get dipped in green chocolate, then topped with Supernatural Sprinkles chocolate sprinkle hair and googly eyeball sprinkles, and little piped stitches. They look like a bakery treat but come together with one pan, a fork, and a piping bag. My boys think they are the best thing I have ever made, and honestly they might be right.
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Ingredients You’ll Need
(Full ingredient list with exact measurements is in the recipe card below.)
For the Recipe
- Salted butter
- Granulated sugar
- Vanilla extract
- Large eggs
- Unsweetened cocoa powder
- All purpose flour
- Instant coffee granules
- Semi sweet chocolate chips (optional)
- White chocolate
- Green food coloring
- Coconut oil
- Dark chocolate
- Chocolate sprinkles (I use Supernatural Chocolate Softies)
- Eyeball sprinkles (I use Supernatural)
Equipment You’ll Need
- 8 x 8 inch baking dish
- Parchment paper
- Mixing bowls
- Wire rack and baking sheet
- Fork for dipping
- Piping bag (or a zip top bag with the corner snipped)
- Microwave safe bowl or double boiler
How to Make Frankenstein Brownies
- Preheat the oven and line your pan.
- Mix the wet ingredients.
- Whisk the dry ingredients.
- Combine and fold in chocolate chips.
- Bake, cool slightly, and cut into 9 squares.
- Freeze the brownies for 15 minutes.
- Melt and tint the white chocolate green.
- Dip, then add sprinkle hair and eyes.
- Pipe dark chocolate lips and stitches.
- Chill, then serve.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
Tips for making this recipe
How to store
- Store Frankenstein brownies in an airtight container in a cool place for up to 4 days. I keep mine in the refrigerator so the eyeball sprinkles don’t absorb moisture from the chocolate and bleed. Let them sit out for 10 minutes before serving for the best fudgy texture.
FAQ’s
Can I make these ahead? Yes. Make them up to 2 days ahead and keep them chilled in an airtight container.
Why did my white chocolate get thick or clumpy? It likely overheated or got a drop of water in it. Melt slowly in short intervals, and use gel or oil based coloring.
Can I use a boxed brownie mix? Yes. Bake it in an 8 x 8 inch pan, then freeze, dip, and decorate the same way.
Do I need the coffee granules? They deepen the chocolate flavor, but you can leave them out.
What can I use instead of eyeball sprinkles? Large candy eyes work great, or pipe dots of white and dark chocolate.
Frankenstein brownies
Ingredients
Brownies
- 1 stick 1/2 cup salted butter, melted
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon instant coffee granules
- 1/3 cup semi sweet chocolate chips optional
Green Coating
- 16 ounces white chocolate chopped
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- Green food coloring as needed
Decorating
- 8 ounces dark chocolate chopped
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil
- Chocolate sprinkles for hair
- Eyeball sprinkles or large candy eyes
Instructions
- Prep. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line an 8 x 8 inch baking dish with parchment paper.
- Wet ingredients. In a large bowl, mix the melted butter, sugar, vanilla, and eggs until combined.
- Dry ingredients. In a separate bowl, stir together the cocoa powder, flour, and instant coffee.
- Combine. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix until just combined. Fold in the chocolate chips if using.
- Bake. Spread the batter evenly in the pan and bake for 20 to 25 minutes. I find 20 minutes is perfect for fudgy brownies.
- Cut and freeze. Let the brownies cool slightly, then cut into 9 squares. Freeze for 15 minutes.
- Melt the coating. Melt the white chocolate with 1 tablespoon coconut oil in the microwave in 30 second intervals, stirring between each, or in a bowl set over a pot of simmering water. Stir in green food coloring until you get your Frankenstein shade.
- Dip. Set a wire rack over a baking sheet. Dip each frozen brownie into the green chocolate, lift it out with a fork, tap off the excess, and set it on the rack.
- Hair and eyes. While the coating is still wet, sprinkle chocolate sprinkles across the top for hair and press two eyeball sprinkles just below. Repeat with all the brownies.
- Set. Freeze the decorated brownies for 10 minutes.
- Pipe the details. Melt the dark chocolate with 1 teaspoon coconut oil, transfer to a piping bag, and pipe lips and stitches onto each face. Decorate as desired.
- Serve. Let the chocolate set fully, then serve.
