Description
Celebrate Halloween with these spooky and delicious Mummy Brownies! This festive treat features rich, moist brownie bases topped with creamy, vanilla-flavored cream cheese icing piped in a mummy wrap pattern, complete with candy eyeballs for a fun and eerie finish. Perfect for parties or family gatherings, these mummy brownies are easy to make and delightfully creepy.
Ingredients
Scale
Brownies
- 16 brownie pieces (square or round), baked and cooled completely
Cream Cheese Icing
- 8 oz cream cheese, at room temperature (1 bar)
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature (1/2 cup or 1 stick)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup confectioners sugar
- 1 pack candy eye balls
Instructions
- Make Brownies and Cool Completely: Bake your favorite brownies ahead of time using a homemade or store-bought mix as per package instructions. After baking, allow them to cool completely to ensure the icing adheres nicely without melting.
- Prepare Cream Cheese Icing: For best results, ensure all ingredients are at room temperature. Using an electric hand mixer or stand mixer, whip the cream cheese for 30 seconds until smooth. Add unsalted butter and continue mixing until creamy, about one minute.
- Incorporate Sugar and Vanilla: Add confectioners sugar and vanilla extract to the mixture, then beat for several minutes until the sugar is completely incorporated and the icing is smooth and creamy. Adjust sugar quantity to your preferred sweetness.
- Chill the Icing: Refrigerate the cream cheese icing for 30 minutes to help it firm up and hold its shape better when piping onto brownies.
- Prepare the Icing Bag: Fill an icing bag or a resealable ziplock bag with about 1/3 cup of the chilled icing. If using a ziplock bag, hold it with a corner facing down, fold the top half back over your hand, and push the icing down towards the corner.
- Cut Piping Tip: Twist the top of the bag to remove excess air and make a small diagonal cut about 1/8 inch at the bottom corner to create the piping tip.
- Pipe the Icing onto Brownies: Apply gentle, steady pressure on the bag and pipe icing in a continuous zig-zag pattern over each brownie, starting from the top left corner and ending at the bottom right. For added mummy effect, pipe an ‘X’ over the zig-zag pattern.
- Add Candy Eyes: Place two candy eyeballs on each brownie to create the eyes of the mummy, completing the spooky look.
- Serve and Enjoy: Your mummy brownies are now ready to serve and delight guests at your Halloween party!
Notes
- You can prepare the brownies up to 2 days in advance and store them in an airtight container at room temperature.
- For a firmer icing, refrigerate longer; if icing becomes too stiff, allow it to soften slightly before piping.
- Use store-bought brownies for convenience or bake from scratch for a homemade touch.
- Adjust the amount of confectioners sugar to suit your sweetness preference.
- To make the icing bag from a ziplock bag, seal well to avoid leaks during piping.
- Be sure to cool brownies completely before applying icing to prevent it from melting or sliding off.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes (for brownies if baking from scratch)
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: Halloween brownies, mummy brownies, cream cheese icing, spooky desserts, Halloween treats, candy eyeballs, festive brownies
