Description
Heart Shaped Strawberry Frosted Brownies Recipe turns classic fudgy brownies into a festive dessert topped with naturally pink strawberry frosting and cut into adorable heart shapes.
Ingredients
- Unsalted butter
- Granulated sugar
- Eggs
- Vanilla extract
- Cocoa powder or melted dark chocolate
- All-purpose flour
- Salt
- Fresh strawberries or freeze-dried strawberries
- Unsalted butter, softened
- Powdered sugar
- Milk or cream
- Vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven and line a rectangular baking pan with parchment paper.
- Melt butter and mix with sugar until smooth, then add eggs and vanilla.
- Stir in cocoa powder or melted chocolate, then add flour and salt, mixing just until combined.
- Spread batter evenly in the pan and bake until set but slightly soft in the center.
- Allow brownies to cool completely.
- Blend fresh strawberries into a puree or grind freeze-dried strawberries into a powder.
- Beat softened butter until creamy, then gradually add powdered sugar.
- Mix in strawberries, vanilla, and milk or cream until frosting is smooth and spreadable.
- Spread frosting evenly over cooled brownies.
- Chill briefly, then cut brownies into heart shapes using a cookie cutter.
Notes
Chill brownies before cutting for clean edges. Freeze-dried strawberries give the brightest color and strongest strawberry flavor.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American