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Chocolate Cake Brownies with M&M Fudge Frosting

January 24, 2017 1 Comment

Chocolate cake brownies are a childhood classic – and this easy recipe is perfect for baking with kids. The addition of a generous handful of M&Ms makes these brownies a triple-chocolate treat!

Kid-made Frosted Brownies are a childhood classic and this delicious cake-like brownie recipe is super easy for making with kids

One of the first recipes I made with my daughter was chocolate brownies and to this day, her favorite part of making brownies is getting to lick the spoon clean.

If you’ve never made them before, brownies are super easy to make with kids – they have a short list of ingredients, don’t require you to beat the batter to specific consistencies (“light and fluffy,” et) and aren’t usually tempermental with baking.

This brownie recipe yields a cake-like brownie with decadent, rich fudge-y frosting.

If you’re looking for a healthier alternative, I do have a delicious and popular black bean brownie recipe on my site, but this kid-made frosted brownie recipe is definitely not one to miss!

A triple-chocolate dessert delight! Fluffy chocolate cake brownies with rich, fudge icing...topped with M&Ms. Kid-made and oh-so-yummy!

Chocolate Cake Brownies Ingredients

  • 1 cup  butter, melted
  • 2 1/4 cups sugar
  • 1 1/4 cups cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 5 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

For the frosting:

  • 3 Tablespoons butter, softened
  • 3 Tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
  • powder
  • 2 Tablespoons milk or cream
  • 1 Tablespoon honey
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 cup M&M candies

Tip: You can add additional M&M candies into the brownie batter before baking. Add them in just after the flour.

 

Kitchen Tools You May Find Helpful

  • Non-slip mixing bowls
  • Measuring cups and spoons
  • Hand mixer
  • Wooden Spoon
  • 9×13″ baking pan
  • Offset spatula


A triple-chocolate dessert delight! Fluffy chocolate cake brownies with rich, fudge icing...topped with M&Ms. Kid-made and oh-so-yummy!

How to Make Chocolate Cake Brownies

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a 9″ x 13″ pan.

Combine the melted butter and sugar until smooth, about 1 minute.

Add in the cocoa, salt, baking powder and vanilla.

Beat in the eggs one at a time, then the water.

Add the flour in small increments, stirring until thoroughly combined.

Pour the batter into the prepared pan.

Bake the brownies for 28-30 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, or with a few moist crumbs attached. The brownies should feel set both on the edges and in the center.

Remove the brownies from the oven, and cool slightly on a rack before frosting (you still want them to be somewhat warm for the frosting to set properly).

For the frosting, combine butter, cocoa, honey, vanilla and sugar in a large bowl, and beat for about 1 minute.

Slowly add in the milk until you reach your desired consistency.

Spread frosting over warm brownies with an offset spatula (for easier frosting) and sprinkle on M&Ms.

Pin this Kid-Made Chocolate Cake Brownie Recipe:

A triple-chocolate dessert delight! Fluffy chocolate cake brownies with rich, fudge icing...topped with M&Ms. Kid-made and oh-so-yummy!

Grab your free printable for our Frosted M&M Brownies recipe:

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Chocolate Cake Brownies w/ M&M Fudge Frosting

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, melted
  • 2 1/4 cups sugar
  • 1 1/4 cups cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 5 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • For the frosting:
  • 3 Tablespoons butter, softened
  • 3 Tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
  • powder
  • 2 Tablespoons milk or cream
  • 1 Tablespoon honey
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 cup M&M candies

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a 9" x 13" pan.
  2. Combine the melted butter and sugar until smooth, about 1 minute.
  3. Add in the cocoa, salt, baking powder and vanilla.
  4. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then the water.
  5. Add the flour in small increments, stirring until thoroughly combined.
  6. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
  7. Bake the brownies for 28-30 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, or with a few moist crumbs attached. The brownies should feel set both on the edges and in the center.
  8. Remove the brownies from the oven, and cool slightly on a rack before frosting (you still want them to be somewhat warm for the frosting to set properly).
  9. For the frosting, combine butter, cocoa, honey, vanilla and sugar in a large bowl, and beat for about 1 minute.
  10. Slowly add in the milk until you reach your desired consistency.
  11. Spread frosting over warm brownies with an offset spatula and sprinkle on M&Ms.
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Have you made brownies with your kids? What would they like to sprinkle on their homemade brownies?

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Healthy Black Bean Brownies (Sugar free, flourless) – With VIDEO!

December 23, 2016 11 Comments

You know what makes you feel like a rockstar mom?

Handing your kid a brownie for breakfast and watching their face light up with confused, but unfettered joy.

With this sugar-free black bean brownie recipe, you can be that rockstar mom… and not have to deal with a sugar high (and subsequent crash) at 9am.

Brownies healthy enough to eat for breakfast?? Sugar free, whole food Black Bean Brownies are out-of-this-world fudge-y and decadent, but good for you too!

I had tried a black bean brownie recipe before, and was pleasantly surprised at the results, but every recipe that I knew of still had refined sugar as a main ingredient (or relied on artificial sweeteners). No. Thank. You.

So, we set out to make a great-tasting, sugar-free black bean brownie recipe with whole foods (that wouldn’t taste like we made a sugar-free black bean brownie with whole foods).

This recipe needs a food processor to really break up the beans and incorporate the other ingredients. I cannot vouch for results that don’t use a food processor. But the nice thing about using the food processor is that kids can help since all you need to do is throw in the required ingredients and blitz it all up!

These brownies don’t taste like a super indulgent, super chocolatey brownie – in order to do that, you would need to add unhealthy ingredients – but it is tasty and my kids always gobble them up without pause.

Check out our quick video for how to make black bean brownies – and then don’t forget to scroll down to grab our free printable recipe:

 

How to make healthy black bean brownies with no processed sugar

Ingredients to Make Black Bean Brownies

  • 2 cups cooked black beans (or 1-14oz can)
  • 1/2 cup chopped Medjool dates
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup natural applesauce
  • 2 tsp pure vanilla extract, or scrapings from one pod
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp good-quality salt
  • 1/2 cup chocolate chips, optional

Note: The addition of chocolate chips may add sugar, depending on the type used.

Kitchen Tools You May Find Helpful

  • Food processor (The Hamilton Beach “Big Mouth” is our workhorse)
  • Spatula
  • Measuring cups and spoons
  • 9×9 square brownie pan

These sugar free black bean brownies are crumbly, fudgy, and all of the good things that brownies should be.

How to Make Black Bean Brownies

Preheat your oven to 350F and line or grease a 9×9″ square pan.

Have your child put all of the ingredients ingredients into a food processor.

Cover your ears and blend!

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Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and smooth it down with a spatula.

Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes until set and a toothpick inserted comes out with crumbs but no wetness.

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These sugar free black bean brownies are crumbly, fudgy, and all of the good things that brownies should be. We’ve made these twice now, and next time I’m going to be adding in some good-quality chocolate chips… to my half of the pan anyways.

Pin this No-Sugar Black Bean Brownie recipe for later:

These sugar free black bean brownies are crumbly, fudgy, and all of the good things that brownies should be - without the sugar!

Grab your free printable version of our no-sugar black bean brownie recipe here:

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Healthy Black Bean Brownies (Sugar free, Flourless)

Ingredients

  • 2 cups cooked black beans (or 1-14oz can)
  • 1/2 cup chopped Medjool dates
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup natural applesauce
  • 2 tsp pure vanilla extract, or scrapings from one pod
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp good-quality salt
  • 1/2 cup chocolate chips, optional

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 350F and line or grease a 9x9" square pan.
  2. Have your child put all of the ingredients ingredients into a food processor.
  3. Cover your ears and blend!
  4. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and smooth it down with a spatula.
  5. Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes until set and a toothpick inserted comes out with crumbs but no wetness.
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Do you have a brownie lover in your house that would go crazy for breakfast brownies?

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