Boo! Happy Halloween! Celebrate with these Frankenstein themed brownies- or Frankenbrownies! Super easy to make, super cute and of course, super delicious.

These super cute Frankenbrownies are so easy to make- perfect for this year's Halloween festivities!

It’s 10 pm on a Wednesday night. My desk is cluttered with a loose papers, sticky notes, dirty dishes and a candy bar wrapper.

My eyes are literally ready to close.

I have a math test tomorrow.

Yet I sit in front of my computer screen writing a blog post about Frankenbrownies because Halloween is this Friday and that’s exciting.

I made and photographed these the morning before I left for Istanbul. Originally I had wanted to do brownie pops- but we don’t get candy melts here, and dying white chocolate was a nightmare because it began to cease up. When it did, I had tried to save the chocolate by adding hot heavy cream. It looked like green slime.

But I wasn’t not going to give up.

I threw together a loose vanilla icing, the same kind I made for my sugar cookies recipe with a little bit of melted butter, powdered sugar, milk and vanilla. The green blended in beautifully, and these brownies looked more or less the way I had hoped they would.

I have two brownie recipes you could use- one is my Cadbury Creme Egg brownies (just omit the added Creme Eggs, fondant and ganache) which I highly recommend for this recipe because they are chewy and fudgy.  The other are some super fudgy brownies which also work beautifully, but I prefer to have those dark, dense and rich as is without icing. You could also use store-bought brownies or your favorite variety.

For the hair, I used chocolate jimmies which are quite easily available in supermarkets. I made my own chocolate eyes out of M&M’s (chocolate chips are also a possibility) and white chocolate; however, it is possible to use store-bought candy eyes if you find some. Colored M&M’s made up the bolts on the sides of the brownies, which can be substituted with gumdrops or Twizzlers cut into chunks- or any candy you find suitable.

To add some character, I used dark chocolate to create the facial expression- eyebrows and smile. Squiggly lines all the way. Finally, for a slightly gory touch, I used red decorating gel. You could easily dye some frosting red, or  for a bloody effect, some condensed milk or corn syrup.

These super cute Frankenbrownies are so easy to make- perfect for this year's Halloween festivities!

These are incredibly simple to make yet very, very cute- not to dark and bloody like halloween desserts can be- just right. Plus Frankenstein is a masterpiece. How can you not create a dessert version?

While I’d love to be Frankenstein for this year’s Halloween festivities, the make-up tutorials I found were far too difficult for me to execute. Instead, I ordered a zombie kit which I plan to use- hopefully with success. Halloween all the way, people.

So I’ll have to settle for these Frankenstein brownies instead. The perfect Halloween baked treat, and ideal dessert for a Halloween party.

Frankenstein Brownies for Halloween

Frankenstein Brownies for Halloween

Celebrate with these Frankenstein themed brownies- or Frankenbrownies! Super easy to make, super cute and of course, super delicious.

Ingredients

For the candy eyes:

  • 32 brown M&Ms
  • 2 oz white chocolate, melted (in a ziplock/piping bag with the end snipped off)

For the brownies:

  • 1 batch of 9×9 brownies cut into 16 rectangles
  • 3/4 cup white frosting, any kind you like
  • green food coloring, I used both, neon green and regular green
  • 32 brown M&Ms
  • 32 colored M&Ms
  • Chocolate jimmies
  • 2 oz bittersweet chocolate, melted (in a ziplock/piping bag with the end snipped off)
  • Red decorating gel/icing

Instructions

To make the eyes:

  • Line a tray with parchment paper and pipe 32 small dollops (about 1/4 tsp) of white chocolate, a little bit apart.
  • In the center of each dollop, place a brown M&M, (logo side down).
  • Place the tray in the freezer for 5-10 minutes or until the chocolate has hardened.

To decorate the brownies:

  • Dye the icing with the desired shade of green.
  • Spread evenly on top of the brownies- runny icing like mine should drip down the sides. Let the icing sit for several minutes just to firm up slightly if thin.
  • Place 2 candy eyes on each brownie around a little less than 1/2 way from the top.
  • Sprinkle the jimmies above the eyes.
  • Place the M&M’s or gumdrops on either side of the brownie on the same line as the eyes- this is where drippy icing is useful (watch video for clearer instructions).
  • Using the melted bittersweet chocolate, draw in the mouth and eyebrows- I like to do squiggly lines for the mouth.
  • Finish the brownies by drawing scars using the red decorating gel or icing. Do this by drawing a straight line and then cutting through with smaller perpendicular lines.

Looking for more easy treats for Halloween? Try these Halloween cupcakes, Halloween fudge, or DIY Halloween candy pops!

These super cute Frankenbrownies are so easy to make- perfect for this year's Halloween festivities!