Introduction: Chocolate-Covered Strawberries and Melting Marshmallow Snowmen on 16 Fudge Brownies

This dessert is a fun idea to create, if you do it with a box mix it is a fun, easy, and sweet treat to make for you and your family. You also do not have to create both the snowmen and strawberries, you can do one or whichever one you are in the mood for!

Supplies

There are 3 parts of ingredients and supplies needed for this project.

  1. Duncan Hines Chewy Fudge Brownie Mix -or any other brownie mix-
  2. 2 large eggs
  3. 3 tablespoons water
  4. ⅔ cup vegetable oil
  5. Mix in package
  6. Snowman Tops:
  7. Large Marshmallows
  8. - To Make Melted Part; Cinnamon Roll Frosting -
  9. 2 cups powdered sugar
  10. 2 tablespoon butter
  11. 4 ounces of cream cheese
  12. 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  13. 4 tablespoons milk can be substituted with heavy cream or half-and-half
  14. Milk Chocolate Chips OR chocolate candy melts
  15. Orange Sprinkles
  16. Chocolate Covered Strawberries:
  17. Milk Chocolate Chips
  18. Strawberries

Materials:

  1. Bowls x4
  2. Spatula
  3. 8x8(or other) baking pan
  4. Bowl with pouring lip
  5. Measuring spoons & cups
  6. Toothpicks
  7. Hand mixer

*You can also make your own homemade brownies with *these* ingredients and instructions* - no pictures of homemade-

  1. 6 tablespoons (85g) unsalted butter
  2. 4 tablespoons light olive oil or canola oil
  3. 1 ⅓ cups (265g) granulated sugar
  4. 1/4 cup (47g) lightly packed brown sugar
  5. 3/4 teaspoon fine sea salt, reduce to 1/2 teaspoon if sensitive to salt
  6. 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
  7. 2/3 cup (65g) unsweetened cocoa powder
  8. 2 large eggs
  9. 1 egg yolk
  10. 3/4 cup (98g) all-purpose flour
  11. 1/4 teaspoon baking powder

*Homemade Brownies -

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
  2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper OR non-stick baking spray
  3. Fully melt butter and oil in medium saucepan on medium heat or in a mug in the microwave
  4. While butter and oil are still warm, mix them in a bowl with sugar, salt, and vanilla extract until blended fully
  5. Stir in cocoa powder and let cool for a few minutes so the mixture is warm NOT HOT
  6. Once cooled, add in eggs and stir until smooth
  7. Then mix in flour and baking powder
  8. Spread mixture in pan and put in oven on middle rack
  9. Bake for about 35 minutes until edges look dry and middle is slightly underbaked
  10. Take out and let cool and cut into 16(optional)squares
  11. Once cooled put onto a flat pan(or plate) to decorate

Step 1: Brownies - Step 1-

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F

Step 2: Brownies - 2

  1. Line 8x8 baking dish with canola oil spray OR other non-stick spray

Step 3: Brownies - 3

  1. Put mix in a bowl and mix in water, eggs, and vegetable oil

Step 4: Brownies - 4

  1. Mix together until smooth

Step 5: Brownies - 5

  1. Line the baking dish with the mixture, and spread to be even
  2. Once the oven is preheated, place baking dish on middle rack of oven and bake for about 35 minutes

Step 6: Brownies - 6

  1. Once baked, take out and let cool for 15 - 20 minutes
  2. Once cooled, cut into 16 squares
  3. Then place on flat pan and wait to decorate

Step 7: Melted Snowman - 1

Decorated Marshmallows:

  1. Melt a ½ cup(or more) of candy melts

Step 8: Melted Snowman - 2

  1. Use toothpick and make holes in the shape of eyes and a mouth

Step 9: Melted Snowmen - 3

  1. Then put chocolate on toothpick and put into the face holes

Step 10: Melted Snowmen - 4

  1. Put 1 orange sprinkle in the center for the nose
  2. Make eight and put them aside to do icing

Step 11: Melted Snowmen - 5

Icing:

  1. Put in mixing bowl with pour spout melted butter, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, cream cheese, and milk

Step 12: Melted Snowmen - 6

  1. Mix together (with hand mixer) until smooth

Step 13: Melted Snowmen - 7

  1. Drizzle on top of half of the brownies
  2. Place decorated marshmallows on top

Step 14: Strawberries - 1

Chocolate Covered Strawberries -

  1. Wash and dry 8 strawberries


Step 15: Strawberries - 2

  1. Melt dipping chocolate(CAN USE LEFT OVER FROM MARSHMALLOWS)

Step 16: Strawberries - 3

  1. Put in a bowl and dip strawberries and let harden

Step 17: Strawberries - 4

  1. Place strawberries on the other set of brownies and. . .

Step 18: ENJOY!