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    Home » Entertaining » Holidays » Halloween » Halloween Ghost Brownies

    Halloween Ghost Brownies

    Published: Oct 30, 2018 Modified: Sep 17, 2021 by GG

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    Halloween Ghost Brownies will be a spooky addition to your Halloween festivities! An easy recipe for homemade brownies with a whipped topping and sugar eyes, these Halloween brownies will be a ghostly sweet treat for everyone. #easyrecipe #brownies #homemadebrownies #Halloweendessert #Halloweenbrownies #ghostbrownies #onebowlbrownies #swirlsofflavor

    Halloween Ghost Brownies will be a spooky addition to your Halloween festivities! An easy Halloween dessert recipe for homemade brownies with a whipped topping and sugar eyes, these Halloween brownies will be a ghostly sweet treat for everyone.

    brownies shaped like ghosts with whipped topping and sugar eyes

    Ghost Brownies Recipe

    With all that candy the kids get on Halloween, they'll still need Halloween desserts. You must think I'm crazy for saying that and when my four boys were growing up I never would have.

    But now that I'm a grandma of eight and can spoil my little loves, I'm all for giving them more treats!

    Grandmas can do that! LOL

    Halloween Ghost Brownies is an easy homemade brownie recipe that easily transforms into a ghostly sweet treat with a flower cookie cutter!  

    This is my classic cocoa powder brownie recipe that easily becomes a ghostly Halloween treat.

    A homemade brownie comes to life when you make our recipe and top it with a whipped topping, candy eyes and a chocolate chip mouth! Boo!

    I make commissions for purchases made through links in this post.

    I use a tulip cookie cutter that you can use again later to actually make tulip cookies or brownies.

    Simply turn the cutter upside down to make your "spooktacular" ghost brownies, spread whipped topping over the top and add sugar eyes and a chocolate chip for a ghostly mouth that's screaming "Boo"!

    There are actually several cutters you can choose from including one that is both an actual ghost cookie cutter and a flower too! 

    Be sure to check out the Swirls of Flavor Amazon Storefront for GG's kitchen recommendations!

    a brownie in the shape of a ghost with sugar eyes and chocolate chip mouth

    You will have some brownie scraps left after cutting out the ghosts and delicious possibilities for them are endless! Brownie scraps are always good for:

    • sprinkling over ice cream
    • adding to a milkshake
    • crumbling up and pressing onto frosting on a cake or cupcakes

    It's time to get in the Halloween spirit and I can't think of a better way to do that than with these hauntingly good spooky brownies.

    Now this is a Halloween dessert recipe that will be the hit of everyone’s Halloween celebration.

    So get ready for a ghostly treat that will be spooky, fun and, of course, oh-so delicious!

    This is the only kind of Halloween ghost that I want to encounter on Halloween! How about you?

    Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tip

    • No time to bake? Buy a ready made brownie cake, cut out your ghosts and decorate

    Substitutions

    • Top your ghost brownies with marshmallow fluff
    • Make ghost eyes out of black licorice
    • Use black gel for the eyes and mouth
    • Top with your favorite frosting in place of the whipped topping

    Halloween Food Ideas

    Round out your Halloween menu with more spooky recipes:

    • hot dog spaghetti spiders 
    • Halloween oreos
    • Halloween pizza

    Ingredients for Halloween brownies

    • butter
    • granulated sugar
    • eggs
    • vanilla extract
    • flour
    • unsweetened cocoa powder
    • salt
    • 3-inch tulip cookie cutteror 2 1/2-inch cookie cutter
    • whipped topping
    • candy eyes
    • mini chocolate chips
    • Clear cake sparkles

     





     

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    Halloween Ghost Brownies

    Halloween Ghost Brownies will be a spooky addition to your Halloween festivities! An easy recipe for homemade brownies with a whipped topping and sugar eyes, these Halloween brownies will be a ghostly sweet treat for everyone.
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Keyword brownies, ghost brownies, Halloween brownies
    Prep Time 15 minutes
    Cook Time 30 minutes
    Total Time 45 minutes
    Servings 13
    Calories 200kcal
    Author Gwynn Galvin

    Ingredients

    Brownies:

    • 1 cup butter
    • 1 2/3 cups granulated sugar
    • 4 eggs
    • 2 tsp. vanilla extract
    • 1 cup flour
    • 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
    • 3/4 tsp. salt

    Toppings:

    • 3-inch tulip cookie cutter or 2 1/2-inch cookie cutter
    • 1 ½ cups thawed whipped topping
    • 26 candy eyes
    • 13 mini chocolate chips
    • Clear cake sparkles optional

    Instructions

    Brownies:

    • Preheat oven to 350F. Line a 13-inch x 9-inch baking pan with foil leaving a 2-inch overhang. Coat with non-stick cooking spray.
    • Brownie: In microwave-safe bowl, melt 1 cup butter. Stir in sugar until dissolved. Add eggs and vanilla, stirring until blended.
    • Stir in flour, 1 cup cocoa powder and salt until a batter forms.
    • Spread evenly in prepared baking pan and bake 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
    • Cool 15 minutes in pan. Using foil overhang transfer brownie to wire rack and cool completely.

    Toppings:

    • Using a 2 ½-inch or 3-inch cookie cutter, cut out 13 ghosts. Save the brownie scraps for another use (I love crumbling them up over ice cream!).
    • Spread whipped topping over tops of brownies. Add sugar eyes and mini chocolate chip mouth.
    • Sprinkle with clear cake sparkles if you want your ghosts to sparkle!

    Notes

    Recipe will make about 13 ghosts using the 3-inch tulip cookie cutter. You may get 14 ghosts if you use the 2 1/2-inch cookie cutter.
    Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tip
    • No time to bake? Buy a ready-made brownie cake, cut out your ghosts and decorate
    Substitutions
    • Top your ghost brownies with marshmallow fluff
    • Make ghost eyes out of black licorice
    • Use black gel for the eyes and mouth
    • Top with your favorite frosting in place of the whipped topping

    Nutrition

    Calories: 200kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 54mg | Sodium: 158mg | Potassium: 164mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 119IU | Calcium: 49mg | Iron: 2mg

    First Published: October 30, 2018... Last Updated: September 17, 2021 for better readability and user experience

     

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    Gwynn Galvin, known to many as GG, is the creative and talented chef and nutritionist behind Swirls of Flavor. Gwynn is an award-winning culinary professional with over twenty five years of recipe development, food styling, test kitchen management and culinary innovation experience. Gwynn's passion is gathering people around the table with her simple real food recipes to savor the moments together.

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