Heart Shaped Brownies Recipe
Bake up some love and make our Heart Shaped Brownies! An easy homemade Valentine brownie recipe that you can stir up in a bowl becomes a message of love just with a cookie cutter.
Servings: 15
Calories: 116kcal
Ingredients
- 12 Tablespoons butter
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2/3 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Line a 11-inch by 7-inch baking pan with foil leaving a 2-inch foil overhang and spray with non-stick cooking spray.
- In microwave-safe bowl melt butter.
- Stir in sugar and cocoa powder until blended.
- Add eggs and vanilla and stir until combined.
- Stir in flour and salt until a brownie batter forms.
- Spread batter in prepared pan and bake 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out with moist crumbs.
- Cool 10 minutes in pan. Using foil overhang, lift brownies out of pan and cool completely on wire rack.
- Using a 2-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut out brownie hearts*. Turn heart cutter upside down every other heart to get the most brownie heart cut-outs.
Notes
Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips
- Be sure to measure your flour correctly. Spoon flour into your measuring cup and level with the flat side of a knife.
- Drizzle cooled brownies with melted chocolate or hot fudge sauce
- Cut into different size heart shaped brownies
- Save brownie scraps and serve with ice cream
- Stir mini chocolate chips into the brownie batter
- Turn heart cutter upside down every other heart to get the most brownie heart cut-outs
- Top your brownie batter with Valentine sprinkles before baking
- Store your homemade brownies recipe at room temperature in an airtight container.
- Brownies will stay fresh for 2-3 days.
Nutrition
Calories: 116kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 90mg | Potassium: 100mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 67IU | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 1mg