These Pine Cone Brownies are seriously the cutest and make such a fun dessert to share around the holiday! They might look intimidating, but aren’t too hard to make actually! You can use a boxed brownie mix to save some time as well. These are gluten, dairy, egg, and refined sugar-free. These would be the perfect dessert to make for the holidays or a fun activity to do with friends or your kiddos.
EQUIPMENT:
1 8×8 baking dish
INGREDIENTS:
1 GF/Grain free boxed brownie mix and whatever ingredients it requires(I love Simple Mills)
1 cup sliced almonds(can sub with cereal flakes instead)
9 oz chocolate chips
1 tsp coconut oil
Powdered Sugar or Powdered Monk fruit
INSTRUCTIONS:
Make your brownie mix accordingly to the instructions(make sure to not over bake them so they will be somewhat gooey in the middle and easy to work with) Bake your brownie mix and then let it cool down for a few minutes but don’t let them cool down too much to where they harden.(about 10 minutes)
Take the baked brownie mixture and form into about 12 cone shapes. (Like you would for a cake pop!)
Place the almond slices (or cereal flakes) in and around the brownie cones(carefully because they are fragile), making the pine cone look full with “scales.”
Place the pine cones on a parchment paper lined sheet pan, and stick them in the freezer for 30 minutes.
Melt the chocolate chips with the coconut oil by heating in a bowl in the microwave in 30-second increments.(Or use a double boiler).
Take the pine cones out of the freezer and carefully coat each one with the melted chocolate. Place the pine cone brownies back on the parchment paper to set.
Sprinkle some powdered sugar on top for a frosted look and enjoy!
NOTES
*Every brownie mix is going to work differently. I shared the one that works best for me but exact results are not guaranteed if you use a different brownie mix.
*If your chocolate is too thick of a consistency to pour over your brownies try adding more coconut oil to thin out the chocolate. A semi sweet or dark chocolate will work better than milk chocolate.
*If your brownie mixture is a little crumbly try adding some chocolate or cream cheese frosting to bind it together more.
As posted on ColorfulSuperFoodie.com.