From-scratch Halloween Brownies
These Halloween brownies are a fun, straightforward-to-make treat the kids will love. You can enjoy making these spooky brownies without the mess and hassle of complicated treats.
A house favorite Halloween brownies
If you’re looking for a fun treat to make this Halloween with your kids, this is an excellent choice. Instead of dealing with complicated, overly messy treats, these Halloween Brownies are plain, straightforward to cook, and the kids love decorating them.
They’re spooky and fun!
Your kids will love making these brownies with you. You can even prep in advance by making the brownies ahead of time and letting the kids decorate them.
They’re suited to Halloween parties or to have at home.
Ingredients for hocus pocus brownies
- Brownies
- Large candy eyes
- Cookie icing or dark chocolate
How to cook Hocus Pocus book brownies
Detailed instructions and measurements to make Hocus Pocus book brownies are listed in the recipe card at the bottom of this page.
- Prepare your brownies on a parchment lined baking sheet or pan.
- Allow the brownies to cool completely and remove them from the pan. We like to leave the parchment hanging from the sides for straightforward lift out of the pan.
- Cut the brownies into book size shapes.
- Using the cookie icing or melted chocolate, place a small dab on the brownie and put the eye on. Then, decorate the remaining brownie.
- Allow the icing to set completely before serving.
Tips, tricks and faqs
If you’d like to use dark chocolate, but need it darker in color, you can add black food coloring after it’s melted.
We find that lining a baking sheet with parchment hanging over the edges works best for removing the brownies.
Substitutions and alterations
- Brownies – While brownies work best due to color and texture, you could also make this recipe using blondies.
- Large Candy Eyes – If you can’t find large candy eyes at your local store or Amazon, we recommend purchasing large white candies and an edible marker. You can draw the eye on the white candies.
- Cookie Icing – Instead of using a cookie icing pen, you can also use melted dark chocolate. To make it darker, add a little black food coloring.
How to keep spooky brownies
Leftover brownies are best stored on the counter in an airtight refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Fun halloween treats to make
- Halloween Worms in Dirt Cups
- Mummy Cookies
- Candy Corn Inspired Fruit Parfait
- Candy Corn Bark
- Bug Juice
- Spooky Snack Mix
- Poison Popcorn
Prep 5 minutesTotal 20 minutesMakes 15 brownies
Ingredients
- 15 brownies
- 15 large candy eyes
- 1 tube cookie icing
Method
- Prepare your brownies on a parchment lined baking sheet or pan.
- Allow the brownies to cool completely and remove them from the pan. We like to leave the parchment hanging from the sides for straightforward lift out of the pan.
- Cut the brownies into book size shapes.
- Using the cookie icing or melted chocolate, place a small dab on the brownie and put the eye on. Then, decorate the remaining brownie.
- Allow the icing to set completely before serving.
