Ingredients
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- 2 cups real butter, softened to room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups dark chocolate chips
- 1 cup Swerve Sweetener
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup cake flour
- 1/4 teaspoon Fleur de Sel salt
- 6 mini candy canes, chopped into 1/8-inch pieces
- 3 cups Swerve Confectioners Sugar
- 2 Tablespoons heavy whipping cream
- Wilton Snowman Decorations
- Wilton Edible Glitter in silver
- Wilton Pearl Dust in white
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Line your brownie pan with foil. A good size is an 8" square pan, but I have a rectangular pan made specifically made for brownies and you may too. If so, use it.
- Melt 1 cup of butter in a pan on low heat.
- As the butter begins to melt and the bottom of the pan is covered with 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch of butter, add in the chocolate chips.
- Continue melting the butter and chocolate chips on low heat, stirring as needed to keep them from burning.
- Once the butter and chocolate chips are completely melted, stir them well so they combine and remove the pan from the heat source.
- Allow the mixture to cool slightly.
- Add in the Swerve Sweetener and stir it into the butter and chocolate
- Add 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and stir again.
- Stir in the eggs, one at a time. It is best to break each egg in a dish and then add it to your mixture.
- Add the salt and stir.
- Add the flour, a little at a time stirring the batter as you go.
- Pour the batter into the foil lined pan.
- Sprinkle the candy cane pieces on top and use a knife or spatula to swirl them into the batter. It is ok for some pieces to remain on top.
- Bake the brownies for 25 to 30 minutes. When they are done, a toothpick inserted into the center of the pan will come out clean.
- Cool the brownies on a cooling rack. My pan came with one. If your pan did not, you can use regular cake cooling racks.
- While the brownies are baking or cooling (your choice) put the remaining 1 cup of softened butter in a bowl and begin whipping it on low speed with an electric mixer. I have a KitchenAid mixer and used the "Stir" setting.
- Turn the mixer off and add the first cup of confectioner sugar to the butter.
- Turn the mixer back on low speed. Again, I used the "Stir" setting.
- Repeat steps 18 and 19 twice more until all the confectioner sugar is added.
- Turn the speed of the mixer up. I turned mine to a "2."
- Add in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract.
- Add in the 2 Tablespoons heavy whipping cream.
- Continue mixing until the icing is light and fluffy. This takes 2 to 3 minutes on a medium-high speed.
- Once the brownies are cool, frost them. Here's a tip: put your frosting knife in a cup of hot tap water. It will melt the excess icing off and make it easy for you to smooth out the icing on the brownies.
- Cut the brownies into squares. My pan came with a pre-fit cutter, but you can use a knife.
- Sprinkle the pearl dust over the top of the icing.
- Sprinkle the edible glitter stars over the top of the icing.
- Press the decorated snowmen into the center of each square. I chose to use just one package of snowmen, so some of my squares are not decorated with snowmen and this is ok. The choice is yours.
- Serve the brownies and enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition note: The Nutrifox nutrition information does not include the optional Wilton edible snowman-and-mint decorations. According to the package used for this recipe, each 7 g decoration adds 25 calories, 6 g carbohydrates, and 6 g sugar. These decorations contain sugar and corn syrup, so adding them means the finished brownies are not sugar-free. The package states that they are made in a facility that also processes egg and soy products. Check current packaging for updated ingredients, allergen information, and nutrition values.
