Check out these cute Reindeer Brownies: perfect for Christmas baking! The kids will love making them and you will love the low sugar brownie batter!
It’s the one time of the year when you can turn your ordinary brownies into christmas brownies…aka reindeer brownies – with a very shiny nose! Believe it or not, I actually used some of the kids’ Halloween candy to pull these off. Talk about seasonal overlap!
Anyways, if you don’t have little ones who would get a kick out of these reindeer brownies, you should still make the brownies recipes. This is my standard brownie recipe that I love to make, and it comes out perfectly fudgey and gooey like from a box. They can have a cake-like consistency if you over-mix them, but that’s totally OK by me!
What’s so great about these christmas brownies?
Well for starters, they’re dairy-free! I used canola oil instead of butter to make them healthier than your average brownie recipe. However, they still taste just as great, and I would even say they rival the Ghirardelli box brownies. And you guys, that’s kind of a big deal for a homemade batter! Rich, fudgey and decadent reindeer brownies.
Then it’s up to you and your creativity to make them totally ADORBS! I used pretzels, m&m candy and googly eyes I found at Target – nothing fancy here, but the outcome is very festive christmas brownies your kids will absolutely love!
Tips to make Reindeer Brownies
- Use aluminum foil in the baking pan to ensure even cooking. It also makes clean-up much faster and easier!
- For a more fudgey consistency and if you’re not worried about making these brownies dairy-free, feel free to use butter instead of the canola oil
- Customize the recipe by adding crushed walnuts in the brownie batter, cinnamon or even a heat kick with cayenne pepper (not recommend for the kiddos though!)
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Reindeer Brownies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup whole wheat white flour
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup chocolate chunks optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a round 8 inch baking pan.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the wet ingredients: oil, sugar, and vanilla; then beat in the eggs.
- In another medium bowl, mix together the dry ingredients: flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt.
- Mix the wet ingredients with the dry ingredients using a spatula until well blended and then fold in the chocolate chunks.
- Pour the brownie batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the batter pulls away from pan's edges. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes, cut into triangles and then decorate into little reindeer as shown in the video.
