Pine Cone Brownies 🎄 (Gluten-Free, Vegan, Paleo) (Via: @colorful_superfoodie)
These brownies are seriously the cutest and make such a fun dessert to share around the holidays 🥰 They are pretty easy to make, and you can use a boxed brownie mix to save some time! I made mine gluten, dairy, egg, and refined sugar-free because I have food sensitivities 🤗
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Ingredients: • Fudgey Brownie mix of choice • Sliced almonds(If you can’t do almonds, use cereal flakes instead) • 9 oz chocolate chips • 1-2 tsp coconut oil(use more if your chocolate is very thick) • Powdered sugar or powdered monk fruit
Directions: 1) 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. 2) Take the baked brownie mixture and remove any really crispy parts then form into about 12 cone shapes.(kinda like you would a cake pop) 3) Place the almond slices in and around the brownie cones(carefully because they are fragile), making the pine cone look full with “scales.” 4) Place the pine cones on a parchment paper lined sheet pan, and stick in the freezer for 30 minutes. 5) 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). 6) 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. 7) Sprinkle some powdered sugar on top for a frosted look and enjoy!
Note: If your brownies didn’t turn out as soft, try crumbling them and mixing with a little bit of frosting like you would a cake pop 👌 You can also try making chocolate cake instead of brownies for this recipe!
