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There Must Be 50 Ways to Frost a Brownie

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I have been quite busy lately and feel like I am being pulled in many different directions. My coping mechanism is brownies with frosting. Many years of stress have led me to perfect several different frostings. I have shared these recipes before (I have even reduced the Mocha Fudge frosting to 140 characters and tweeted it to a fellow blogger) but thought that perhaps somebody else out there might also be overworked and in need of an easy, delicious mood booster. 🙂

 

I try to avoid controversial subjects on my blog, so I am not going to debate chewy versus dry cakelike brownies, nor am I going to engage in an argument about the merits of naked brownies. I am going to assume that the purists were scared off by my title and that I am talking to kindred spirits. So let’s discuss our favorite ways to frost brownies. Below are my family’s current favorites, which all make enough to cover a 13 x 9 pan of brownies. Leave a link or a recipe for your favorite brownie frosting in the comment section. I wonder how many ways we can come up with to frost a brownie…

My oldest son and my husband like their brownies frosted with Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Frosting.

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Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Frosting

Course Dessert
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 12
Author Alea

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar packed
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour*
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

  • In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugars. Stir in milk and vanilla. Gradually add in flour. Stir in chocolate chips. Spread over cooled brownies.

Notes

*You can use GF all-purpose flour in this recipe.

 

When given the choice my daughter is torn between Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Frosting and Peanut Butter Frosting.

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Peanut Butter Frosting

Course Dessert
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 12
Author Alea

Ingredients

  • 1 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/4 – 1/3 cup milk

Instructions

  • In a mixing bowl, beat peanut butter, butter, and powdered sugar together. Stir in milk until the mixture reaches the desired spreading consistency. Spread over cooled brownies.

 

When I want to create truly decadent brownies, I cover them with Mocha Fudge Frosting and then sprinkle them with chopped pecans.

Mocha Fudge Frosting
 
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Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 12
Ingredients
  • 6 Tablespoons coffee
  • 6 Tablespoon butter, softened
  • 6 Tablespoon cocoa
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
Directions
  1. Combine coffee, butter, cocoa, and vanilla; mix well. Slowly add powdered sugar; beat on med. speed until well mixed.
  2. If the frosting is too thick you can add a little coffee or milk, if too thin add more sugar. Spread over cooled brownies. I like to spread chopped pecans over the frosting.

 
My friend Robin shared her favorite frosting for brownies: Cinnamon Cocoa brownies. She says she adds a teaspoon of cinnamon to her brownie recipe to create Cinnamon Cocoa Brownies.

Cinnamon Cocoa Frosting

6 tablespoons butter, softened
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup milk

Combine butter, cocoa, cinnamon, and vanilla. Alternate adding powdered sugar and milk. Beat until it reaches a desired spreading consistency. Spread over cooled brownies.

Here are a few more ideas:

Laura from I’m Losing it Here uses peppermint candies to frost her brownies:

Easiest brownie frosting ever: When your brownies come out of the oven, cover the top with York peppermint patties. Let the patties melt, use a knife and frost the top with the melted chocolate and mint and let set.

Creme de Menthe Brownies by Elizabeth of The Adventures of a Newly Employed Librarian

Cola Frosting by Rebecca of Turned Loose who replaces the liquid in her brownie recipe with cola to create Cola Brownies.

3 T butter – melt in saucepan
2 T cocoa – stir in ’til dissolved

Add:

1 1/2 c powdered sugar
2 T Coke or Pepsi
1 t vanilla

Stir until smooth, pour over warm brownies, let set until firm.

How do you frost your brownies?

About Alea Milham

Alea Milham is the owner of Premeditated Leftovers and the author of Prep-Ahead Meals from Scatch. She shares her tips for saving money and time while reducing waste in her home. Her favorite hobby, gardening, is a frugal source of organic produce for her recipes. She believes it is possible to live fully and eat well while spending less.

Comments

  1. Elsa says

    I love chewy brownies with frosting! My mom always added frosting to her brownies, so now I do the same. And honestly, I think my love for cooking grew from stress. 🙂

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  4. Rebecca says

    On your way to find 50 ways:

    Cola Frosting:
    3 T butter – melt in saucepan
    2 T cocoa – stir in 'til dissolved
    Add:
    1 1/2 c powdered sugar
    2 T Coke or Pepsi
    1 t vanilla
    Stir until smooth, pour over warm brownies, let set until firm.

    This is good over a brownie mix that has been made according to package directions, but substituting Pepsi or Coke for the water in the recipe.

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  7. Dede says

    My husband would love that Mocha Fudge Frosting! Thanks for following my blogs:

    My Life is a Reality Show…
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    I am returning the favor and am your newest follower 🙂 Sorry, I don't have Twitter, but do have a Facebook.

    Have a great night!!
    Dede

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  8. Hodgepodgemom says

    Mocha Fudge Frosting!! All of these look fabulous. (The children and I made microwave fudge this afternoon 🙂

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  10. Melissa says

    Oh, where to begin!? As soon as I get my new dishwasher, I can't wait to BAKE! Brownies sound like a perfect place to start, but I don't know how I can choose just ONE of those frostings!

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  12. 21st Century Housewife© says

    Alea, these brownie frostings look amazing. I've bookmarked your post. I've never heard of cookie dough frosting before but what a fantastic idea! I can't wait to try it!

    Thank you for adding the blog hop to your site. I really appreciate your support 🙂

    Have a lovely weekend!!

    Reply

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Welcome. I'm Alea!

On Premeditated Leftovers I share simple recipes made with whole foods, practical shopping tips, time saving techniques, and meal planning strategies. I also share tips for minimizing food waste, so more of the food that is purchased ends up on the table.

While volunteering as a budget counselor, I realized that food is the element of most people’s budgets where they have the greatest control. I set out to develop low-cost recipes from scratch to prove it’s possible to create delicious meals on a limited budget. Eating well while spending less is about more than just creating recipes using inexpensive ingredients; it’s about creatively combining ingredients so you don’t feel deprived and are inspired to stick to your budget.