I have a confession. I have never liked Brownie Frosting. Until now! Pair it with the Best Brownie Recipe and you will be in heaven!
Secret Ingredient Frosting
I made some From-Scratch Brownie Mix this week. I just decided that my brownies deserved a little decadence. I opted to add honey to a basic chocolate frosting recipe and loved the results!
Why Is This Frosting Specifically for Brownies?
Let me tell you why this is the perfect frosting specifically for brownies.
- It’s soft, but ‘crusts’ ever so slightly after sitting out. The texture and consistency are natural and pure.
- It is complementary. It adds to the overall flavor combination, not making one or the other the star of the show.
- It is made to be applied to warm brownies, meaning that it locks in the moisture of the brownie itself and creates this seamless transition of velvety smoothness to a chewy gooey brownie.
Why is it “Brownie” Frosting?
By far my favorite way to enjoy this frosting is on brownies. When you have an ooey gooey brownie with a sweet chocolate frosting melting into every nook and cranny, it’s just magic. Be sure to add it to my Double Fudge Brownies, too!
Minute Frosting
Not only is the brownie frosting perfectly delicious, but it is also fast and easy. Take about a minute to come together and spreads easily over cooled brownies. I have added it to brownies right out of the oven before, and while that tastes AMAZING, it doesn’t look as pretty. If you want to tackle that delicious option, double the recipe and use half immediately then the other half after the brownies are cool.
I think it’s safe to say that I am officially converted into a fan of frosting on brownies! Hope you are too. 🙂
More Frostings
Brownie Frosting
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup (125 g) confectioners' sugar
- 3 tablespoons whole milk, or heavy cream
Instructions
- In a stand mixer with the whisk attachment, or using a hand mixer, combine room temperature butter, cocoa, honey, vanilla, and confectioners sugar.
- Turn mixer on low and let it combine ingredients for about 30 seconds.
- Slowly add milk, one tablespoon at a time, until you reach desired consistency. You may not need all 3 tablespoons, you may need 1 more, it can vary from season to season and kitchen to kitchen.
- Spread over warm brownies.
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just one question does this recipe cover an 8 or 9 inch recipe or 13×9? Thanks.
I need to know too. What size pan does this recipe cover? Thanks!
I’ve never been a fan of frosting on brownies either. I guess I’d better rethink that.
Hi! Promise I won;t berate you. Good grief! Nice response. High road!!!!!
Anyway, I prefer without frosting but only because I like the informality and simplicity of a brownie. But, I have made frosted brownies on occasion and they make for a sweet treat. It’s kind of like Brownie goes out for the day and gets dressed up! Love your blog.
Amanda this looks AWESOME!!! Gotta try it out next time I make plain old brownies!
I like frosting on my brownies but I also want nuts in them!
Hi! Thanks for all the recipes!! Im from argentina, and im an amateur baker!can you help me with a filling cake recipe that doesnt need refrigerator?
Thank youuuu
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Have Always preferred them with icing and nuts.
Made this frosting yesterday because I LOVE frosting on my brownies. It turned out beautifully. YUMMY and pretty. Didn’t need much of the milk (I used half-and-half.) The only thing I’d do differently next time is to use a hand mixer or even a whisk next time. I’d never made such a small amount of anything in my stand mixer (6 qt.bowl) before, and it required constant scraping and hand mix icing because the whisk couldn’t appropriately combine such a small volume.
Love that… great suggestion!
just made this recipe after googling “brownie frosting” and this was the first thing that came up! i read the reviews and doubled the recipe and had no problems with the mixer. AWESOME recipe, thanks so much!
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I like a simple ganache on brownies.. It doesn’t overwhelm. My favorite Chocolate Buttercream frosting is:
1 cup Land O Lakes Butter
1/2 cup shortening
2 Tablespoons light corn syrup
Vanilla
cream together, then whip for a few minutes
1/2 cup cocoa
2 cups confectioner’s sugar – preferably Domino 10X
add, and whip in well
2 pasteurized egg whites (bought or homemade)
add just when you’re ready to use, and only whip for 1 minute.
I do everything but the last step ahead, so it’s ready when my cake, brownies, etc. are ready.
This will not crust, is not ickky sweet, and is fluffy and soft. Love it.
You can make any flavor frosting by leaving out the cocoa and vanilla. I make orange with orange zest and orange zest – this is so fantastic on anything chocolate. Make lemon with lemon zest and lemon extract, or any flavor with an extract, or oil flavor.
I meant to say orange zest and orange extract. Sorry
Sounds delish!