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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Going to try right Now !!!
Oh my goodness. This is absolutely delicious. The honey definitely adds something special. Keeping this recipe in my files, thank you!
I bought a box of Betty Crocker’s Supreme Frosted brownie mix and they hadn’t put the frosting pack in the box! I was so disappointed after splurging to get the kind that was supposed to have icing! But Iam Baker to the rescue! This is as good, probably better, than what would have come with it, and now I can make my own brownie frosting whenever I want!
I like the Texas Sheet Cake icing on my brownies. It also gets crusty.
Can you substitute something else instead of honey a family member is allergic to honey.
What size pan does this Frost
Brownie icing was excellent/ Definitely a keeper. Added dash vanilla.
I have made several recipes for brownies, this theeee best, thus far!!!it light, creamy and not gritty! can’t wait to smear it on my brownies!! love that it calls for honey. I also added some sour cream to my whole milk!
Thanks, the best!!
Great recipe
Delicious frosting. I’ve never frosted a brownie before because they were always opera gooey and I felt they were perfect. However this frosting that I made for my granddaughter was absolutely yummy. I would make it again. Had to stop myself from devouring it before I frosted the brownies.