Description
Celebrate Halloween with this festive Halloween Brownie Pie featuring a rich, fudgy brownie base baked inside a flaky pie crust, studded with colorful Halloween M&M’s, and topped with vibrant swirls of orange, yellow, and white buttercream frosting adorned with candy accents. Perfect for spooktacular parties and seasonal treats.
Ingredients
Scale
Pie
- 1 refrigerated pie crust
- 1 (13×9) box brownie mix
- 1 cup Halloween M&M’s, plus extra for garnish
Frosting
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- ½ teaspoon table salt
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
- Orange gel food color
- Yellow gel food color
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit to ensure it’s hot enough for baking the brownie pie evenly.
- Prepare Pie Crust: Unroll the refrigerated pie crust and carefully place it into a 9 ½ inch deep dish pie plate. Crimp the edges neatly to seal. Place the pie crust in the refrigerator to keep it chilled while you prepare the brownie batter.
- Make Brownie Batter: Prepare the brownie mix according to the instructions on the box. Once mixed, gently fold in 1 cup of Halloween M&M’s by hand to evenly distribute the candies without crushing them.
- Fill and Bake: Pour the prepared brownie batter into the chilled pie crust. To prevent the crust edges from burning, cover them with aluminum foil or use a pie crust shield. Bake the pie in the preheated oven for 45-50 minutes, or until a knife inserted into the center comes out with just a few moist crumbs attached.
- Cool Brownie Pie: Remove the pie from the oven and let it cool completely on a wire rack to set the texture and ease frosting application.
- Prepare Frosting: Beat the softened butter, salt, and vanilla extract together until creamy using a mixer. Gradually add powdered sugar and heavy whipping cream, beating until the frosting becomes light and creamy.
- Color Frosting: Divide frosting into three portions. Leave ¼ cup white for piping with icing tip 21. Tint ½ cup orange for icing tip 32. Tint the remaining frosting yellow for icing tip 1M to create colorful decorations.
- Decorate Pie: Using the prepared piping bags, pipe yellow swirls around the edge of the pie. Repeat piping with orange frosting, then white frosting on top of the yellow swirls. Place a brown M&M on each frosting swirl for decoration.
Notes
- For a homemade touch, make a double batch of homemade chocolate chip brownies instead of a box mix.
- Use leftover Halloween candy like mini candy bars, Reese’s Pieces, peanut butter cups, or Junior Mints to customize your pie toppings.
- Allow the pie to cool completely before frosting; if the brownie is warm, the frosting swirls may melt and lose shape.
- Using three separate pastry bags fitted with various cake tips helps create precise and beautiful frosting swirls.
- To cut clean slices, dip a knife in hot water, dry it well, and slice slowly to avoid crumbly edges.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (1/10th pie)
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 32g
- Sodium: 220mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0.3g
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 35mg
