Spooky Eyed Halloween Brownies (Dairy Free)

Why I love these halloween brownies

For the past few weeks (okay, maybe months), Ellie has been talking about Halloween. She has already decided that she’s going to be a bat-witch and she hasn’t, not for one second, waffled on her decision.

It’s crazy, but since I love Halloween just as much, I’m pretty excited that she’s into it. Today, I even took her to look at Halloween decorations for maybe the fifth time so far this year. She’s really into the talking witches that are outrageously expensive.

Since she’s loving Halloween so much, I thought it might be nice to start testing out a few Halloween-themed treats, like these spooky eyed Halloween brownies, so that I know exactly what to make when the holiday comes.

We already have a few Halloween related food traditions that I’m carrying over from my own childhood, like apple crisp and Halloween soup. I even made some pretty awesome apple cider margaritas last year (for the adults, obviously).

Here’s what you’ll need to make them

• Mixing bowl
• Measuring cups
• Measuring spoons
• Parchment paper
• Wire whisk
• Baking dish

Ingredient notes:

These Halloween brownies are completely dairy free, and based on my regular olive oil brownie recipe, but I jazzed them up with some Halloween sprinkles and googly eyes that I found at my grocery store.

I did add the purple sprinkles to the pre-made mix I bought just to give the sprinkles a bit more variety, since I didn’t find exactly what I was imagining.

How to make Halloween brownies

Pre-heatoven to 350˚F. Line a 9×13 baking pan with parchment paper and set aside.

Mix the dry ingredients. In a large bowl, whisk cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. add 1/3 cup olive oil and boiling water. Stir until smooth.

Add wet ingredients. Sugar eggs, vanilla extract and remaining olive oil, whisking until smooth.

Add the dry ingredients. Slowly whisk in the flour until combined and smooth. Then fold in the chocolate chips.

Bake the brownies. Pour the batter into the pan and top with sprinkles. Bake for 35-40 minutes.

Decorate. Let cool for 30 minutes before decorating with google eyes. Use piping gel to secure and let get dry complexity before slicing brownies.

More brownie recipes:

• S’more brownie cupcakes
• Skillet brownie sundae
• Brownie mix cookies
• Olive oil brownies

More dessert recipes you’ll love:

• Soft pumpkin cookies
• No bake chocolate oatmeal cookies
• Double chocolate zucchini carrot muffins
• Sopapilla cheesecake

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Published: September 26, 2017. Updated: April 2, 2022.

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