Chocolate Brownie Frosting Recipe
Thick, creamy, and ultra chocolatey, this quick, six-ingredient chocolate brownie frosting recipe is the perfect topping for all your desserts!
Servings: 1 serving (2/3 cup)
Calories: 849kcal
Cost: $1.00
Equipment
- 1 spoon
Ingredients
- 3 Tablespoons butter, softened
- 3 Tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1 Tablespoon honey (see notes)
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ Tablespoons milk
- 1 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- In a small mixing bowl, add the softened butter, cocoa powder, honey, and vanilla extract. With a spoon, mix until smooth.3 Tablespoons butter, softened, 3 Tablespoons cocoa powder, 1 Tablespoon honey, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- Stir in the milk and powdered sugar until a smooth frosting forms. Add more milk (1 teaspoon at a time) if the frosting is too thick to spread or more powdered sugar (1 Tablespoon at a time) if the frosting is not thick enough.1 ½ Tablespoons milk, 1 cup powdered sugar
- Spread the frosting evenly over the top of brownies or store in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 1 week.
Notes
Ingredient Tips - Corn syrup can be substituted for the honey. Dark cocoa powder can be subbed for the regular cocoa powder. Any milk can be used in the frosting.
Serving Tips - This frosting is perfect on our chocolate frosted brownies, cakes, baked goods, or just eaten with a spoon.
The recipe makes 2/3 cup frosting.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving (entire recipe) | Calories: 849kcal | Carbohydrates: 137.8g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 37g | Saturated Fat: 21.5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Trans Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 95.8mg | Sodium: 18.3mg | Potassium: 32.7mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 134.6g | Vitamin A: 6.4IU | Vitamin C: 0mg | Calcium: 25.8mg | Iron: 0mg
