Heart Shaped Strawberry Frosted Brownies Recipe
Heart Shaped Strawberry Frosted Brownies are rich, fudgy chocolate brownies topped with a naturally pink strawberry frosting and cut into adorable heart shapes, perfect for Valentine’s Day, anniversaries, birthdays, or anytime you want a sweet and thoughtful dessert.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 12 brownies
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- Unsalted butter
- Granulated sugar
- Eggs
- Vanilla extract
- Cocoa powder or melted dark chocolate
- All-purpose flour
- Salt
- Unsalted butter, softened
- Powdered sugar
- Strawberry puree or crushed freeze-dried strawberries
- Milk or cream, as needed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a square or rectangular pan with parchment paper.
- Melt butter and whisk with sugar until glossy.
- Add eggs one at a time, mixing well, then stir in vanilla extract.
- Mix in cocoa powder or melted chocolate, then add flour and salt and stir just until combined.
- Spread batter evenly in the prepared pan.
- Bake for 20–25 minutes until edges are set and a toothpick shows moist crumbs.
- Cool brownies completely, then chill briefly if needed.
- Beat softened butter until creamy for the frosting.
- Gradually add powdered sugar, then mix in strawberry puree or crushed freeze-dried strawberries and vanilla.
- Adjust frosting consistency with milk or cream.
- Spread frosting evenly over cooled brownies.
- Chill frosted brownies for 15–20 minutes.
- Cut brownies using a heart-shaped cookie cutter and serve.
Notes
Chill brownies before cutting for clean heart shapes. Freeze-dried strawberries give stronger flavor without thinning the frosting. Avoid overbaking to keep brownies fudgy and easy to shape.