Gluten Free Monster Halloween Brownies

October is here and if you’re looking for a quick and easy last minute Halloween treat to make, my Gluten Free Monster Halloween Brownies are it!

Reasons this recipe works

It’s a simple Halloween Brownie using a store bought box mix from Trader Joe’s. All you do is bake off the brownies and add the monster eyes and sprinkles on top.

The texture of the Trader Joe’s brownies are crispy on the top layer and fudgy in the middle.

Brownies are also easy to transport to parties and everyone loves cute Monster Halloween Brownies

Ingredients

• Gluten Free Brownie Mix. I like Trader Joe’s but Simple Mills makes a gluten free mix as well. The mix is delicious with a fudge middle while the texture on the top is a nice crust. It’s similar to the Ghirardelli Brownies texture but a little more chocolatey in the middle.
• Egg.
• Vegetable oil.
• Water
• Halloween decorations. Orange, green and black sprinkles and monster eyes. For the toppings, I like to use the candy bark decorating kit from Michael’s or any of their festive sprinkles. A quick warning- the sprinkles can get messy and your kids may want to eat them without being on top of any brownies. LOL The sprinkles are cute on cookies or cake pops as well!

How to make Gluten Free Monster Halloween Brownies

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease a brownie pan and then line it with a sheet of parchment paper.
3. In a large size bowl, mix together the oil and egg and then whisk in the water.
4. Add the brownie mix and gently combine.
5. Pour the batter into the brownie pan.
6. Bake for about 35-40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center is clean.
7. When the brownies are done, carefully remove from the oven and let them cool for 10 minutes.
8. Add the monster eyes and sprinkles by scattering evenly on the top.
9. Cut into 9 servings and enjoy!

Other delicious desserts to try: Easy Cake Monster Balls, Pumpkin Pecan Coffee Cake, Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls with Apple Pie Filling

Variations

If you do not need the brownies to be gluten free, you can use other store bought mix such Betty Crocker or Duncan Hines.

Also this Halloween idea can be used on homemade gluten free brownies.

Halloween brownies can be decorated many different ways. Try candy corn, or spooky marshmallow ghosts, you can create a spider web on top, or a graveyard using crushed up Oreo’s and gummy worms.

You can also use purple and orange icing over the top.

The ideas for Halloween baking are endless!

Recipe inspiration

Who knew Halloween and the whole month of October would be my son’s favorite holiday! The minute I knew that I was going to create Gluten Free Monster Halloween Brownies and needed to go shopping for the ingredients- the eagerness in his step to get in the car and go increased!

With October being such a busy month, I wanted to create an easy yet somewhat healthy Halloween brownie. I have been using Trader Joe’s gluten free brownie mix for years now and the texture and taste is amazing!

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