Mexican Hot Chocolate Brownies
Yummy frosted brownies that taste like Mexican Hot Chocolate - perfect for the holidays!
Ingredients
- 1 box Betty Crocker Delights Supreme Chocolate Chunk Brownies mix
- ¼ cup almonds crushed
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 pinch ground cayenne pepper
Frosting
- ½ cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp of vanilla extract
- ⅓ cup whole milk
- ⅔ cup Mexican hot chocolate round bar, grated (about 1 bar)
- 2 Tbsps crushed almonds dusted with ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Follow the steps on a box of Betty Crocker’s Supreme Chocolate Chunk box (add the mix to a bowl and mix with egg, oil and water).
- Add a few pinches of cayenne pepper and mix well, the cinnamon and mix well.
- Bake brownies at 350F for 28 mins
- In the meantime, make frosting: beat room-temperature butter until soft.
- Gradually add powdered sugar. If the mixture becomes too thick, gradually add milk. Alternate between powdered sugar and milk to reach frosting consistency.
- Take brownies out from the oven and allow them to cool completely before slicing them and frosting them.
- Frost brownies and decorate with some more crushed almonds sprinkled with a bit of cinnamon for a more aromatic touch!