These Heart-Shaped White Chocolate Brownies are the perfect Valentine’s Day dessert! Not only are they easy to make, but these treats also require very little clean-up.
Kids will love them as a fun and special treat for the holiday, and it makes a great recipe idea for any occasion where you’re looking for homemade frosted brownie recipes.
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❤️ Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Festive – Heart-Shaped brownies are a festive way to show your loved ones that you care.
- White Chocolate – These white chocolate brownies are so rich and delicious and covered with a tasty white chocolate frosting.
- Kid-friendly – These brownies are a fun and easy recipe that kids will love to help make.
🛒Ingredients
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- unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
- sugar
- brown sugar
- large eggs
- fresh brewed cooled coffee
- pure vanilla extract
- Hershey Cocoa powder
- instant espresso grounds
- flour
- cornstarch
- baking powder
White Chocolate Frosting
- unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
- white chocolate, melted and cooled
- powdered sugar
- pure vanilla extract
- Valentine’s Day sprinkles
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🔪 How to Make Heart-Shaped White Chocolate Brownies
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and spray a 12×19 cookie sheet with pam spray.
Cover the pan with parchment paper.
Using a large bowl, beat the butter, sugar, brown sugar, eggs, coffee, and vanilla until combined and fluffy.
In a medium bowl, whisk the cocoa powder, espresso grounds, flour, cornstarch, and baking powder.
Gradually beat in the dry ingredients into the wet.
Spread the brownie batter onto the cookie sheet.
Bake in the oven for 22-26 minutes or until a toothpick in the center comes out clean.
Allow the brownies to cool completely.
Using the Heart cookie cutter, cut out 12 brownie hearts and place them onto a wire rack.
Using a standing mixer, beat the butter and vanilla until light in color Gradually beat in the melted white chocolate.
Beat in the powdered sugar until combined.
Scoop the frosting into the disposable piping bag and cut the tip off Pipe an outline around the edge of the brownie hearts.
Fill in the center with the frosting and smooth with an angled spatula.
Then, sprinkle some valentine’s Day sprinkles on top of the heart-shaped brownies.
🍴 Substitutions
Don’t have everything you need on hand to make this White Chocolate Brownie recipe? Here are some of my favorite tried and true swaps.
- Butter – Salted butter will work in the place of the unsalted butter.
- Brown sugar – Coconut sugar or regular cane sugar can be used in place of brown sugar.
- Vanilla extract – Maple extract, almond extract, or peppermint extract can all be substituted for vanilla extract.
📝Variations
Do you want to change up this frosted brownies recipe and make it your own? Here are some ways that you can do that!
- Milk Chocolate – Not a fan of white chocolate? Milk chocolate can be used.
- Shapes – You can make these brownies into any shape that you prefer just be sure to use a cookie cutter that matches accordingly.
- Toppings – Add sprinkles for fun color, chocolate chips, or even chopped nuts to the frosting.
If you love homemade brownies you may also enjoy this Pecan Pie Brownies recipe.
🥄 Equipment
Here are the kitchen tools that are helpful for making this recipe.
- disposable piping bag
- 4 in heart cookie cutter
- 12×19 cookie sheet with sides
- parchment paper
- large mixing bowls
- medium bowl
- standing mixer
- angled spatula
🥫 Storage
Brownies can be stored in a covered container at room temperature for up to 3 days or in the fridge for up to 5 days.
The frosting can also be stored in a covered container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
💭 Tips
- The baking spray helps keep the parchment paper in place.
- Also, make sure to line your pan with a good amount of overhang. This will help you more easily pull out the brownies once they are done baking and cooled.
- You don’t have to use instant coffee grounds for this recipe or the prepared coffee if you are not a fan of the flavor but it does add a nice richness to this recipe.
- If the frosting seems too thick add a tablespoon of milk at a time until it reaches the consistency you desire.
⁉️ FAQ
Do you have questions about this recipe? Here are the answers to the most commonly asked questions.
Yes, you can freeze brownies just make sure to store them in a freezer-safe bag for up to three months.
Yes, you can make these brownies ahead of time. Just don’t make them more than 24 hours in advance.
You should bake these for 22 – 26 minutes or until a toothpick in the center comes out clean.
🍽 More Valentine’s Day Recipes
Do you enjoy Valentine’s Day recipes? If so try these delicious recipes:
🧾Heart-Shaped White Chocolate Brownies Recipe
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Heart-Shaped White Chocolate Brownies
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups unsalted sweet cream butter softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 ⅓ cups brown sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 6 tablespoon fresh brewed cooled coffee
- 4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups Hershey Cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoon instant espresso grounds
- 1 ½ cups flour
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
White Chocolate Frosting
- 1 cup unsalted sweet cream butter softened
- 12 ounces white chocolate melted and cooled
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Valentine’s Day sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and spray a 12×19 cookie sheet with pam spray. Cover the pan with parchment paper.
- Using a large bowl, beat the butter, sugar, brown sugar, eggs, coffee, and vanilla until combined and fluffy
- In a medium bowl, whisk the cocoa powder, espresso grounds, flour, cornstarch, and baking powder
- Gradually beat in the dry ingredients into the wet
- Spread the brownie batter onto the cookie sheet
- Bake in the oven for 22-26 minutes or until a toothpick in the center comes out clean
- Allow to cool completely
- Using the Heart cookie cutter, cut out 12 brownie hearts and place onto a wire rack.
White Chocolate Frosting
- Using a standing mixer, beat the butter and vanilla until light in color Gradually beat in the melted white chocolate
- Beat in the powdered sugar until combined
- Scoop the frosting into the disposable piping bag and cut the tip off Pipe an outline around the edge of the brownie hearts
- Fill in the center with the frosting and smooth with an angled spatula Sprinkle some valentine’s Day sprinkles on top
Notes
- The baking spray helps keep the parchment paper in place.
- Also, make sure to line your pan with a good amount of overhang. This will help you more easily pull out the brownies once they are done baking and cooled.
- You don’t have to use instant coffee grounds for this recipe or the prepared coffee if you are not a fan of the flavor but it does add a nice richness to this recipe.
- If the frosting seems too thick add a tablespoon of milk at a time until it reaches the consistency you desire.
- Make sure that your brownies are completely cooled before you frost them.
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