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Frosted Football Brownies

Published: Sep 9, 2015 · Modified: Feb 9, 2023 by Allison · 19 Comments

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Brownies decorated like a football using chocolate and vanilla frosting. Use your favorite brownie recipe as the base. No cookie cutter needed!

Football shaped brownies on top of green M&M\'s.

It’s here! College football has begun, and the NFL season kicks off tomorrow! Are you planning to watch your favorite team with friends? Go tailgating? Relax at home? I thought you might want to sweeten up your football season with brownies. And not just any brownies – Football Brownies! Aren’t they adorable?!

Football shaped brownies on top of green M&M\'s.

How to Make Football Brownies

  • Bake your favorite batch of brownies. They can be boxed, homemade or store bought.
  • Cut the brownies into squares, and cut two corners off the squares to make a hexagon (no cookie cutter needed).
  • Frost the brownies with swirls of chocolate frosting, then pipe on vanilla frosting for laces.
  • Serve on top of green candies. I use mint M&M’s.
Football shaped brownies on top of green M&M\'s.

Super Bowl Dessert Idea

These brownies are perfect all football season long – and don’t forget to whip them up for your Super Bowl party. These are the perfect Super Bowl dessert – fun, festive, and delicious! Bring these brownies along to all your favorite games this season. 

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Recipe

Football shaped brownies on top of green M&M's.

Frosted Football Brownies

Brownies decorated to look like a football using chocolate and vanilla buttercream frosting. Use your favorite brownie recipe as the base. No cookie cutter needed!
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 30 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes minutes
Total Time: 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes
Servings: 9 -12
Calories: 258kcal
Author: Allison – Celebrating Sweets

Ingredients

  • One 8×8 pan of brownies, baked and cooled
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 3 cups powdered sugar, plus more if needed
  • 3-4 tablespoons milk, divided
  • ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted if lumpy
  • green M&M's, optional, for serving

Instructions

  • With a hand mixer, or a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter until smooth and creamy. Gradually add the powdered sugar. Once all powdered sugar has been added, beat in 2 tablespoons milk and vanilla. Remove a generous ¼ cup of frosting (to be used for the laces).
  • To the remaining frosting, add cocoa powder and 1 tablespoon milk. Beat on medium speed for about a minute. Add more milk if needed. The frosting should be smooth and able to hold its shape.
  • Place chocolate frosting in a piping bag fitted with a small star attachment. Place white frosting in a separate piping bag with the end snipped just enough to create your desired thickness of laces.
  • Cut the brownies into squares, and then cut off a little bit from two opposite corners to form a hexagon (or you can leave the brownies in a square).
  • Pipe the chocolate frosting in a zig-zag pattern to form a diamond shape. Pipe white laces onto the chocolate frosting.
  • Serve on top of green M&M's, if desired.

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Notes

Frosting design inspired by The Baker Chick

Nutrition

Calories: 258kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 9mg | Potassium: 72mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 39g | Vitamin A: 315IU | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 0.7mg

Nutritional Information is an estimate based on third-party calculations and may vary based on products used and serving sizes.

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Comments

  1. Megan @ MegUnprocessed

    January 30, 2018 at 10:29 pm

    These are SUPER cute! I wish I had one now!

    Reply
  2. Patricia K

    February 01, 2018 at 7:37 am

    These are adorable! What piping tip did you use? Would the Wilton 1M work or would that be too large?

    Reply
    • Celebrating Sweets

      February 01, 2018 at 9:00 am

      Hi, Patricia. I use a smaller start tip (I believe it is a 20). If that’s all you have you could probably make it work. You might want to cut the brownies a little larger. Enjoy!

      Reply
  3. Carolyn

    February 02, 2018 at 6:57 pm

    These are so cute!

    Reply
  4. Richa Gupta

    February 02, 2018 at 8:47 pm

    5 stars
    Looks amazing, perfect for game day!

    Reply
  5. Nichi

    January 28, 2020 at 8:19 am

    Allison, Thanks for contributing to the Football Shaped Game Day Treats roundup. This recipe is being featured. Enjoy!!

    Reply
    • Celebrating Sweets

      January 28, 2020 at 10:39 am

      Great! Thank you!

      Reply
  6. anonymous

    February 07, 2021 at 5:07 pm

    5 stars
    this is awesome and super cute

    Reply
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