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Four rectangular hocus pocus brownies decorated with blue icing and candy eyeballs sit on a black tray with an orange border, placed on a tablecloth patterned with black spiderwebs.

Hocus Pocus Brownies Recipe

These easy Hocus Pocus brownies are decorated with candy eyes and black frosting to resemble Winifred Sanderson’s spellbook. They’re a fun, beginner-friendly dessert for Halloween parties and Hocus Pocus movie nights.

Course desserts
Cuisine American
Keyword hocus pocus book brownies, hocus pocus brownies
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Additional Time 15 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 9
Author momma lew

Ingredients

  • 1 Box Brownies Prepared
  • Candy Eyeballs
  • Black Food Coloring
  • ½ Cup Butter or Margarine softened
  • ½ tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1 Cup Powdered Sugar
  • 1 Tbsp Milk or Heavy Cream
  • Pastry bag

Instructions

  1. Prepare brownies as instructed. Let cool.
  2. Cream butter and vanilla extract until smooth, gradually add in powdered sugar.
  3. Once combined add black food coloring until as dark as you would like.
  4. Put frosting in pastry bag and cut medium to small corner in top of bag.
  5. Cut brownies into 16 equal pieces.
  6. Pipe small circle of icing in middle of right side, and place candy eyeball on icing to attach.
  7. Then add remaining decorations to resemble Winifred’s spellbook.
  8. Decorate remaining brownies and enjoy!

Recipe Notes

  • Cool the brownies completely before decorating.
  • Chill them for approximately 20 minutes to make cleaner cuts.
  • Use premade black frosting as a shortcut.
  • Store decorated brownies in a single layer in an airtight container for up to three days.
  • If your brownie mix produces a smaller batch, adjust the number and size of the brownies as needed.