Mocha Chip Brownies
These fudgy brownies are made with coffee, espresso powder, cinnamon, and topped off with a mocha chip frosting. Can you say a-latte yum?! These rich chocolate brownies are the best dessert or midnight snack!
Servings: 9 brownies
Ingredients
Brownies
- 1 box of brownie mix
- 1/2 cup oil (or how much your box directs you)
- 2 eggs (or how many your box directs you)
- 1/4 cups brewed coffee (or however much water your box directs you, e.g., if the box calls for 1/4 c water, use 1/4 cup brewed coffee instead)
- 1/2 tsp espresso powder
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
Mocha Chip Frosting
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 2-3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 Tbsp cocoa powder
- 1-2 Tbsp heavy cream
- 1 Tbsp brewed coffee
- 1/4 tsp espresso powder
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips, plus more for sprinkling ontop
Instructions
Brownies
- Preheat the oven to the temperature your box directs you to.
- For the brownies, mix together boxed mix, eggs, coffee, oil, cinnamon, and espresso powder until well combined.
- Pour into a foil-lined pan (I used 8X8, but you can use whatever size your box directs you to).
- Bake until the center is almost completely done (for my box, it was about 45 minutes at 325 degrees). When you insert a cake tester into the brownies, the tester should come out fairly clean with just a few fudgy crumbs stuck to it.
- Allow to cool.
Frosting
- With a mixer, beat butter until light and fluffy. Add in powdered sugar, beginning with 2 cups. Add in cocoa powder and espresso powder. Mix.
- Add in heavy cream and coffee. Beat.
- If the consistency is too thin, add in more powdered sugar, 1/4 cup at a time until it's at a consistency you like. If it's too thick, add in a little more heavy cream or coffee.
- Add salt to taste and mini chocolate chips.
- Spread over cooled brownies.
- Enjoy!