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Mocha Chip Brownies

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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!

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!
I know what you’re thinking.

Where’s the pumpkin? Where’s the pie? It is Thanksgiving tomorrow, after all.

Well, here’s the thing: chocolate (cravings) know no bounds. They transcend the traditional holiday fare. And, well, pie will come tomorrow. But today is for chocolate.

Today is for decadent, knock-your-socks-off-even-if-you-aren’t-wearing-any mocha chip brownies.

Mocha chip brownies: upstaging desserts since the coffee bean was discovered.

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!

These are the perfect reward for dealing with faulty Christmas lights.

Have you noticed how obnoxiously fickle Christmas lights are? I mean, you plug them into the wall, they work great (igniting that Christmas spirit), you tediously wrap them around the banister, and then, when you plug them into the wall, half the strand is out.

Wait, what?

Since vigorously shaking the lights and flicking them doesn’t seem to turn them on (but it sure makes you feel a little better), you have to painstakingly pull them off and begin again with a working set.

Oh, but wait. That set also dies.

The struggle is real.

Cheap Christmas Lights: Sucking the soul out of Christmas enthusiasts everywhere.

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!
After an afternoon like that, chocolate is really the only cure.

Unless you don’t like chocolate, which I find fundamentally weird (but to each their own 😉 ).

However, if you L-O-V-E chocolate, I’m telling you, this will bring a giant smile to your face.

Now, I know I’ve said this before, buuuuttt, boxed brownie mixes rock. I have a tried and true homemade fudgy brownie recipe that is bomb. But when you want something in a jiff, boxed brownie mixes are perfect. And so easy to make your own with a dash of creativity and sprinkle of doctoring.

With this boxed brownie mix, I substituted brewed coffee for water, added espresso powder, and cinnamon. So simple.

Even the mocha chip frosting is a cinch. Cream butter and powdered sugar together, add a bit of brewed coffee, a pinch of espresso powder, a dash of cocoa powder, and a little heavy cream. Mini chocolate chips and a sprinkle of salt pull the whole thing together.

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!

Chocolate overload.

 

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!
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Mocha Chip Brownies
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
50 mins
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
 
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!
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Mocha Chip Brownies
Servings: 9 brownies
Author: Michelle
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
  1. Preheat the oven to the temperature your box directs you to.
  2. For the brownies, mix together boxed mix, eggs, coffee, oil, cinnamon, and espresso powder until well combined.
  3. Pour into a foil-lined pan (I used 8X8, but you can use whatever size your box directs you to).
  4. 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.
  5. Allow to cool.
Frosting
  1. 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.
  2. Add in heavy cream and coffee. Beat.
  3. 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.
  4. Add salt to taste and mini chocolate chips.
  5. Spread over cooled brownies.
  6. Enjoy!

 

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!

Here are some other chocolate recipes you might love:

Peanut Butter Donuts with Mocha Glaze

These homemade baked Peanut Butter Donuts are topped with a sweet Mocha Glaze! These homemade donuts are the perfect fall dessert or decadent breakfast, and they are especially perfect when paired with a steaming cup of coffee! 

Homemade Mocha Coconut Latte

This easy Homemade Mocha Coconut Latte is full of sweet coconut and rich chocolate mocha flavor, thanks to International Delight’s One Touch Latte! 

Baked Peppermint Mocha Donuts

These easy baked chocolate donuts are filled with coffee and rich chocolate, and topped with a chocolate peppermint glaze. The perfect Christmas dessert! A simple chocolate donut recipe you're sure to love!

 

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!

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Comments

  1. Annabelle says

    November 26, 2014 at 5:48 pm

    Umm…who needs pie when you have these?! I want.

    Reply
  2. Liv says

    November 26, 2014 at 5:49 pm

    Wow! These look absolutely incredible! Pinned

    Reply
  3. Baby June says

    November 26, 2014 at 6:40 pm

    Ah those look delish! I’ll take chocolate over apple pie any day. Just saying 🙂

    Reply
  4. Joanne says

    January 6, 2015 at 5:22 am

    Chocolate is just fabulous year-round. Especially when paired with coffee! These are awesome brownies!

    Reply
    • Michelle says

      January 8, 2015 at 9:51 am

      Thanks, Joanne! 🙂

      Reply
  5. Raquel @ My California Roots says

    January 6, 2015 at 11:39 am

    Wow, these look amazing! Chocolate is one thing, but mocha with chocolate is a whole different story! Yum yum.

    Reply
    • Michelle says

      January 8, 2015 at 9:51 am

      Thanks, Raquel! 🙂

      Reply

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