Oreo Brownies Recipe for Two

Oreo brownies are wealthy, thick and topped with an Oreo buttercream frosting that tastes identical to the inside of an Oreo! This recipe is made in a bread loaf pan to make a small batch of brownies for 2!  Use any flavored Oreos you like–birthday cake Oreos are particularly nice right here! Do not miss the how-to video!

Oreo Brownie Recipe for 2

I am actually excited to share my Oreo brownies for 2 with you! These brownies are fast and simple, and so is the creamy frosting on high.

You learn that proper: these brownies have a frosting that tastes like the within filling of an Oreo! It appears inconceivable, however we did it by utilizing shortening as a substitute of butter within the frosting. Nevertheless, it is your selection: use shortening or butter within the frosting! Try my oreo frosting recipe for the all-butter model.

These brownies are extra on the cakey facet, not the fudgey facet, as a result of I exploit a small quantity of milk to melt them. The facilities of the brownies nonetheless have a superb pudginess to them, although! You want to my small brownie pots, in case you love fudgey, dense brownies, by the way in which!

For those who’re new right here, I make small batch desserts, which signifies that I exploit fewer elements, and I bake a small batch of brownies for 2 in a loaf pan.

Brownies baked in a loaf pan offer you two massive bakery-sized brownies. In actual life, I wish to slice these Oreo brownies into 4 to six pieces–they’re simply so wealthy! My brownies for 2 are the right measurement for small households!

Oreo Brownies Recipe elements

This can be a primary fast and simple brownies recipe, with six Oreo cookies dotted on the highest. To make these brownies from scratch, you’ll merely want:

• Butter. Unsalted butter is greatest right here; we might be including salt to the recipe ourselves.
• Baking Chocolate. That is discovered within the baking aisle in a bar. It is chocolate with out sugar, and it makes the richest brownies! Don’t fret, we’re including sugar to the recipe, so it’ll style nice! There isn’t any cocoa powder in these brownies, I don’t suppose it’s vital for this recipe, the unsweetened chocolate offers loads of chocolate taste with out cocoa powder.
• Granulated Sugar.
• Egg. One massive egg.
• Vanilla Extract. Sure, we add vanilla to chocolate desserts to boost the flavour of the chocolate.
• All-Objective Flour. The easiest way to measure all-purpose flour is to fluff it within the bag or container, scoop it into the measuring cup after which stage it off with a knife.
• Baking Powder.
• Milk.
• Salt.
• Oreos. Common, plain Oreos are nice right here, however you may actually select any sort of flavored cookie you want.
• Shortening. We’re utilizing shortening for the frosting, as a result of that is what actual Oreos have in them. You probably have an aversion to shortening, use softened butter as a substitute.
• Powdered Sugar.

in case you’re on the lookout for dairy-free, sadly this recipe incorporates each butter and milk. However I do have a vegan brownies recipe that you’d love!

Why I typically use shortening as a substitute of butter:

o, there’s one thing we have to discuss in relation to these Oreo brownies–it’s the Oreo frosting. he Oreo buttercream on this recipe makes use of shortening, not butter to return collectively. I do that for just a few causes:

• Shortening is a flavorless ingredient. After I’m including different wealthy flavors, usually butter can stand in the way in which.
• Oreos are literally made with shortening, not butter. Nicely, it’s in all probability another sort of hydrogenated oil, however relaxation assured that butter isn’t being utilized in your Oreos. It’s one of many cool causes Oreos are shockingly vegan! (I ought to be aware that the corporate doesn’t state they’re vegan just because they might have are available in contact with milk throughout the manufacturing course of, however there aren’t any precise animal merchandise in Oreos).
• Shortening is fluffy at room temperature, and barely fluffier when chilly. You probably have leftover Oreo brownies and also you retailer them within the fridge, they gained’t be as arduous if you pull them out.

Flavored Oreo Brownie Variations

It had been practically 18 years since I had loved an Oreo earlier than I made this recipe–isn’t that insane? Nevertheless, I hold seeing all the brand new flavors of Oreos come out, and now, I’ve to strive all of them! I began with birthday cake, mint, tiramisu, pink velvet, carrot cake, strawberry shortcake, chocolate marshmallow and caramel coconut. It was an important day within the grocery retailer, hah!

After a lot deliberation, I lastly settled on Birthday Cake Oreos for these brownies, however in case you haven’t tasted any of those new flavors, it is best to in all probability hop, skip and leap all the way down to the shop and purchase each taste of Oreo and style your method to a winner. Virtually any flavored Oreo is welcome in these brownies, particularly mint, coconut caramel, and chocolate strawberry. The one flavors that give me pause listed below are citrus Oreos, like key lime pie, pina colada, lemon twist, or gingerbread sound a little bit funky. But it surely’s your brownie, make it your resolution!

After all, common plain authentic Oreos are completely scrumptious, too! The one type of cookies I would not use are my selfmade Oreos recipe. The flavored buttercream filling would leak out in all places.

Easy methods to make Oreo Brownies

1. Collect elements: You want all the elements listed above, besides the shortening and powdered sugar are just for the buttercream frosting. Then, line a 9″ bread loaf pan with foil, and set the oven to preheat at 350-degrees F.
   
2. Place the unsweetened chocolate and butter in a microwave-safe bowl, and microwave on LOW for 30 seconds at a time, stirring between every time. It’ll take 3-4 pulses. You’ll be able to take away it from the microwave earlier than all the chocolate melts, and let the residual warmth from the bowl end melting all the pieces.
3. As soon as the butter and unsweetened chocolate combination is melted, stir within the sugar and vanilla. Stir this combination very properly to assist cool off the chocolate earlier than including the egg.
   
4. As soon as the batter has cooled, stir in the entire egg till mixed. Lastly, stir within the flour, baking powder and salt. To make your brownies additional chewy, give the batter 50 strokes to activate the gluten within the flour. We’d by no means do that to a cake batter–we need truffles to be mild and fluffy, however we wish chewy, dense brownies. Stirring prompts the gluten and causes scrumptious brownies!
   
5. Scrape the brownie batter into the ready pan, and dot 6 entire Oreos on high of the batter. Bake for 21 minutes. Let the brownies cool for five minutes within the pan earlier than lifting them out and letting them cool on a wire rack.
6. Make the Oreo buttercream by beating collectively the shortening (or butter) with the powdered sugar and vanilla. When mild and fluffy, stir in crushed Oreos by hand. For those who beat the Oreos, the frosting can flip gray, so simply stir them in by hand to see black specks.

Easy methods to retailer Brownies with Oreos

Retailer these in an air-tight container at room temperature. They may hold for as much as 3 days, in the event that they final that lengthy.

How lengthy can brownies sit out?

Brownies can sit out till they’re cool, plus just a few hours. Past that, they must be saved in an hermetic container. You’ll be able to retailer them within the fridge, however they may must be softened within the microwave earlier than serving. I like storing brownies within the freezer, as a result of they texture straight out of the freezer is unimaginable!

Do you have to refrigerate brownies?

It’s optionally available to refrigerate brownies. For those who do, they may final one week, versus 3 days at room temperature. They all the time must be saved in hermetic containers, regardless of the place you select to retailer them.

Oreo Brownie Bars FAQs

What’s the white filling in Oreos known as? 

The middle of an Oreo incorporates ‘creme’ that’s just like a comfortable, vanilla buttercream frosting.

How do you retain brownies comfortable and chewy?

Retailer brownies in hermetic containers. To maintain them comfortable, place a slice of bread within the container with them. Eat inside 3 days at room temperature or inside 1 week if refrigerated.

What are the secrets and techniques to chewy brownies?

Chewy brownies have the fitting stability of butter and sugar, they usually additionally comprise little or no flour. The cocoa powder acts as flour, so much less flour is required for a brownie than a daily cookie bar.

What number of energy are in Oreo brownies?

This specific oreo brownie recipe makes 4 brownies at 378 energy every. You’ll be able to minimize the pan into 6 or 8 brownies as a substitute, if you want. Please see the underside of the recipe card for full dietary info.

For those who’re on the lookout for a manner to make use of leftover Oreos, strive my Oreo Balls recipe! You’ll be able to select the quantity of oreo truffles to make primarily based on the variety of cookies you might have!

General, the Oreo buttercream on these brownies is so good, you’ll wish to double it and smear it between two chocolate cake layers, or on high of cupcakes! Talking of, have you ever seen my cookies and cream cupcakes?