July 20, 2022
Review RecipeStrawberry Shortcake Brownies
If you are a strawberry lover, these strawberry shortcake brownies with their moist cake, creamy filling, and sweet crunchy topping, will delight your senses and satisfy your sweet tooth.
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These delicious strawberry shortcake brownies will make your taste buds go crazy! With a creamy frosting layer sandwiched between a crunchy strawberry crumble top and a rich, strawberry cake bottom, these decadent brownies are sure to be a hit.
Strawberry Shortcake Brownies Ingredients
You’ll need:
For the Brownies
- 1 box of strawberry cake mix
- ½ cup salted butter, melted
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons strawberry gelatin
For the Cream Cheese Frosting
- 8-ounce block cream cheese, softened
- ¼ cup salted butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1-2 tablespoons heavy cream
For the Strawberry Shortcake Crumble
- 20 Golden Oreos (about ½ standard package)
- 4 tablespoons salted butter, melted
- 4 tablespoons strawberry gelatin (the remaining amount)
SUBSTITUTIONS AND ADDITIONS
CHOCOLATE CHIPS: Add ½-1 cup of white chocolate chips to the cake mix for a sweet surprise in this easy recipe.
How to Make This Strawberry Shortcake Brownies Recipe
STEP ONE: Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line an 8×8-inch glass baking dish with parchment paper, spray with non-stick cooking spray, and set aside.
OUR RECIPE DEVELOPER SAYS
You can also bake in a 9×13-inch baking dish. The brownies will be thinner, but there will still be enough frosting and cookie crumble to cover in thinner layers. The brownies will also bake in less time.
STEP TWO: Mix strawberry cake mix, ½ cup melted butter, eggs, and 2 tablespoons strawberry gelatin in a medium bowl until well combined. The batter will be thick.
PRO TIP:
Adding some of the strawberry gelatin into the brownie batter gives them a punch of extra flavor and also helps to make them extra chewy/fudgy.
STEP THREE: Use a rubber spatula to spread batter into the prepared baking dish. Bake for 25 minutes. Cool completely.
PRO TIP:
Oven temperatures vary and may need to be recalibrated periodically to ensure they are accurate. Make sure to keep a close eye on your brownies as the suggested baking time approaches.
STEP FOUR: With an electric mixer, beat together the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla until combined. Add the powdered sugar and heavy cream and beat until smooth and fluffy.
PRO TIP:
Make sure your cream cheese is at room temperature so that you don’t end up with lumps in the cream cheese frosting.
STEP FIVE: Spread the cream cheese frosting over the cooled brownies.
STEP SIX: In the bowl of a food processor, pulse the golden Oreos until they are broken into pieces, making sure there are serveral larger chunks remaining.
STEP SEVEN: Sprinkle the remaining strawberry gelatin over the cookie crumbs and drizzle with melted butter. Pulse in the food processor a few more times until combined.
STEP EIGHT: Sprinkle the cookie crumbles over the strawberry brownies and press them down into the frosting.
STEP NINE: Cut brownies into squares and serve.
PRO TIP:
These brownies are thick and so sweet and delicious. We cut them into nine 2.5×2.5-inch pieces, but 16 smaller pieces would be great for serving with other treats.
How To Serve
Enjoy this decadent strawberry treat on its own with an ice cold vanilla latte to wash it down. If you are looking for an even more indulgent dessert, add a scoop of vanilla ice cream to your plate as well.
We have plenty of sweet strawberry recipes including our mouth-watering strawberry pie and our creamy strawberry trifle.
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Storage
ON THE COUNTER: Store leftover brownies on the counter in an airtight container for 3 to 4 days.
IN THE FREEZER: Store these strawberry brownies in the freezer in an airtight container for up to 3 months.
The whole family will go crazy for this chewy brownie recipe. With a delightful summer-inspired strawberry flavor, sweet crunchy topping and velvety cream cheese frosting in the middle, these brownies are the ultimate dessert.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Can I freeze these homemade brownies?
This strawberry brownie recipe will freeze well for up to three months stored in an airtight container.
Can I add strawberries to the cake mix?
We wouldn’t recommend adding fresh strawberries as the moisture may affect how the brownies bake but freeze-dried strawberries would work fine.
Can I use a different flavor of cake mix?
These strawberry cake mix brownies are best made with strawberry cake mix but if you can’t find that at the store, a vanilla cake mix would work as well. You could add a couple of drops of strawberry extract and pink food coloring to give them the strawberry flavor and color.
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Strawberry Shortcake Brownies
If you are a strawberry lover, these strawberry shortcake brownies with their moist cake, creamy filling, and sweet crunchy topping, will delight your senses and satisfy your sweet tooth.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours
Servings 16
Ingredients
Brownies
- 1 strawberry cake mix
- ½ cup salted butter, melted
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons strawberry gelatin
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 8 ounce block cream cheese, softened
- ¼ cup salted butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 to 2 tablespoons heavy cream
Strawberry Shortcake Crumble
- 20 Golden Oreos, about ½ standard package
- 4 tablespoons salted butter, melted
- 4 tablespoons strawberry gelatin, the remaining amount
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line an 8×8-inch glass baking dish with parchment paper, spray with non-stick cooking spray, and set aside.
- Mix together ½ cup melted butter, eggs, strawberry cake mix, and 2 tablespoons strawberry gelatin in a medium mixing bowl until well combined (batter will be thick).
- Use a rubber spatula to spread the batter into the prepared baking dish. Bake for 25 minutes. Cool completely.
- Beat together cream cheese, butter, and vanilla until combined. Add powdered sugar and heavy cream and beat until smooth and fluffy.
- Spread cream cheese frosting over the cooled brownies.
- In the bowl of a food processor, pulse Golden Oreos until they are broken into pieces, making sure there are several larger chunks remaining.
- Sprinkle the remaining strawberry gelatin over the cookie crumbs and drizzle with melted butter. Pulse in the food processor a few more times until combined.
- Sprinkle cookie crumbles over the strawberry brownies and press down into the frosting.
- Cut into squares and serve.
Notes
- You can also bake in a 9×13-inch baking dish. The brownies will be thinner, but there will still be enough frosting and cookie crumble to cover in thinner layers. The brownies will also bake in less time.
- Adding some of the strawberry gelatin into the brownie batter gives them a punch of extra flavor and also helps to make them extra chewy/fudgy.
- Oven temperatures vary and may need to be recalibrated periodically to ensure they are accurate. Make sure to keep a close eye on your brownies as the suggested baking time approaches.
- Make sure your cream cheese is at room temperature so that you don’t end up with lumps in the cream cheese frosting.
- These brownies are thick and so sweet and delicious. We cut them into nine 2.5×2.5-inch pieces, but 16 smaller pieces would be great for serving with other treats.
Nutrition
Calories: 336kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 56mg | Sodium: 452mg | Potassium: 88mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 409IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 111mg | Iron: 2mg
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Comments
Sam says
My daughter loves anything strawberry! I will definitely be making these, and might adda little bit of edible glitter, I get vegan products from https://www.thesugarart.com/ 🙂 Thanks for the recipe!!