Easy Christmas Present Brownies in Your Pressure Cooker
Make festive, ultra-moist brownies in your pressure cooker with this easy holiday recipe. Decorated like Christmas presents, they’re the perfect sweet treat without the stress!
Equipment
- 1 Pressure cooker
Ingredients
Main ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs large
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- Holiday-themed frosting for decoration
- Decorative candy ribbons or licorice for wrapping effect
Instructions
Instructions
- Grease and line an 8x8 inch baking pan.
- Melt butter over low heat. Remove from heat and stir in sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Mix until glossy.
- Blend in cocoa powder, flour, salt, and baking powder until smooth.
- Pour batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top.
- Place pan on trivet inside pressure cooker with 1 cup water in bottom.
- Seal lid and cook on high pressure for 25 minutes.
- After cooking, slow release steam for 10 minutes, then open cooker.
- Cool brownies completely. Cut into squares and decorate with frosting and candy ribbons.
Notes
Store brownies wrapped at room temp up to 3 days or refrigerate up to 1 week. Freeze up to 3 months. Reheat for warm texture.