Fudgy brownies topped with white icing, candy eyeballs, and spooky gel veins—an easy, crowd-pleasing Halloween dessert.

Scale

1 box fudge brownie mix (for a 9×13-inch pan)

Eggs, oil, and water (as package directs)

1 cup white frosting (buttercream or store-bought)

20–24 candy eyeballs

Red or black decorating gel

Nonstick spray or parchment paper

1. Preheat oven to the temperature on the brownie mix; line or grease a 9×13-inch pan.

2. Prepare brownie batter per package directions; pour into pan and level.

3. Bake until a toothpick comes out with moist crumbs, about 22–28 minutes.

4. Cool completely in the pan, 20–30 minutes, then remove and cut into 16 squares.

5. Spread or pipe a round of white frosting onto each brownie as the eye white.

6. Press a candy eyeball in the center of each frosted brownie.

7. Use red or black gel to draw thin, squiggly “veins” from the eyeball outward.

8. Let icing set 10 minutes; serve or store covered at room temperature.