Instant Pot Brownies with Frosting
These instant pot brownies are a chocolate lovers dream! Our instant pot fudgy brownie recipe is made even more decadent with an outstanding creamy chocolate frosting. You won't believe how easy it is to make instant pot brownies from scratch in your electric pressure cooker!
Servings: 8
Calories: 428kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Chocolate Frosting
- 1 cup powdered sugar sifted
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1/8 cup whole milk
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Place water inside the Instant Pot. Grease a (7-inch) cake pan and set aside.
- With an electric mixer, cream together butter and sugar. Mix until light and fluffy, 2 minutes.
- Mix in eggs and vanilla extract, one at a time, beating after each addition.
- In a medium bowl, mix together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt.
- Slowly mix dry ingredients into wet ingredients.
- Fold in chocolate chips.
- Pour brownie batter into greased cake pan. Cover pan tightly with foil.
- Lower pan into Instant Pot using trivet, or create a foil sling if trivet arms aren't long enough.
- Close lid and set pressure release to sealing.
- Press manual or pressure cook button and set to 50 minutes.
- Allow pressure to release naturally and remove lid.
- Carefully remove cake pan and remove foil.
- To make frosting: whisk together powder sugar, softened butter, milk, cocoa powder, and vanilla until smooth.
- Spread chocolate frosting over brownies while still hot.
- Let brownies cool on a cooling rack for at least an hour before serving.
Notes
It's important to make sure the butter is very soft when mixing up the frosting. If your butter is cold, heat it up in the microwave in 5-10 second increments until soft.
Nutrition
Serving: 1brownie | Calories: 428kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 93mg | Sodium: 107mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 45g