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Strawberry Brownies are a super simple springtime dessert that comes together easily with just a few pantry ingredients (cake mix!) and some fresh strawberries.
Want more strawberry treats? Try my Strawberry Shortcake or my Fresh Strawberry Cake!
Why These Are The Best Strawberry Brownies Ever
These epic strawberry brownies are a new favorite because they are super easy to make and so delicious. Everyone loves them!
- Sweet and Creamy – The recipe starts with cake mix, eggs, and oil. I love to add cream cheese to cake mix bars to give them a super moist and creamy texture. These strawberry brownies are rich like a brownie, with the sweet tanginess of strawberries.
- Fresh Strawberries! The addition of the fresh strawberries on top not only just looks really pretty but they add a bit of texture as well and they are perfect for strawberry lovers!
- Party Perfect – These gorgeous pink bars are perfect for parties, baby showers, and high tea because they look so elegant. No one will know they actually came from a box of cake mix!
- Snack or Dessert – But they are a delicious after-school snack too, or served as a dessert with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Don’t you just love a treat that is as versatile as these strawberry brownies?
Ingredients For Strawberry Brownies
Craving a dense, chewy brownie but all you have is cake mix? Follow this simple recipe to make brownies from any flavor of cake mix:
- 1 box of strawberry cake mix – You can really use any flavor you like here! Chocolate cake mix for chocolate brownies, lemon, white, yellow. The possibilities are as vast as your cravings!
- 1 egg
- 4 ounces cream cheese – The cream cheese will make for a more gooey brownie.
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- Thinly sliced strawberries – I like to top the brownies with very thinly sliced strawberries for a beautiful presentation. Make sure to let them sit and dry out first.
How Do You Make Brownies From Cake Mix?
This formula can of course be adjusted to any flavoring or fillings like lemon extract or chocolate chips. This is really a base recipe for cake mix brownies, but today we’re using it for strawberry brownies.
- If using the strawberry topping, thinly slice a few strawberries and lay them out on paper towels for about 15-30 minutes to dry them out, and pat with paper towels.
- Grab an 8-inch baking pan and line it with parchment or grease it well.
- Mix together strawberry cake mix, vegetable oil, egg, and softened cream cheese.
- Spread the batter into the baking dish. It will be thick, so you may need to use your fingers to help spread it to the corners of the pan.
- If using the strawberries, arrange them on top of the batter. Arrange the thinly sliced strawberries on top of the batter.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes. The edges should just begin to brown and the center should be mostly set. Cool completely before slicing and serving.
How To Store Strawberry Brownies
These brownies are best eaten within a couple of days. Because of their soft and creamy texture, I store these in the refrigerator. They will last up to 5 days if you can keep from devouring them right away.
You can also freeze them, but the moisture from the strawberries may alter the texture as they defrost.
More Brownie Recipes
Strawberry Brownies Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 box strawberry cake mix
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil or melted butter
- 1 egg
- 4 ounces cream cheese
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced fresh strawberries
Instructions
- Thinly slice a few strawberries and lay the slices out on paper towels. Lightly pat dry and let sit for 15-30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350℉. Line a 7×11" or 8-9" square baking dish with parchment paper or foil and spray lightly with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a large bowl with an electric mixer set to medium speed, combine the strawberry cake mix, vegetable oil, egg(s), and cream cheese (if using) until well combined.
- Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish and spread evenly with a spatula. The batter will be thick, so use your fingers if necessary.
- Arrange the thinly sliced strawberries on top of the batter.
- Bake in the preheated oven for about 15-20 minutes, or until edges are starting to brown and center looks mostly set. Strawberries should be somewhat dried out.
- Cool completely before slicing and serving.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional Disclaimer Kristin Maxwell of “Yellow Bliss Road” is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. For accurate calorie counts and other nutritional values, we recommend running the ingredients through your preferred online nutritional calculator. Calories and other nutritional values can vary depending on which brands were used.
Made these ‘pinkies’ with choc chips and my hubby loved them. Yum!
Nice! Thanks for stopping by Celeste.
I am super excited to try and make this for an upcoming party I have to attend. I am wondering, if I make the brownies by following the cream cheese recipe, can I still add white chocolate chips or would it not mesh well?
The brownies with the cream cheese are pretty chewy and gooey. I think the chips might sink to the bottom.
In one area it says use one egg and in another area it says two eggs?
Thanks,
The section that says two eggs is actually just a basic brownie recipe for any cake mix. When I make the strawberry version, I add cream cheese and one less egg.
Ohh that’s great thanks for the update
Hello! These look lovely and will be made in my kitchen hen VERY soon! I have a quick question. The recipe states to use a “7×11-inch square baking dish.” Well, those measurements, by definition, do not make a square. What size/shape pan is actually recommended? I saw many comment they had to adjust the cooking time. I am sure it’s because they had to use a different size dish than the recipe states. Thank you! I am looking forward to making these!!
There should be an “or” in there. Sorry about that! You can use either size.
Made a double batch for my church coffee hour. Quite a few declined trying any, I think based on the unusual appearance, some asking if they were watermelon flavored. But those who tried them, many took seconds.
I bought a pound of strawberries and after taking 20 center slices for the topping, cut up the rest for over ice cream.
I’m lovin’ Yummly!
I question the pan size too! 20 minutes in a 9×9 pan, the dough is far from being done. I’m cooking longer and crossing my fingers they get done.
Hi! I am trying to make this recipe without using the Strawberry cake mix to avoid the food coloring which all cake mixes use. I was wondering if I would use a vanilla cake mix MIXED with freeze dried strawberries through the food processor if it would change the cook time?
Thanks!
I haven’t personally tried that so I can’t say if it would work or not.
Does it need to be refrigerated or is it ok to leave out? I wanted to make for a party at work.
You could leave them out. You could also refrigerate but I’d leave out the strawberries on top because the juice could get runny if refrigerated.
I call them Strawbies or Pinkies. Everybody loves them.
Thank you Charlotte!
OMG!!! This is exactly what we needed. They are moist, crunchy on the edges, and the perfect amount of sweetness. This recipe is easy to put together. I was a little skeptical of how the mixture was coming together, but I stuck it out and the end result was perfect. Thanks for sharing.!!:)
I have made this recipe several times and REALLY like it. I have received a lot of compliments. When I find a recipe I really like, I try to figure out how I can make different versions. Lemon came to mind with this one. I used lemon cake mix and added the zest and juice and zest of a small lemon. I think I like the lemon version as much, if not more!
So awesome to hear!
These look YUMMY! I will try making these for our next baked dessert treat. But I do have a question. The recipe states to use a 9in square pan but the picture looks like like a rectangular pan was used. Did you mean to use a 9 x 13 inch pan? I think this will affect the baking time.
Thank you.
I thought the same thing since people commented about how much longer it took to cook
Can you do the same with yellow cake and mangoes with cream cheese?
I’m not sure, but you could try it.
Does it matter if the pan is glass or metal? Can we cook this in a larger pan? And if so, would you have any idea of the temperature changes? I am also going to make a quadruple batch for a softball team and would love to pick your brain on the best way to do that! Thank you!
My brownies weren’t done in 20 minutes so I left them in at 5 minute intervals for 15 more minutes. The only thing I did different from the recipe was use coconut oil instead of vegetable oil. Do you think that mattered?
Hard to say, but when you deviate from the recipe there could potentially be issues. However, after 20 minutes my brownies were tender and almost under-baked, but that’t the texture I like.
Thanks, I believe the problem is our oven. We got a thermometer and tested it. I made another batch and things worked better when I adjusted my oven. Another question though. How do you properly store these. in the refrigerator or at room temperature?
Oh that’s great to hear! I prefer them stored in the fridge. They taste better cold.
Hi! These strawberry brownies look amazing but there’s one tiny problem… The place where is live there are no strawberry cake mixes available can I get an alternative for it.
Oh no! Can you buy on Amazon?
This is awesome! A great alternative to the normal chocolate brownies. I’ve recently found out that I’m allergic to chocolate so having this makes life with allergies better.
Thank you!
These delicious! Nextime I get strawberries I’m making these!
YUM! These strawberry brownies are gorgeous and look so delicious!