Chocolate Mint Brownies: An Easy Layered Dessert
A green mint layer in the middle make these chocolate mint brownies both yummy and festive! An easy make-ahead dessert that’s perfect for the holidays!
I’m sharing a sweet treat that I found on an old card in my recipe box. I honestly don’t remember ever making it but I must have because there are notations on the card about the baking time. It was fun to see the layers come together and after the first bite I knew I would be making this again! One of the ingredients for the middle mint layer was Creme DeMenthe. I didn’t have any and looked at my grocery store to see if I could easily find some. They didn’t carry it, so I figured out a substitution. I don’t want to list an ingredient that is a pain in the neck to get. So…in place of the Creme DeMenthe, I used peppermint extract, a little green food coloring and milk. Worked like a charm!
Chocolate Mint Brownies
Ingredients
Brownie layer
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 4 eggs
- 16 oz. can chocolate syrup
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup flour
Mint Layer
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 2-3 drops green food coloring
- 1 - 2 Tablespoon milk
Glaze
- 6 Tablespoons butter
- 6 oz. package chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare 9 x 13 pan with non-stick spray.
- Cream butter and sugar.
- Add eggs one at a time, mixing well between additions.
- Add syrup, salt and flour.
- Mix well and pour into prepared pan.
- Bake for 30 min.
- Cool.
- Mix all ingredients for the mint layer and spread onto cooled brownies.
- Put 6 T. butter and chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl.
- Cook in microwave on high for 1 min.
- Stir well until it is melted and combined. Cool slightly.
- Spread over mint layer.
- May be refrigerated and served cold.
If you happen to have some Creme DeMenthe hanging around, I think it would be really good in the mint layer. The original recipe called for 2 tablespoons. Also, if you want the mint layer a darker green, simply add more food coloring. I didn’t have any candy canes, but I think it would be yummy to crush some up and sprinkle on top of the frosting. Very festive indeed.