Creme de Menthe Brownies

by Jane

Many years ago, I made these Crème de Menthe Brownies around Christmas. It wasn’t until my aunt happened to mention them this summer that a scavenger hunt was on for the recipe. Once found, some alterations were in order since a can on Hershey’s syrup was no where to be found. I could have used an equivalent amount from a bottle, but it was just easier to use my Fudgy Brownie recipe for the brownie replacement. It did not disappoint!

Here are these fabulous brownies cooling off awaiting two additional levels of flavor

The mint topping is almost like a mint buttercream. Yum! ,You can use mint extract and food coloring instead of Crème de Menthe. See the note below for specifics. Spread thisevenly over COOLED brownies.

Melt the butter and chocolate in a microwave safe bowl for about a minute 15 seconds. Blend until all chocolate is melted andincorporated with butter until appearance and consistency is smooth. Allow it to cool bit before spreading over the mint filling.

Spread evenly over the mint filling using an offset spatula.

Before the chocolate hardens, cut into desired servings, 8 x 4 for 32 pieces, or 64 pieces if you split those in half.. Those will be a bite-sized portion.

Place in the refrigerator to chill; the chocolate will harden. Remove from the pan and peel back the parchment paper.

So many pictures of these delightfully creamy mint brownie to enjoy. Look at those nuts, if you choose to use them.

Can’t you just smell these Creme de Menthe Brownies by looking at them? Go make them! These will surely be a favorite!

 

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Creme de Menthe Brownies

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Serves: 32

Ingredients
  • Brownies:
  • 2 sticks of butter
  • 2-4 oz semi-sweet chocolate bars, broken up
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 c. brown sugar
  • 1 c, granulated sugar
  • 1 T. vanilla
  • 1 c. pecans, chopped (optional)
  • 1 c. all purpose flour
  • Mint Topping:
  • 2 c. confectioners sugar
  • 2-3 T. Crème de Menthe
  • ½ c. butter, softened
  • Chocolate Icing:
  • 1 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 6 T. butter
Instructions
  1. Brownies:
  2. Melt butter and chocolate in microwave safe bowl for 1 minute. Stir and heat for and additional 15 seconds. Stir until all chocolate is blended in with butter and smooth. Heat an additional 10 seconds, if needed.
  3. In a separate bowl whisk together the eggs, sugars and vanilla until well blended.
  4. Whisk in melted chocolate followed by the flour and nuts, if using.
  5. Pour into a 13" x 9" x 2" pan lined with buttered parchment paper. Spread out evenly.
  6. Bake for 40 minutes.
  7. Remove to a cooling rack and allow to cool.
  8. Mint Filling:
  9. Beat together the softened butter, creme de menthe(see notes) and confectioners sugar until creamy.
  10. Spread onto completely cooled browniies.
  11. Chocolate Topping:
  12. In a microwave safe bowl, melt chocolate chips and butter for about 1 minute. Stir until chocolate is melted and blended into butter with a smooth appearance. Heat an additional 10 seconds to melt chocolate, if needed.
  13. Cool thoroughly and spread over mint filling.
  14. Cut brownies into desired sizes before chocolate topping hardens.
  15. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Notes
In place of Crème de Menthe, you can use the following:
1 T. water
1/2-3/4 t. mint extract
3 drops green food coloring
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