Loaded Peppermint Brownies

Loaded peppermint brownies – I am sooooo ready to human face upwardly constitute into you ❤

I bet you’re thinking um helloooo lady Christmas is over what’s amongst the Christmas dessert?! And I am hither to enjoin you lot that peppermint deserves a house inwards our hearts in addition to bellies throughout the whole wintertime flavor – non only at Christmas!

This was intended to travel a super-simple brownie recipe that you lot could mix up, bake, in addition to travel eating inwards nether an hour. That’s non what I ended upwardly with. But, I ended upwardly amongst something that’s absolutely exclusively delicious, in addition to completely worth a tiny flake of extra effort.

Funny thing, also – I used to NOT LIKE BROWNIES. Superrrr weird – I know. My brownie obsession began inwards college cheers to i of my lovely roommates (I’m looking at you, Stas! ❤)

Brownie-making became a pretty regular affair inwards our menage in addition to give cheers goodness that nosotros had seven roommates to aid us devour the never-ending batches of brownies!

Anyways – let’s speak close these brownies. I wanted to proceed the traditional brownie flavor hither thence I didn’t add together mint extract to the brownie batter. Buttt – you lot tin displace totally practise that if mint is your jam! If mint is non your thing, skip the peppermint candies altogether.

But don’t skip the extra chocolate on top 😉

 

Remember inwards my final post, easiest millionaire shortbread bars, how I said that I was working on around healthier recipes for January? This is that recipe.

Noo, no, I’m kidding. I promise, the “real food” recipes are coming. I’m only actually enjoying baking for me instantly that the holidays are over thence I’m leaning into that correct now ❤

I also would similar to signal out that you lot don’t take to travel a cake-and-cookie-decorating rockstar professional person to brand something similar this expect pretty.

I for sure am non expert at decorating baked goods but I tin displace drizzle on the melted chocolate similar nobody’s trouble organisation – in addition to thence tin displace you.

That’s what I beloved close desserts similar this – delicious AND eye-catching without much effort.

 

Seriously – expect how tall in addition to thick these brownies are! YUM. YUM. YUM. Now go, in addition to make. And if you’re feeling upwardly to it, portion them amongst individual – but I wouldn’t blame you lot if you lot didn’t ❤.

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Loaded Peppermint Brownies

Gooey, rich chocolate brownies topped amongst crushed peppermint, white chocolate curls in addition to a drizzle of melted night chocolate

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 45 minutes

Total Time 1 hour

Servings 12 brownies

Ingredients

• 
  2
  cups
  dark chocolate
  chopped
  


• 
  2
  sticks butter
  


• 
  4
  eggs
  


• 
  1 1/3
  cups
  brown sugar
  


• 
  1/2
  tsp
  vanilla
  


• 
  2/3
  cup
  flour
  


• 
  1/4
  tsp
  salt
  


• 
  1
  tsp
  baking powder
  


• 
  Mini candy canes/peppermint candies
  I used close xv mini candy canes, crushed
  


• 
  White chocolate in addition to night chocolate
  for decorating
  

Instructions

1. 
   
   Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray an 8x8 pan amongst non-stick spray or draw amongst parchment newspaper in addition to laid aside.
   
   


2. 
   
   Add the two cups of chopped night chocolate in addition to the butter (cut into cubes for easier melting) into a microwavable bowl in addition to estrus inwards xxx 2nd intervals, whisking inwards between, until fully melted in addition to smooth. Set aside.
   
   


3. 
   
   In a mixing bowl, vanquish the eggs until smooth. Add the saccharide in addition to vanilla in addition to mix until smooth.
   
   


4. 
   
   Add the melted chocolate/butter mixture in addition to mix until combined.
   
   


5. 
   
   Add the flour, salt, in addition to baking pulverization in addition to gently stir inwards past times manus until completely mixed.
   
   


6. 
   
   Pour into prepared pan in addition to bake for 25 minutes. Meanwhile, compaction the peppermint candies inwards a nutrient processor. The amount is totally upwardly to you lot - I used close xv mini candy canes.
   
   


7. 
   
   After the 25 minutes, take brownies from the oven in addition to sprinkle the crushed peppermint over the overstep in addition to LIGHTLY press them inwards amongst a spatula. Return to the oven in addition to bake for 22 to a greater extent than minutes. When they're done, the pump volition travel to a greater extent than ofttimes than non laid in addition to a toothpick inserted inwards the middle volition bring around gooey brownie crumbs on it (it shouldn't travel liquid though).
   
   


8. 
   
   Let cool completely earlier decorating amongst the chocolate (let cool on the counter for a flake first, in addition to thence comprehend amongst foil in addition to refrigerate to speed things up)
   
   


9. 
   
   Add around chocolate shavings or melted chocolate to the overstep for ornamentation (I used white chocolate shavings in addition to melted night chocolate).
   
   

 

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