real life test kitchen: mint chocolate brownies
Yeah! Chad’s back from his overseas assignment! After a few weeks far away from the comforts of home, I thought he was deserving of some culinary treats. I whipped up these amazingly yummy mint chocolate brownies over the weekend. The recipe is in the current issue of Everyday Food, and I have to say they’d make a great dessert to bring along to holiday party. Basically, it’s just a traditional brownie batter + mini York Peppermint Patties. You pour a third of the batter into the pan, then place down a layer of the candies, then pour remaining batter on top. Bake as usual, about 45 minutes. It’s a little freaky that the peppermint part of the patties don’t really melt, but I have learned some questions are better left unanswered. Tastes amazing with vanilla ice cream on top! Here is the complete recipe at Everyday Food. — Angela M.
December 13th, 2006 at 9:24 am
How did you handle the melting of the chocolate? That always freaks me out — do you have a double boiler or were you able to find a heat-proof bowl to sit over the pan? Inquiring minds would like to know :o)
December 13th, 2006 at 9:31 am
Hi Ellen…. I used a large pot, put in an inch or so water, and placed a large metal mixing bowl over. It fit nicely, and I just kept stirring the chocolate and butter in that while the water simmered underneath. It worked pretty well, though the metal bowl did get a little hot to touch. Have oven mits handy!
December 13th, 2006 at 9:33 am
i put a HURTIN’ on them brownies!!! man were they good!!!
December 13th, 2006 at 11:46 am
oh wow, that looks so damn good! i just printed it out to make. thanks for sharing!!
December 13th, 2006 at 1:25 pm
Thanks Angela, but now I’m sitting at my desk ready to give up a limb for one of those brownies
December 13th, 2006 at 7:39 pm
Why the close up picture?
Me soooo hungry now… I guess I have to do some more holiday baking (again…. oh darn). (;
December 15th, 2006 at 10:44 am
I made these for a work holiday party and they were a big hit.
December 20th, 2006 at 8:59 pm
while the patties did mostly melt, thus loosing the neat effect, they were amazing brownies and so easy to make! There were made for part of a christmas gift but these jsut may have to stay a secret ‘test batch’.
thanks so much
December 22nd, 2006 at 10:08 pm
Ms Angela, I hope you don’t mind me answering Ellen’s question.
Ellen, I use Anchor-Hocking glass bowl when melting chocolate over the stove. I use low to medium heat.
January 11th, 2007 at 10:09 am
Will have to try these. Mint is one of my favorite things to go with chocolate. The other is peanut butter. Thanks for the link to the recipe.
January 28th, 2007 at 6:46 pm
I like the rusticity of this photo. In an age where magazines and even blogs have such air-brushed photos, this brownie photo is a “taste” of new flavor.