Name: Peppermint Brownies Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: For Brownies:; 5 oz bitter sweet chocolate; ½ cup butter; 1 cup granulated sugar; 2 eggs; ¾ tsp Peppermint Extract; ½ tsp vanilla extract; ½ cup all-purpose flour; 2 tbsp dark chocolate cocoa powder; ¼ tsp salt; For Frosting:; 4 oz cream cheese; ¼ cup butter; 1¾ cups powdered sugar; For Ganache:; 3 tbsp heavy whipping cream; 1½ oz bittersweet chocolate chips; 1 candy cane

How To Make Peppermint Brownies

Serve up some refreshing peppermint brownies this Christmas! These dark chocolate brownies are topped with a cream cheese frosting for a sweeter treat.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 30 minutes

Total: 45 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

For Brownies:

5ozbitter sweet chocolate
½cupbutter
1cupgranulated sugar
2eggs
¾tsppeppermint extract
½tspvanilla extract
½cupall-purpose flour
2tbspdark chocolate cocoa powder
¼tspsalt

For Frosting:

4ozcream cheese,softened
¼cupbutter,½ stick, softened
1¾cupspowdered sugar

For Ganache:

3tbspheavy whipping cream
1½ozbittersweet chocolate chips
1candy cane,crushed

Instructions

Brownies:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F, then line an 8 by 8-inch pan with parchment paper or foil and grease.
Place the chocolate and butter together in a bowl, then microwave in 30-second increments until melted and smooth.
Mix in the sugar, then the eggs, vanilla extract and peppermint extract. Add the flour, cocoa powder, and salt, then mix until combined.
Spread onto the lined pan, then bake for 30 to 33 minutes until a toothpick comes out with moist crumbs. Cool completely.

Frosting:

Beat the cream cheese and butter together until smooth.
Mix in the powdered sugar, then spread the frosting over the cooled brownies.

Ganache:

Heat the cream in the microwave until it starts to boil.
Pour the chocolate chips in the cream, then cover the bowl for 2 minutes. Whisk until smooth.
Place the ganache in a bag, then let it cool for 5 to 10 minutes.
Drizzle the ganache over the frosting, then immediately sprinkle with the crushed candy cane.
Pull out the parchment paper to remove the brownies, then them cut into 16 squares. Serve, and enjoy!