I am continuing to celebrate chocolate with Paula Deen. Yay, chocolate!! This is another recipe from her Special Edition magazine, "Paula Deen's Chocolate Celebration." I took these to a graduation party this past weekend. They were a HUGE hit. More than one person wanted the recipe. So I thought I'd post it here, and all y'all readers can have it!
I thought these were fun to make. For some reason, it made me happy to have a giant green pile of Andes mint wrappers on my kitchen counter. I love Andes mints. Good childhood memories.
Chocolate Mint Brownies
1 1/2 cups butter, melted
1 c. unsweetened cocoa powder
3 cups sugar
4 large eggs
2 c. all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla extract
3 (4.67 oz.) boxes individually wrapped chocolate covered mints, unwrapped (Andes mints) note: I completely covered the pan with mints- no spaces- and I had 6 mints that I didn't use. Which is nice. You need something to munch on while baking.
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 13x9 inch baking pan with heavy-duty aluminum foil. Grease foil.
2. In a medium bowl, combine melted butter and cocoa, stirring well. Set aside.
3. In a large bowl, beat sugar and eggs at medium speed with an electric mixer until fluffy (about 5 minutes). Slowly beat in butter mixture. Add flour, salt, and vanilla; beating just until combined. Spread half of chocolate mixture into prepared pan. Place mints, side by side, in an even layer over chocolate mixture, completely covering the chocolate mixture. Carefully spread remaining chocolate mixture over mints, sealing to edges. Bake for 35 minutes. Let cool in pan completely. Cut into squares to serve. Makes about 2 dozen brownies.
Mmmm, mmmm! As my sister would say- Nummers!! If you make these, let me know how you liked them. Did you have to fight people off to get any? I definitely recommend them for summer get-togethers. These things are happy-makers.
-Jen
These are just wonderful and easy to make (besides unwrapping all those mints). They were a smashing hit at Church.
ResponderEliminarWOW, I was looking at the blog to post something about the new stoneware collection, and YUUUMMMY those mint brownies look amazing! Kudos on such a complete blog and covering all aspects of business and the home!
ResponderEliminarThank you so much for posting this recipe!! I had the Paula Deen Chocolate magazine & misplaced it! I haven't been able to find this anywhere! I have made these brownies several times. They are my family's favorite. I do have one small piece of advice. Make SURE you beat the eggs & sugar long enough. I made the mistake of not, and it completely changes the consistency. Still tasted good, but they were too heavy and thick. They are so easy to make, even for a kitchen "novice" like me. :)
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