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Published Nov 26th
Prep 15m Cook 15m Additional 30m Ready In 1h
Servings 36 servings Calories 250.2
An extravagant dessert of a fudgy brownie layered with peppermint frosting and a rich chocolate glaze. You’ll want to include this in a holiday dessert tray or package for a cookie exchange or gift basket.
Recipe Ingredients
- 1 (21 ounce) package fudge brownie mix
- 5 cups confectioners' sugar
- 14 tablespoons butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon McCormick® Pure Peppermint Extract
- ⅓ teaspoon Berry color from McCormick® Color from Nature™ - Food Colors
- 12 ounces semi-sweet baking chocolate, coarsely chopped
- ½ cup butter
- 1 tablespoon Crushed peppermint candies or candy canes
Cooking Directions
- 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare brownie mix as directed on package. Spread in greased foil-lined 15x10x1-inch baking pan.
- 2 Bake 15 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out almost clean. Cool in pan on wire rack.
- 3 Meanwhile, for the Filling, beat confectioners' sugar, melted butter, cream, peppermint extract and Berry color in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended and smooth. Spread evenly over cooled brownie. Refrigerate 30 minutes.
- 4 For the Glaze, microwave chocolate and remaining 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 minutes or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Spread over top of chilled brownie. Sprinkle with crushed peppermint candies, if desired. Cut into bars.
Nutrition Facts
- Calories 250.2
- Carbohydrate 36 g
- Cholesterol 20.2 mg
- Fat 12.2 g
- Fiber 1.1 g
- Protein 1.7 g
- Saturated Fat 6.8 g
- Sodium 114.8 mg
- Sugar 30.3 g