Mint Brownies from Scratch

Mint brownies can made ahead when you are planning for a crowd. Easy, yet fancy enough for a celebration table. Freeze the brownies and frost just before your event. For a smaller batch, use this Killer Brownie Recipe.

 Mint Brownies

My favorite cocoa powder!

3/4 C Cocoa

2 1/4 C Flour

3 C Sugar

1 1/2 tsp Salt

6 Eggs

1 1/2 C Oil

3 tsp Vanilla

Mix together dry ingredients. Add eggs, oil, and vanilla. Mix well. Pour into a jelly roll pan lined with parchment and bake at 350 for 25 to 30 minutes. 

Mint Icing

1/2 C Butter (I stick)

1/2 C Evaporated Milk

4-6 C Powdered Sugar

6 drops Peppermint or Spearmint Oil

Green Food coloring as desired

Melt butter and add evaporated milk. Combine with enough powdered sugar to desired consistency. Add mint oil and food coloring. Spread over cooled brownies.

Chocolate Drizzle

2 Tbsp Butter or Margarine

1 Heaping Tbsp Cocoa Powder

1 1/2 Tbsp Milk (I used the evaporated milk leftover from the mint frosting)

1 tsp Vanilla

Powdered Sugar as needed.

Like this!

Boil together butter, cocoa, and milk. Remove from heat and stir in powdered sugar and vanilla. Add milk or butter to thin if needed. 

Drizzle in a diagonal pattern over iced brownie. There should be enough to spread over the entire pan if desired. Just be sure your mint frosting has set up so you don't combine the layers.

For variations, use red food coloring for Christmas or Valentine's Day or blue for a cool winter party. Make a batch of chocolate frosting and cover the mint layer completely to please the true chocolate lover in your family. This mint brownie recipes makes about 70 servings.

Hint: A plastic knife makes cutting brownies less messy. Try it!

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