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Mint Cream Cheese Brownies
Delicious chocolate and mint come together to make these Mint Cream Cheese Brownies. A fun and easy bar recipe that no one can resist!
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
American
Prep Time
20
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
45
minutes
minutes
Total Time
1
hour
hour
5
minutes
minutes
Servings
16
Calories
284
kcal
Author
Brandie @ The Country Cook
Ingredients
Brownies:
2
ounces
semi-sweet baking chocolate
½
cup
unsalted butter,
softened to room temperature
¾
cup
granulated sugar
1
teaspoon
vanilla
2
large
eggs
¾
cup
all-purpose flour
¼
teaspoon
salt
Filling:
8
ounce
package cream cheese,
softened to room temperature
¼
cup
granulated sugar
1
teaspoon
peppermint extract
1
large
egg
4
drops green food coloring
(optional)
½
cup
chocolate chips
Frosting:
1
Tablespoon
unsalted butter
1
Tablespoon
corn syrup
1
Tablespoon
water
2
ounces
semi-sweet baking chocolate
¾
cup
powdered sugar
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease or place parchment paper in an 8x8-inch baking dish.
In a small saucepan, melt butter and chocolate until smooth. Set aside to cool.
With an electric mixer, beat together all filling ingredients, except chocolate chips, until smooth.
Stir in chocolate chips. Set aside.
Beat together chocolate mixture, sugar, vanilla, and eggs.
Beat in flour and salt, on low speed, until fully combined.
Pour half of the chocolate batter into the baking dish and spread evenly.
Pour on the cream cheese mixture.
Top with chocolate batter. Bake for 40-45 minutes, until the toothpick comes out clean in the center. Cool completely before frosting.
In a small saucepan, heat butter, corn syrup, and water. Bring to a boil and then remove from heat.
Stir in chocolate until melted. Stir in enough icing sugar until spreadable.
Spread onto brownie and put in the refrigerator to set. Then slice and enjoy!
Notes
You can use a box mix if you'd like.
This recipe can easily be doubled.
Chocolate chips are completely optional in the filling.
These can be frozen, see my tips above.
Nutrition
Calories:
284
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
32
g
|
Protein:
3
g
|
Fat:
16
g
|
Sodium:
100
mg
|
Fiber:
1
g
|
Sugar:
26
g