Best Mint Brownies
 
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Stir up some mint filled memories from BYU when baking Best Mint Brownies. They are moist, chewy, filled with chunky walnuts and topped with mint and chocolate icing. This is BYU most requested recipe by alumni. I wonder why...enjoy!!!
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Serves: 24 brownies
Ingredients
Brownies
  • 1 cup butter
  • ½ cup cocoa
  • 2 Tablespoons honey
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1¾ cup flour
  • ½ Tablespoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
MINT ICING
  • 5 Tablespoons butter
  • dash of salt
  • 3 Tablespoon milk
  • 1 Tablespoon light corn syrup
  • 2⅓ cup powdered sugar
  • ½ teaspoon mint extract
  • 1-2 drops green food coloring
CHOCOLATE ICING
  • 5 Tablespoons butter
  • dash of salt
  • 3 Tablespoons milk
  • 1 Tablespoon light corn syrup
  • 2⅓ cup powdered sugar
  • ⅓ cup cocoa
Instructions
BROWNIES: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Melt butter and mix in cocoa. Allow to cool. Add honey, eggs, sugar, flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix well. Add nuts. Pour batter into a greased 9-by-13 baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Cool.
MINT ICING: Soften butter. Add salt, corn syrup, and powdered sugar. Beat until smooth and fluffy. Add mint extract and food coloring. Mix. Add milk gradually until the consistency is a little thinner than cake frosting. Spread a thin layer of mint icing over brownies. Place brownies in the freezer for a short time to stiffen the icing.
CHOCOLATE ICING: Soften butter, add salt, corn syrup and powdered sugar. Beat until smooth and fluffy. Add cocoa, mix until smooth. Add milk gradually until the consistency is a little thinner than cake frosting. Remove brownies from the freezer and carefully add a layer of chocolate icing. Cut and serve.
Notes
Recipe, BYU Today Alumni Magazine
Recipe by Cheery Kitchen at https://cheerykitchen.com/mint-brownies/