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Chocolate Mint Brownies (BYU Copycat)
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4.58 from 19 votes

BYU Mint Brownies

Rich, gooey brownies are topped with a layer of mint frosting, then finished off with a layer of decadent chocolate ganache in this legendary dessert recipe.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Desserts
Cuisine: American
Servings: 16 servings
Calories: 638kcal
Author: Danelle

Ingredients

For the browies

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup cocoa
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 3/4 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspooon salt
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts optional

For the mint frosting

  • 5 tablespoons butter softened
  • Dash of salt
  • 3 tablespoons milk
  • 1 tablespoon corn syrup
  • 2 1/3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon mint extract
  • 1-2 drops green food coloring

For the chocolate ganache

  • 12 oz. chopped chocolate or chocolate chips
  • 1 1/4 cups heavy cream
  • 1 teaspoon corn syrup

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • To make the brownies, melt the butter in the microwave in a large glass bowl. Stir in cocoa until smooth; allow to cool.
  • Combine the flour, baking powder and salt in a separate bowl.
  • When butter mixture is cool, stir in the honey, eggs, vanilla and sugar.
  • Blend in dry ingredients until well combined. Add walnuts if desired.
  • Pour batter into a greased 9x13 pan and bake for about 25 minutes. Cool.
  • Make mint frosting by mixing together butter, salt, corn syrup and powdered sugar and smooth. Add mint extract and green food coloring.
  • Add milk gradually until consistency is a little thinner than cake frosting.
  • Spread mint frosting over cooled brownies. Refrigerate to set frosting.
  • Meanwhile, make ganache by heating the cream over medium heat until scalding; do not let it boil.
  • Remove from heat and stir in chocolate and corn syrup. Stir until mixture is smooth and shiny.
  • Cool ganache until it is close to room temperature, but still pourable.
  • Pour ganache over mint frosting layer and spread evenly.
  • Return brownies to refrigerate to set ganache. Cut into squares, wiping your knife clean after each cut.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 638kcal | Carbohydrates: 73g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 37g | Saturated Fat: 20g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 14g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 117mg | Sodium: 253mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 58g