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Kneaders Double Chocolate Peppermint Brownies

  • 1 cup butter
  • 4 oz unsweetened chocolate
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Melt the chocolate and butter in a 2 quart bowl in the microwave on high for 3 minutes, stirring every 20-30 seconds until the chocolate is melted. Cool slightly.

Add sugar, eggs and vanilla and mix well with a spatula.

Add the flour and stir to combine.

Stir in chocolate chips.

Spread into a buttered 13 inch by 9 inch by 2 inch baking pan. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes. Do not over cook. Cool.

Ingredients: Filling

  • 1/2 cups softened butter, margarine, or shortening
  • 2 cups confectioners sugar
  • 2 drops mint flavoring or to taste
  • 1 drop pink food coloring

In a small bowl, beat the confectioners sugar, butter and mint flavoring until smooth.

Add food coloring to make a light pink.

Spread evenly over cooled brownies and then chill.

Ingredients: Chocolate Ganache

  • 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream
  • crushed peppermint (red and white)

Put the chocolate chips and cream into a small bowl.

Microwave on high for 1 minute stirring every 20-30 seconds until chocolate is melted. Do not over heat.

Immediately pour over brownies.

Decorate with crushed peppermint.

Do not refrigerate. Mixture will set up on brownies in about 15-20 minutes.

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Kneaders caramel syrup

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened (Don’t know why it says softened since you melt it in pan. Also we tried with 1/2 the butter and it tastes great and isn’t as bad for you.)
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tsp baking soda

Heat an empty medium or large empty stockpot over medium high heat. Make sure the sides of the pot or pan are tall to prevent the syrup from bubbling over.

Melt the butter in the heated pan and stir in the buttermilk and sugar. Bring the mixture to a rolling boil and boil for one minute.

Remove the pan from heat and whisk in the vanilla and baking soda. The mixture will bubble and grow. That’s okay! Keep whisking until the bubbles are gone and the mixture reaches a caramel syrup consistency.