Mint Brownies

Fudge Mint Brownies

1 ½ c. margarine

3 c. sugar

3 tsp. vanilla

6 eggs

¾ c. cocoa

2 ¼ c. flour

1 c. nuts (optional)

Melt Margarine, stir in cocoa and sugar.  Cool, so its not too hot to add eggs.  Blend in eggs, one at a time.  Stir in vanilla, flour, and nuts.  Mix well.  Spread in jelly roll pan and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.  Cool.

Mint Frosting:

3 c. powdered sugar

¼ c. margarine

½ tsp. peppermint extract

5 drops green food coloring

*I usually add a little milk

Mix all together and frost in thin layer on top of  brownies.

Fudge Frosting:

½ c. margarine

3 ½ Tbsp. cocoa

1/3 c. milk

1 lb. powdered sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

2/3 c. chopped nuts (optional)

Combine margarine, cocoa, and milk in a saucepan, heat slowly and bring to a boil.  Remove from heat.  Add remaining ingredients, beat well and spread over mint layer while the fudge frosting is still warm.  Add chopped nuts if desired. 

Brownie Pudding

Brownie Pudding 

I saw this recipe weeks ago and I have been dying to try it.  I got it from Mel's Kitchen Cafe which is an site and you should all follow her.  Love her recipes.  I just changed the recipe a tiny bit.

Brownie Pudding

Ingredients:

3/4 cup cocoa powder

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 tsp. salt

5 large eggs

1 3/4 cups sugar

1 tsp. vanilla extract

2 sticks (16 Tbsp.) butter, melted

Ice Cream (optional)

• Preheat your oven to 325 Degrees Fahrenheit.  Mix the cocoa powder, flour, and salt together in a bowl.  In a separate bowl beat the eggs and sugar together for about five minutes until it becomes a light yellow color.  Beat in the vanilla and slowly add in the melted butter.  Either cool the butter first or mix it in VERY slowly with a slow stream into the bowl.  Add the dry ingredients and beat until just mixed together. 
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• Prep your pans. You need one 9x13 pan and 5-6 Ramekins.  Fill each Ramekin with brownie batter.  Place them in the 9x13 pan and then into the oven.  Now pour water into the 9x13 pan just until it is half way filled.  This will give the brownie pudding the soft gooeyness.   Bake for 45 minutes and allow to cool for about 15 minutes or they will be like molten lava.  
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• I turned some of them out onto a plate and some we just ate from the Ramekins.  They are very rich so you might want to share one!  Also serving them with ice cream is always a good idea.      

Mint Brownies

There was a woman from church when my husband and I got engaged who made these killer mint brownies.  My husband (fiance at the time) begged me to get the recipe from her.  Here it is.

Mint Brownies

Ingredients for Brownies

1 1/2 cup butter (melted)

3 cups sugar

3 tsp. vanilla 

6 eggs

3/4 cup cocoa

2 1/4 cup flour

1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Ingredients for the mint frosting:

3 cups powdered sugar

1/4 cup butter (softened)

1/2 tsp. peppermint extract

5 drops green food coloring

Ingredients for the Fudge Frosting:

1/2 cup butter

3 1/2 Tbsp. cocoa powder

1/3 cup milk

1 lb. powdered sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

2/3 cups chopped nuts (optional)

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.  Melt margarine in a microwave safe bowl, a big one so you don't have to wash another dish.  Stir in the cocoa and the sugar.  When its cool enough add the eggs one at a time.  Stir in vanilla, flour, nuts.  Mix well.  Spread in a greased jelly roll pan and bake for 30 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.  

Cool for 1/2 hour and then frost with the mint frosting.  For the mint frosting mix the butter until fluffy and then add all the other ingredients. Beat well.

For the fudge frosting melt the butter, cocoa, and milk on a low heat.  If you heat it up too fast everything does not combine well and bad things happen.  I know, I've done it.  Bring just to a boil.  Take it off the heat and add the powdered sugar and vanilla.  Spread this carefully over the mint frosting so you have two layers.  Add nuts if you want.  Cool and enjoy!

Blondies

Blondies

1 ½ cups flour

1 tsp. baking powder

½ tsp. salt

¾ cup white sugar

¾ cup packed brown sugar

½ cup softened butter (1 stick)

2 large eggs

2 tsp. vanilla

1 package (10 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips  (I used the new chocolate chips with caramel in the middle!)

1 cup pecans chopped (optional)

Preheat the oven to 350.  Grease a 13x9 pan.  Combine the dry ingredients.  Beat the sugars and butter together in another bowl until creamy.  Add eggs and vanilla.  Add the dry ingredients, chocolate chips, and nuts if you want them.

Bake for 25-30 minutes.  Cool.

Texas Brownies with Fudge Frosting

I don't usually love brownies but I had a strange craving last week for brownies with frosting.  So I tried one recipe and it was not so great.  Then this week I found some new recipes and merged them.  Here is the result.  They were pretty dang good.

Texas Brownies with Fudge Frosting

For the brownies:

2 cups flour                                          2 cups sugar

½ cup butter or margarine                     ½ cup shortening

1 cup water                                          ¼ cup dark, unsweetened cocoa

½ cup buttermilk                                   2 eggs

1 tsp. baking soda                                1 tsp. vanilla

         

          Combine 2 cups flour and 2 cups sugar.   In heavy saucepan, combine butter, shortening, water, and cocoa.  Stir and heat to boiling.  Pour boiling mixture over the flour and sugar in the bowl.  Add the buttermilk, eggs, baking soda, and vanilla.  Mix well.  Pour into a well-buttered 17-1/2 by 11 inch pan.  Bake at 400 for 20 minutes or until brownies test done in the center. 

For the frosting:

1 (12 oz) package Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

1 (14 oz) can Sweetened Condensed Milk

    Just before brownies are done, in heavy saucepan, over low heat, melt chills with sweetened condensed milk and remaining 1-1/2 tsp. vanilla.  Remove form heat.  Immediately spread over hot brownies.  Cool Chill.  Cut into bars.