Peppermint Brownies

Peppermint and Chocolate. Could there be a better mix of holiday flavors? 

Before you do anything take your butter out of the fridge right now. You’re welcome. 

Make your favorite brownie recipe. We love Betty Crockers Triple Chunk Brownie Mix. Yep, boxed brownies. They’re amazing. No need to mess with a good thing. 

Once brownies are cooled. Yes, this recipe requires patience. If you can’t wait, cut out a portion of warm brownies and enjoy those while you wait for the rest to cool. 

After enjoying your portion of brownies straight from the oven mix up the following ingredients for the topping/frosting/yummy goodness. This is the pièce de résistance. 

  • 1 cup marshmallow cream
  • 1/2 cup confectioners sugar (powdered sugar) sifted
  • Sifting it gets rid of clumps. No one wants to bite into a chunk of powerded sugar. If you don’t have a sieve you can push the clumps against the bowl with the back of your spoon or spatula. 
  • 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter at room temperature. 
  • You want the butter soft, not microwaved. This will help with the mixing. 
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Two normal size candy candys crushed. Place unwrapped candy canes in a ziploc bag and smash with a wooden rolling pin, hammer, meat tenderizer, whatever you have on hand. 
  • Pour HALF of crushed candy canes into frosting and mix. 
  • Combine all of the above ingredients, using a mixer is easiest , slather all over the top of the brownies you haven’t eaten yet. Sprinkle with the rest of the crushed candy canes. This helps people know what flavors are in the delicious treat. 

Let us know if you make these. Use #dwellandmade if posting to social media. 

What to do with left over marshmallow cream in the jar?

  • make fudge
  • make a fluffer nutter sandwich (peanut butter and marshmallow cream sandwich on white bread.) 
  • oatmeal cream pies (did anyone else just get a flashback to Honey I Shrunk The Kids? No, just me? Ok. 
  • I’m going to go ahead a say you could add marshmallow cream straight to your hot cocoa. Maybe your coffee? Let me know. 

Happy Holidays!