Celebrate St Patrick’s Day with these spectacular, boozy Creme de Menthe-Chocolate Chip Frosted Brownies. The brownies are fudgy and rich, my favorite recipe for brownies ever. Three tablespoons of creme de menthe in the frosting turns it a fabulous minty green color. Throw in some chocolate chips and it looks like mint chocolate chip ice cream.
Confession time- The only reason I made these brownies with
crème de menthe was because I’ve had a big bottle of creme de menthe taking up
precious space in my pantry since I made a grasshopper
pie ages ago.
Warning- If you buy a big bottle of creme de menthe for a
recipe, you will most likely have a difficult time finding ways to use the rest
of it. I’m open to suggestions because the 3 tablespoons I used in this recipe
hardly made a dent in it. Cocktail suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 sticks butter
- 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
- 4 large eggs
- 1 3/4 cups sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Frosting
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons green creme de menthe
- 3 to 4 tablespoons half-and-half
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