Mint Chocolate Brownies with Chocolate Ganache

These brownies are SUPER chocolaty, SUPER delicious, and SUPER great to make for any occasion but especially for mint lovers and on Easter or St. Patrick’s Day.   

We will be using salted butter for flavor, chocolate chips, and mint chocolate too! I am a huge fan of salted butter for baking and highly recommend using Tillamook Sea salted extra creamy butter. It makes the best base for our brownie batter. Plus being from the Pacific Northwest Tillamook is a staple around here. Bake the brownies for 30 minutes and let them cool before frosting. 

Top with chocolate ganache after they cool to take them to the next level! These are huge hits in my home and i bet they will not last long in yours too.

Just look how fabulous they are.  

Okay let’s get started! 

 Ingredients: 

• 1/2 cup sugar 
• 1/2 cup Tillamook Sea salted extra creamy butter, melted 
• 2 large eggs 
• 2 tsp vanilla extract (Good quality) 
• 1/2 cup semi-swert chocolate chips, melted 
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder  
• 3/4 cup flour 
• 1  5-ounce bag of Ghirardelli dark mint chocolate squares, unwrapped, and chopped small.  
• 1/2 tsp flaky sea salt (Osmo makes a fantastic toasted vanilla salt) 
• 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream  
• 6 ounces dark chocolate  
• Pinch of salt  

DIRECTIONS: 

1. Start by making the ganache.  
2. Heat the cream in a small saucepan or in the microwave until hot and starts to bubble.  
3. Pour the chocolate in medium bowl and por the cream over top. Let it sit for 5 minutes and then add salt and whisk until the chocolate is melted and smooth.  
4. Cover with plastic wrap and let it set at room temperature for 2 hours.  
5. While the ganache sets let’s get started on the brownies.  
6. Preheat the oven to 350° degrees. 
7. Prepare an 8×8 baking dish by lining the bottom with parchment paper. Set it aside. 
8. In a mixing bowl add the sugar and melted butter. Whisk until smooth. 
9. Now goes the melted chocolate. Mix well. 
10. Next to the bowl with 2 eggs and vanilla extract. Whisk until smooth. 
11. Our next addition is the cocoa powder and flour. Mix thoroughly with a rubber spatula. 
12. Add the mint chocolate. Stir to combine. 
13. Pour the batter into the baking dish. 
14. Bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. 
15. Let the brownies cool for at least 10-15 minutes and then spread on the ganache.  
16. Slice it into 12 pieces. 
17. ENJOY!