Kershni’s minted chocolate chip brownies

November 28, 2017 (Last Updated: September 21, 2018)
Kershni’s minted chocolate chip brownies

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Kershni’s minted chocolate chip brownies

Ingredients

  • 180g castor sugar
  • 125g butter
  • 30ml water
  • 250ml dark chocolate chips
  • 2 tsp vanilla essence
  • 150g flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • Pinch salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 250ml milk chocolate chips
  • 50g icing sugar
  • 1 tsp mint essence
  • Mint leaves, to garnish

Instructions

1

Preheat oven to 180*C.

2

Grease and line a 20x20 square baking tin.

3

Place sugar, butter and water in a pot and heat over a medium heat until butter is melted.

4

Remove pot from heat add dark chocolate. Stir it gently until chips are melted and all is combined.

5

Stir in vanilla and let stand for 5 minutes to cool. After cooled, beat eggs into chocolate mixture, one at a time.

6

Add flour and mix well. Stir in milk chips and mint essence and spread butter into a baking pan.

7

Bake for 25 to 30 minutes. Remove pan to wire rack and let cool completely before you slice the brownies into 12 squares.

8

Serve on tray, dust with icing sugar and garnish with fresh mint leaves.

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