A festive take on the traditional brownie marries a rich chocolate flavor with the distinctive peppermint flavors of the season.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 30 mins |
| Additional Time: | 45 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 30 mins |
| Servings: | 9 |
| Yield: | 9 brownies |
Ingredients
- Cooking spray
- 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 1 ⅔ cups Ghirardelli 60% Cacao Bittersweet Chocolate Premium Baking Chips, divided
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup Ghirardelli 100% Unsweetened Ground Cocoa
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 (3.5 ounce) Ghirardelli Peppermint Bark with Dark Chocolate bars, coarsely chopped, divided
- ¼ cup heavy cream
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line bottom and sides of an 8-inch square pan with parchment paper, allowing about 1 inch of paper to extend over opposite sides of pan; lightly coat with cooking spray.
- In a microwave-safe bowl, microwave butter and 1 1/3 cups chocolate baking chips on medium (50% power) for 2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds, until melted and combined. Whisk in sugar until grainy. Whisk in eggs and vanilla until smooth.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together cocoa, flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir flour mixture into chocolate mixture until just combined. Fold in half the peppermint bark. Pour mixture into the prepared pan; smooth the top.
- Bake, rotating pan halfway through, until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with a few crumbs, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack for 30 minutes. Lift brownies from pan using parchment as handles and transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
- Set cooling rack on a rimmed baking sheet. Place remaining 1/3 cup chocolate baking chips in a medium glass bowl. Warm cream in a small, heavy saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until steaming, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat and pour over chocolate chips. Let stand for 2 minutes; whisk until smooth.
- Pour over brownies and spread to the edges with a small offset spatula. Sprinkle evenly with remaining peppermint bark. Before serving, let stand or refrigerate until glaze sets.
- If you don’t have the Peppermint Bark with Dark Chocolate bars, feel free to substitute with 16 Peppermint Bark Squares.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 570 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 57 g |
| Cholesterol | 105 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Protein | 8 g |
| Saturated Fat | 22 g |
| Sodium | 194 mg |
| Sugars | 35 g |
| Fat | 38 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |