B-Healthy's Paula Dean Creme De Menthe Brownies

I decided to make these bad boys because I love Andes Candies. The recipe called for their chips but I just crushed up the whole dinner mints instead. I also didn't use the frosting in that recipe I used a "winter white frosting recipe" that looked snowy and divine.

Original Recipe : Creme De Menthe Brownies from Cooking with Paula, Nov/Dec.2005

1 cup butter, softened

2 cups sugar

4 large eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1 (10-ounce) package crème de menthe flavored baking chips

Crème de menthe thins, shaved

Chocolate frosting

B-Healthy Recipe, 01-05-2009

1 stick smart balance 50-50 butter, softened

1/2 cup smart balance light

1.5 cups sugar

2 large eggs

1/2 cup egg substitute

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour ( I used an Organic Whole Grain)

3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1 (10-ounce) package crème de menthe flavored candies, crushed ( Ande's Mints with Chocolate and Green Mint Creme in the middle)

Winter White Frosting

• 1 Tablespoon Meringue powder
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 2 Tablespoons Smart Balance Butter
• hot water as needed ( less than a tablespoon)
  
  
  Instructions:
  
• Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly grease a 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
• In a large mixing bowl and using an electric mixer at medium speed, beat butter and sugar together until creamy. Add eggs (and substitute), one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla, mixing well.
• In a separate bowl, combine flour, cocoa, and baking powder. Gradually stir into butter mixture.

• Fold in mint chips. Spoon into prepared pan.
• Bake for 35 minutes.
• While brownies are baking, prepare frosting. In a large mixing bowl, combine butter, confectioners’ sugar, meringue powder; beat with an electric mixer until frosting reaches a spreadable consistency using hot water if needed.
• Remove pan from oven and allow brownies to cool in pan on wire rack.

 

• Cover with frosting. Top with shaved mint thins (I didn't have any left)