So I totally meant to post this like, a week ago, so that if you needed an idea for St. Patrick's Day dessert then you could use this. But then I moved back to Austin and then Mike came home and-oh wait. It's a little late, but you can definitely use it next year! I just love St. Patrick's Day. Mike and I went to a celebration in downtown Austin last night to see some dancers from the totally awesome school I dance with perform (I wasn't dancing because hello I've been gone from here for 9 months), and he was telling me how sad it must be for a Mormon's favorite holiday to be an alcohol related one. And to that I say 'Tis Blarney! You don't need the alcohol to have fun! I just love Irish things so much... I am really digressing with this post. There is really nothing Irish about this dessert, it's just really good and green. And easy.
Mint Brownie Pie
Ingredients:
6 TB butter
2 oz unsweetened chocolate
1 cup sugar
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup flour
Filling:
1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp mint extract
Green food coloring
1 carton (8 oz) frozen whipped topping, thawed - I know, I know, I know, I HATE whipped topping, but when trying a new recipe that calls for it I'm hesitant to make my own. You can go ahead and make your own if you want. It would work.
1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted
Directions:
In a large saucepan, melt butter and chocolate. Stir in sugar until smooth. Add eggs and vanilla. Stir in flour until well blended.
Pour into a greased 9 inch springform pan. Bake at 350 for 18-20 minutes (mine took about 25...) or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in extract and food coloring if desired. Fold in whipped topping. Spread evenly over brownie layer. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
Remove sides of pan just before serving. Melt chocolate chips, drizzle over top. Garnish with additional whipped cream and chocolate chips if desired.
This picture is posted for no other reason than it just being chocolate.
This is the filling mixture before I added whipped cream...
...and this is it after I added it. Still green, but if you want it to be darker be sure and add more food coloring before you put in the whipped cream. As I was folding it in, I thought of that but it was too late.
Well there you go! My Irish shakers think you should definitely use this for the next Irish/mint/brownie/chocolate event in your life! It's good stuff.