Peppermint Chocolate Mousse Brownies
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Ingredients
Brownies
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup butter 2 sticks
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 4 eggs
- 2 Tbsp. vanilla extract
Mousse
- 1 brick of cream cheese 8 oz. (room temperature)
- 1 pkg. small - 113g instant Jell-o chocolate pudding
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 Tbsp hot water
- 1 Tbsp cocoa powder
- 2 cups thawed cool whip or Truwhip
Extras
- Peppermint candy canes
Instructions
Brownies
- Preheat the oven to 350 F. Prepare 13" x 9" pan with parchment paper.
- In the pan melt butter, add sugars, cocoa powder and chocolate chips. Melt everything on low heat. Remove from the heat, cool off a little. Add eggs and vanilla extract. Mix until all ingredients are well combined. Fold in flour. Pour the batter into the pan.
- Bake for about 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool off completely.
Mousse
- Mix 2 Tbsp. hot water with cocoa powder. Cool off completely.
- Mix cream cheese, add water with cocoa. Add milk and chocolate jell-o.
- Fold in cool whip or truwhip.*
- Spread nicely on the brownies.
Extras
- Decorate with crushed peppermint candy canes.
Notes
*I find it hard to mix the mousse, so I mix cool whip (truwhip) with all ingredients, it is easier that way to combine all ingredients together.
Nutrition
Monounsaturated Fat: 0g | Potassium: 0mg | Vitamin A: 0IU | Vitamin C: 0mg | Calcium: 0mg | Iron: 0mg