Peppermint Patty Brownies
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Ingredients
For the Peppermint Patty Brownies:
- 1 1/2cups butter, softened
- 3cups sugar
- 5 large eggs
- 1tablespoon vanilla
- 2cups all-purpose flour
- 1cup baking cocoa
- 1teaspoon baking powder
- 1teaspoon salt
- 12ounces chocolate-covered peppermint patties
For the Fudge Frosting:
- 12tablespoons butter at room temperature
- 4cups powdered sugar(more as needed)
- 1cup Hershey’s cocoa powder
- 1teaspoon instant espresso powder
- 1 1/2cups heavy cream(more as needed)
- 2teaspoons vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
For the Easy Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream:
- 2cups heavy cream
- 1cup whole milk
- 2tablespoons pure vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
- 1cup granulated sugar
- 1/2teaspoon salt
- 1cup whole milk
- 2tablespoons pure vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
- 1cup granulated sugar
- teaspoon ½salt
Instructions
For the Peppermint Patty Brownies:
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Spread two-thirds of the batter in a greased 13×9-in. baking pan. Arrange peppermint patties over top. Spread remaining batter over patties. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until edges begin to pull away from sides of pan and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely and cut into bars.
For the Fudge Frosting:
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, add butter and beat to soften. Add powdered sugar, cocoa powder and espresso powder alternately with heavy cream. Blend well. Add vanilla and continue to mix to achieve spreading consistency. If too runny, add more powdered sugar. If too thick, add more heavy cream, a teaspoon at a time.
For the Easy Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream:
- Using a blender, electric beaters or whisk, blend the milk, sugar and salt together until the sugar has dissolved. Stir in the heavy cream and vanilla. Blend or whisk to fully incorporate. Pour the mixture into the frozen freezer bowl of an electric ice cream maker and let run until ice cream is thick. (This generally takes about 25 minutes.) Spoon the mixture out of the ice cream maker and scoop into a bowl. Freeze until ready to serve. (Ice cream will set up and harden in about 2 hours.) This recipe makes about 1 quart of ice cream.