{"id":2400,"date":"2013-11-13T14:45:21","date_gmt":"2013-11-13T21:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.sugarhero.com\/?p=2400"},"modified":"2025-06-10T15:07:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T22:07:52","slug":"mint-chocolate-chip-mousse-brownies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sugarhero.com\/mint-chocolate-chip-mousse-brownies\/","title":{"rendered":"Mint Chocolate Chip Mousse Brownies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Mint Chocolate Chip Mousse Brownies are a gourmet take on traditional brownies! A dark, fudgy brownie is topped with light and fluffy mint chip mousse, then finished with chocolate glaze and green candies. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I am always on the hunt for ways to embiggen my brownies. You know, to turn the standard plain jane chocolate squares into something extraordinary. And with these Mint Chocolate Chip Mousse Brownies, I have created my favorite over-the-top brownie creation yet!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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These babies start with a base of dense, chewy mint brownies. I used my favorite cocoa powder-based brownie recipe, but if you want to go the semi-homemade route, you could easily use your favorite brownie mix instead and just add a dash of mint extract…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

….because the brownie isn’t actually the important part of these Mint Chocolate Chip Mousse Brownies. Nope, the brownie is the supporting player, and the mousse is the star. To put it in pop culture terms that are entirely relevant today, the brownie is Sonny and the mousse is Cher. Too dated? How about: the brownie is Ringo and the mousse is all the rest of the Beatles. (Sorry, Ringo, but you know it’s true.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Back to the mousse! It’s my favorite part of this dessert–bright and refreshingly minty, light and fluffy and packed with shards of semi-sweet chocolate. It’s firm when refrigerated and a little more supple at room temperature, but it still holds its shape nicely so you don’t have to worry about it sliding all over the plate. The brownies are finished with a shiny chocolate glaze, and I added a row of mint M&Ms on top—I love how they come in different shades of green to provide a subtle ombre effect!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They store wonderfully well in the refrigerator, so we’ve been enjoying them as an after-dinner treat for almost a week now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I loved these so much I’m already thinking of Christmas peppermint variations I can try—I think they would be so cute with a red and white-flecked mousse and some candy cane pieces on top. I’ll keep you posted on that one!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hey, it was almost a year ago that I made this Mint Chocolate Chip Layer Cake<\/a>. Obviously I have a thing for shamelessly tall mint chocolate chip desserts. (Can you blame me?!) Click the picture below for more mint chip shenanigans:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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💚More Mint Desserts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n