Grasshopper Squares
- Ready In:
- 5hrs
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Yields:
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6 dozen
ingredients
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For brownie layer
- 177.44 ml unsalted butter
- 297.66 g fine-quality bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped (not extra-bitter or unsweetened and no more than 60% cacao if marked)
- 354.88 ml packed light brown sugar
- 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 6.16 ml vanilla
- 177.44 ml all-purpose flour
- 59.14 ml unsweetened dutch cocoa, plus
- 29.58 ml unsweetened dutch cocoa
- 3.69 ml salt
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For mint ganache
- 118.29 ml heavy cream
- 283.49 g fine-quality white chocolate, chopped
- 29.58 ml green creme de menthe
- 4.92 ml peppermint extract
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For chocolate ganache
- 236.59 ml heavy cream
- 283.49 g fine-quality bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped (not unsweetened)
directions
- Make brownie layer: Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 375°F Lightly butter a 13- by 9-inch baking pan and line with 2 crisscrossed sheets of foil, leaving a 2 inch overhang on all sides. Butter foil.
- Melt butter and chocolate with brown sugar in a 3-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until smooth. Remove from heat. Whisk in eggs and vanilla until combined. Whisk in flour, cocoa, and salt until just combined.
- Spread batter evenly in baking pan and bake until set and a wooden pick inserted in center comes out with moist crumbs adhering, about 20 minutes. Cool completely in pan on a rack, about 1 1/2 hours.
- Make mint ganache: Bring cream to a simmer in a 2- to 3-quart saucepan and remove from heat. Pour over white chocolate in a bowl. Let stand 1 minute, then whisk until smooth. Stir in crème de menthe and extract and chill, covered, stirring occasionally, until thick, about 1 hour.
- Make chocolate ganache: Bring cream to a simmer in a 2- to 3-quart saucepan and remove from heat. Pour over bittersweet chocolate in a bowl. Let stand 1 minute, then whisk until smooth. Chill, covered, stirring occasionally, until thick, about 30 minutes.
- Assemble layers: Spread mint ganache over top of cooled brownie in a thin even layer using offset spatula, then chill until firm but still slightly sticky, about 30 minutes.
- Spread chocolate ganache over mint and chill until firm, about 2 hours.
- Lift dessert out of pan using foil overhang. Run a heavy knife under hot water and wipe dry, then trim edges of dessert (1/4 inch off each side). Cut dessert into squares and peel from foil.
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Cooks' notes:
- • Squares keep, layered between sheets of wax paper or parchment, chilled in an airtight container 3 weeks.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
jenpalombi
United States