Mint Meringue Brownies with Dark Chocolate Ganache.
Ingredients
1stickbutter
1/2cupoil
1/2cupdark cocoa
1 1/2cupssugar
2eggs
1tspvanilla
1/2cupflour
1/2tspsalt
1/4cupboiled water
Mint Meringues
3largeegg whites
1/4tspcream of tartar
pinch of salt
1/2 tspmint extract
3/4cupgranulated sugar
Ganache
4ouncessemi sweet chocolate
4tbspheavy cream
Instructions
Melt the butter, oil and cocoa power in the microwave or on the stove top. Stir in sugar, eggs, vanilla, and salt. Add the boiling water at the end. Scoop into a mini muffin pan. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes. Cool on wire rack.
Meringues
use the whisk attachment and beat 3 egg whites until they start to slightly foam. Add to the whites, 1/4 tsp cream of tartar, pinch of salt, and 1/2 tsp mint extract. Whisk again. Add 3/4 cup granulated sugar. Whisk again until you start to see peaks. Then add a touch of green food gel for the color for the final whisk. Place in a pastry bag with a piping tip and pipe onto a parchment lined baking sheet. Bake at 225 degrees for an hour and a half until they are not sticky anymore.
Ganache
Melt 4 ounces of semi sweet chocolate with 4 tbsp of heavy cream in a pot or the microwave until warmed. Stir.
Assembly
Place a dollop of ganache on top of the brownie and add a meringue on top.