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mint color really pops off the plate, giving it until set.
some extra flare and an appetizing glow.
To make topping: In saucepan, melt whip-
To start, create the soft, chocolate filled brown- ping cream, chocolate chips and butter until
ie. Combine brownie mix, vegetable oil, one smooth. Cool until lukewarm, about 10 min-
egg, water and the chocolate syrup pouch. Bake utes. Pour over filling; spread to cover. Refrig-
and cool completely. erate 2 hours, or until set.
Then it’s time for some colorful, festive fun. Before serving, let brownies set 10 minutes at
Make the filling with powdered sugar, but- room temperature.
ter, whipping cream, softened cream cheese, a
splash of peppermint extract and a few drops Tips: Cut brownies with wet knife for cleaner
of green food coloring. Beat and pour over the cuts. Store covered in refrigerator.
cooled brownie pan.
The last layer is simple. In a saucepan, melt
whipping cream, chocolate chips and butter
until smooth. When it’s cooled to lukewarm,
pour it over the filling for the final layer.
Refrigerate the Mint Brownies for two hours
before serving. Cut them into bite-size pieces
for small chunks that will melt in your mouth. By Lucie Winborne
* In 2015, a study found that having more
Find more seasonal dessert recipes at Culinary. than 10 trees on their block made folks feel as
net. healthy as if they were seven years younger or
made an additional $10,000 a year.
Mint Brownies * The medical term for ice cream headache
Servings: 9-12 is sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia. Now you
know why we call it an ice cream headache or
brain freeze.
Nonstick cooking spray * In the NHL, if both the goalie and backup
1 box supreme brownie mix with choco- goalie are unable to play, the team can sub-
late syrup pouch stitute any available goalie who isn’t bound
3 tablespoons water by a professional contract with another team.
1/3 cup vegetable oil To date, such replacements have included an
1 egg accountant, a facilities manager and an equip-
ment manager.
* A course called The Science of Batman was
Filling: offered at the University of Victoria in Canada
3 1/2 cups powdered sugar in 2016, with the design of examining “how
1/4 cup butter, softened the human body can be adapted and improved
1/4 cup whipping cream based on the metaphor of the caped crusader
5 ounces cream cheese, softened himself.”
1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract * While still a teenager, Dasia Taylor used beet
5 drops green food color juice to develop surgical sutures that change
color to indicate an infection.
* The ant-eating assassin bug piles its victims
Topping: onto its body to scare predators.
1/2 cup whipping cream * In 1829, some Victorians were gripped with
1 bag (12 ounces) chocolate chips pteridomania, or “fern fever,” and began ea-
1/2 cup butter gerly collecting the plants after botanist George
Loddiges spread the (quite unsubstantiated)
Heat oven to 350 F. claim that they could not only improve mood,
but increase both intelligence and virility.
* Asia is bigger in surface area than the moon.
Spray 8-by-8-inch pan with nonstick cooking * Ever heard that old claim that watching scary
spray. movies will help you burn calories because they
get your heart racing? Sorry, but the “study”
In large bowl, mix brownie mix, water, oil and that produced this finding was meant more
egg until combined. Pour into prepared baking for publicity than to be taken seriously. You’re
pan. Bake 35 minutes. Cool completely, about more likely to burn the same amount just by
1 hour. lounging on your sofa ... and watching some-
thing like, say, “Bambi.”
***
To make filling: In large bowl, beat powdered Thought for the Day: “Action speaks louder I have friends in overalls whose friendship I
sugar, butter, whipping cream, cream cheese, than words but not nearly as often.” would not swap for the favor of the kings of
peppermint extract and food coloring. Spread -- Mark Twain the world.
over cooled brownies. Refrigerate 1 hour, or (c) 2023 King Features Synd., Inc. —Thomas A. Edison
