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Grasshopper Squares Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Peetabear / All my dishes 1 year ago the description that comes with the recipe says it all......These squares practically explode in the mouth with silky, fudgy chocolate and cool mint ganache. I could not do better than that !!! the recipe, comments and the photo are courtesy of Gourmet \| December 2005........ More Prep:60m Cook:20m Servings:72	Peetabear
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Ingredients

For brownie layer

1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) unsalted butter

10 1/2 oz fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not extra-bitter or unsweetened and no more than 60% cacao if marked), finely chopped

1 1/2 cups packed light brown sugar

3 large eggs, lightly beaten

1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla

3/4 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder

3/4 teaspoon salt

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For mint ganache

1/2 cup heavy cream

10 oz fine-quality white chocolate, chopped

2 tablespoons green crème de menthe

1 teaspoon peppermint extract

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For chocolate ganache

1 cup heavy cream

10 oz fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened), finely chopped

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 thAssemble 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.

Cooks' · Squares keep, layered between sheets of wax paper or parchment, chilled in an airtight container 3 weeks. · We recommend Droste unsweetened cocoa and Lindt bittersweet chocolate for this particular recipeick, about 30 minutes.

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aluminum_chef 1 year ago said:
My mouth is watering just reading this! i will definitely be making these for a special holiday treat!! thank you for sharing! :)

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