I’ve made some bad decisions in my life.
Cutting my own bangs in fourth grade? bad decision.
Wearing a baby tee that said groovy past 1998? bad decision.
Hopping into a industrial sized steam kettle after a company Christmas party? very bad decision.
However, I’ve also made some good decisions. And I like to think that my best decision yet has been to bake these triple layer mint s’more brownies.
Imagine a thick, fudgy brownie with a chewy mint creme layer and a roasted marshmallow top.
It’s kinda ridiculous….as in probably the best brownie I’ve ever tasted in my entire life. Also, for the record—Adam says it’s the best thing I’ve ever baked.
And that there is saying something.
When I created these, I had s’mores on my mind. Then I got to thinking about brownies and how I don’t have a single brownie recipe on the blog.
There’s something a lot wrong with that.
And then, I start thinking about mint because I have a random bag of peppermint patties in my secret drawer. I’ll occasionally eat one or two when I’m bored and out of nutella.
So yeah….all that led to these triple layer mint s’more brownies and they’re really good. I highly recommend them for any and every chocolate craving. And despite the whole “triple layer” bit, they’re incredibly simple to make.
Perfect, I think, cut into small brownie bites and arranged on Santa’s cookie plate. If Santa was a good boy this year, that is.
And the marshmallows on top?
Necessary definitely.
All you do is sprinkle them on after the brownies are finished baking and then stick under the broiler for a few minutes.
The hardest part is waiting for these suckers to cool.
Baking these is a really good decision.
Triple Layer Mint S’more Brownies
makes about 16
adapted from Martha Stewart
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup cocoa
4 oz butter
8 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups mini marshmallows
25 mini peppermint patties
Preheat the oven to 350.
Melt the chocolate and butter together over very low heat on the stove. Remove and whisk in the eggs. Add the flour, cocoa, salt and sugar and mix well to combine.
Line a nine by thirteen inch baking pan with tin foil. Butter the foil (really butter it!) and then pour half of the brownie batter in the pan. Arrange peppermint patties over top and then spread the remaining batter over top, smoothing it out with a palate knife.
Bake for 45 minutes and then sprinkle marshmallows over the top. Broil for two to five more minutes, until the marshmallows are lightly browned and gooey.
Let cool for AT LEAST an HOUR before attempting to cut. And when you do cut, spray your knife with cooking spray or else the marshmallows will stick to it. Cutting these is tricky, yes, but the end result is very, very worth it. I used a combination of a knife and a scissors to cut. Don’t give up!
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wow. after experimenting with your flourless chocolate cake (and it turning out amaaaazing btw), this will definitely be my next endeavor. You rock.
oh my gosh. these are INSANE! stretchy pants, here i come!
I agree. Jenna, you are Trouble with a capital T. I think I’m going to have to stop coming here…
Okay, s’mores is my MOST favorite flavor combo, but then you go and add mint to the mix? I think I just died and went to heaven. See you there!
Came back for more and stumbled these. The first picture is just insane. I’m hangry.
I’ve made brownies with a mint center, but this is just unreal. Melted marshmallow top? OH WOW.
Okay, THESE look truly fantastic!!
I have to ask you — is your freezer packed full of the goodies you make every day? There’s no way you’re eating all of these.
everyone’s freezer is packed with the goodies I make.
I do try everything though and bake in very small batches!
I wonder too. And if so, Jenna – can I come live in said freezer?
yes…the freezer is rent-free.
That looks freaking awesome. I love peppermint patties (and their derivatives).
I know these are going to be dangerous, in a very good way:)
YUM. You’re so creative!
These sound delightful!
I am definitely making those. Like, tonight.
I feel my pants tightening already, but I must have brownies. Unfortunately I used up all my flour for cookies today…guess that means yet another grocery trip.
I dont know why I read this while sitting at work cause then all I can do is sit here and dream about making these later…. plus I’m sure drool isnt good for my keyboard.
(Of course I truly know why I read this at work, cause I’m anxiously awaiting your newest recipe and cant possibly wait til I get home to check it. I’ll be stopping at the grocery store on the way home now to get some peppermint patties!)
Yowza, those look scrumptious.
Ah-mazing! It looks like you got the marshmallow top just the shade of golden!
Oh. My. God. I am speechless. Must make ASAP!
Mmmmmm, thank you kindly.
The first chance I get, I am SO making these!
Oh, Jenna! You’ve outdone yourself! You’re so good to us! YUM!!!!!!
I too have a random bag of peppermint patties for special occasions/chocolate emergencies….mayhaps I will use them tonight! What a great/delicious brownie creation! Thanks for sharing…
Oh my goodness. I can’t wait to try and make these!
Umm…we’re making these tonight. Lucky for us we always have peppermint patties on hand (major addiction issue). Seriously – the best thing you’ve ever baked?!! How can we not!?!
I feel like I’m being tortured! These look so scrumptious!
OMG… these sound wonderful! You amaze me.
Peppermint patties! I forgot all about them. I have a secret stash of goodies too, but I keep mine in the freezer. It’s currently (gasp) EMPTY since I did that no sweets thing a couple of months ago!
I’d like to see the pic of you in the tea kettle.
there may or may not be a photo lurking somewhere on this blog. I didn’t link to it for a reason!
Dude.
I just made brownies yesterday, but I think I now have to make more.
you never can have too many brownies. obviously.
Wow, these look amazing. Do you think these would still be good a day or 2 after baking (if they last that long!)? Or do they need to be eaten same day?
I tested that fact this morning when I ate half of one before breakfast…it was even more amazing! Just store in tupperware and you’ll be good to go!
I have peppermint patties at home and I will be making these!! WAHOO!!
Those look so delicious, minus the peppermint patties, i’m not a fan of those. but i do LOVE marshmallows! i’ve been craving some lately for some reason, and now you made it worse! lol
Holy Cow! Those look sinful! Must make the next time I need a chocolate fix.
Ah! Those look amazing! Your blog is one of the many reasons that I am such a bad vegan (maybe that is a bad decision, haha)… I cave to butter too much! I think I have to make these! I’m the worst vegan ever!
wow,..thy look so yum..
Holy amazing!! I just posted a marshmallow recipe the other day, with chocolate and PB too. I LOVE marshmallow anything. I love love love those lil buggers! Smores are my fave. No wait, brownies are
And I love that you smooshed peppermint patties IN your brownies. I do that with reese PB cups in my brownies. Oh this is just a KEEPER of a recipe!!
YUM!! Thank you for sharing!
Wow… YUM. I approached this post with some trepidation, because I didn’t think that graham crackers and mint would mix. I see you’ve omitted graham crackers and the s’mores part comes in with the marshmallows. Looks FANTASTIC.
As soon as I saw the title of this post, I literally said out loud “Jenna why do you do this to me??” I wanted to look away because I knew I was doomed once I scrolled down. Well I did and these are going to get made, and perhaps eaten all by myself, and then I’ll be happily wearing sweat pants the rest of the holiday season
They look AMAZING!
Holy moly. Um why did I check your blog while at work? Now I anxiously want to go home and bake these. AHHHHHHHHHHHH. YUMMY.
Upon second thought, not to be overly critical… graham crackers are an integral part of s’mores. Otherwise, you’ve got a chocolate marshmallow concoction, which is also delicious, but does not taste like s’mores. You might want to rename this (but I can’t think of a clever name.)
These look delicious… I so wish York Peppermint patties (and this recipe) were vegan.
Actually , no. Maybe I don’t.
Ouch! I think I just got a cavity…
Yum
These look AMAZING! My sister is a peppermint patty fanatic, so I have no doubt these will be on her list to try (or my baking list for her Christmas cookie plate…)
Thanks for sharing!
These are all kinds of epic!!!
love the peppermint patties oozing in the middle!
Psst… hey Jenna!!! I’ll trade you a batch of my blondies for a batch of your mint s’more brownies
These look heavenly!! I love chocolate and mint together!
My husband would love these…although I hate mint. But I have made smores brownies with just putting graham crackers in the middle. They were awesome. You know those girl scout cookies…tag a longs…how good would those be in the middle of brownies??
yes. yes. yes and YES.
Jenna,
I LOVE that as I click on your site to check what I should make for dessert (planning a meal for my boyfriend) I don’t even have to click “Recipe Section”, you must have been reading my mind!
I was thinking of either smores or brownies.
This sounds like a dream. Could I pair it with ice cream?
Oh gosh.
the real question is, why wouldn’t you pair it with ice cream?
Heaven? This is like all of my favorite foods rolled into one super dish! You are my hero.
Unreal! I have to make these. Killer combo.
Ok, you and Angela are pretty much the only bloggers who make me need a drool-shield for my keyboard. Seriously, yum.
wow! marshmallows on brownies sounds so delicious!!
You read my mind!!! I was searching for a york mint brownie recipe the other day but went with andes instead. now i can try these
these would probably be great with andes!
Those look insane – kind of want me to ditch my corn/gluten intolerant self for a day so I can eat an entire pan.
These look insanely good! Thanks Jenna!!!
These look insanely delicious! Thanks Jenna!
So if I plan to just dive into these with a fork without cutting I don’t need to wait an hour right?!
Right. But beware of the sticky marshmallows!
A-may-zing! What a genius idea!
i bet these go perfect with a mug of coffee. or almond milk!
OMG I am making these tonight for my boyfriend to bring to his office party! I will obviously have to try one for quality control purposes…..
You have outdone yourself!! This sound amazing!
Oh yummy
These look mind-blowingly good. Thanks for the great recipe!
Wow. I think i’d like making these with andies mints instead of peppermint patties too.
Clare, did you make them with Andes Mint? How did they turn out? I have the baking Andes mint bits and wanted to try that.
Oh my god! They look good x x
mint, chocolate and s’mores all in one? I’m in heaven!
Those look amazing, can’t to try this recipe out! Thanks for sharing Jenna!
I love your blog. Like, LOVE. Love-love.
So glad I stumbled upon it!
These looks so delish that I made them for the hubs tonight as a surprise. Then this happened: http://alwayslosingbobbypins.blogspot.com/2010/12/what-i-did-today.html
Will you come make them for us?
oh no!!!!!!!!!! My heart.
after pondering this for about two minutes, I really feel like you could peel off the burned marshmallow layer and try again without re-making the brownies!
hahahahh um well i LOVE burnt marshmallows so send ‘em my way!
These looked so delish, I tried to make them for my hubby as a surprise.
This is what happened: http://alwayslosingbobbypins.blogspot.com/2010/12/what-i-did-today.html
Please come make them for us
hehe sorry to repose twice.
I tried but i burnt it so bad I threw away the pan. The worst part? I’m allergic to flour so I spent 10 bucks on the premade mix
I’ll try again though, no worries. xoxox
This makes me want to just ditch real meals and start eating desserts all the time instead. Who needs things like chicken and pasta when you have these!?
holy yummmm!
OK I’m glad I’m not the only one who completely burned them! Jenna, did you really broil for five minutes?? My marshmallow was literally ON FIRE after two minutes!
hmmm I did, but it might be my oven. I would say 2-5 minutes, keeping an eye on them! I’m so sorry!!
haha not your fault, I should have known better than to leave my broiler unattended! I’ve just never broiled marshmallows before. no worries, my second attempt was successful and delicious!
making these today <3
Definitely adding these to my holiday baking tins – yum!
On another note, your White Chicken Chili recipe has become a staple in our house, my husband requests it on an almost weekly basis. So good for our cold Chicago winters.
Wow those look dangerous. Delicious, but dangerous.
I made these tonight!!! They turned out great, except my peppermint patties exploded during the baking process… haha… did your’s do this? They still taste good but when you cut through the peppermint, it’s not pretty like yours is in the picture…
Anyways, they taste great!! I can’t wait to share them with the boyfriend’s family this weekend
I made these last night and that happened to me too… it also seemed like there wasn’t enough batter for the two layers in the 9 x 13 pan (which meant that 45 min might have been baking them too long) … maybe I’ll try a smaller pan next time.
they one on my kitchen countertop right now cooling.
resisting. the. urge.
1) I LOVE YOU.
2) I just made these.
3) I LOVE YOU, really.
4) (OMG THESE ARE SO EFFING GOOD)
5) Thank you!
Pps- unless I’ve gone mad, you don’t mention when to add the vanilla or cocoa powder, but I added the vanilla to the melted chocolate and the cocoa to the dry ingredients. They are probably the best thing I’ve ever made… and eaten.
Those look delish!
I too, cut my bangs in 4th grade (while they were wet) AND had a “Groovy” baby tee!
OH MY GOD……drinking wine and making these….can’t ask for a better Saturday night!!!!!! These are YUMO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Am in the middle of making these now. Smells great!!!! Making them for the bf’s mother’s B-day. I’ve been loving the new tone of your blog. One smaaalll thing– Vanilla and salt never made it into the write-up portion of the recipe instructions (I’m one of those people who would want to know). Thanks for sharing with us!
Yeah, i noticed that too and neither did the cocoa. And when i made them i realized the baking time was way too long. All of the outsides were burnt and sadly ended up in the garbage
hmmm I admit I forgot to write when to add the cocoa (it’s fixed), but the baking time was correct and was also correct with about five others who made this. Ovens are different though and maybe you have a super hot one?
Yeah, the oven has definately seen it’s better days! But not to worry, I shall try again! Hopefully with better results this time
Thanks!
I made these yesterday and HOLY MOLY what an amazing recipe!! My whole family was drooling over them! You are right though, they are impossibly difficult to cut but soooo worth it! This is a recipe I am adding to my favs! Thanks for sharing!
I’v been trying to fight my chocolate craving all day, but these just pushed me over the edge. Only thing is, I want them NOW, and I don’t have the ingredients! Looks like I’m breaking into my secret B&J’s Chocolate Fudge Brownie ice cream stash pronto!
Jenna
I made these today…the house smelled amazing! I just have a question and maybe you can give me a few tips….
Do I need to cook them less? Should I add more of something to make them gooey? Please help! I want to make another batch for tomorrow 
I made these exactly how you wrote in the recipe…but mine came out very dry and not moist yummy brownies.
Thanks!
Michelle
mmmmm i would make these tonight but i’m not home.. TOMORROW IT IS! My co-workers will love me
Made these last night for a friend’s birthday. I cooked them for 30 minutes because my oven runs hot. Burnt the marshmallows the first time, scraped them off and tried again. Peppermint patties exploded but hey who cares? They were a hit at the party.
I loved them even though I’m not big on sweets or brownies anymore. My 10 year old self who used to eat jam out of the jar just cried by me writing that.
I just made these last night – OMG! They are so good!!! I totally forgot (in my excited rush) to put the vanilla and salt in – whoops! And I used Andes Mints instead of peppermint patties. Amazing. I was thinking of giving the rest away to my husband to bring to work, but I think I’ll just have one a day, if I can control myself around them. Thanks for this awesome recipe Jenna!
I’m making these right now, and having a sort of scary mint-melting moment going on? The mint patties have completely melted and are bubbling up through the brownie batter, and the whole thing isn’t really solidifying at all…help!!!
Oh my goodness!! Are you sure you added all the ingredients properly and didn’t forget anything ?!
oh man, how embarrassing!! I just double-checked this morning and realized that it’s because I was trying to double the recipe but didn’t double anything except for the butter and sugar! duh!
oh no!!! Don’t worry—I’ve totally done that before!
replying to say that I’ve made them *properly* this time, ahaha, and they were a huge hit at my bake sale! thank you!
I tried these last night because, after reading the recipe, I couldn’t WAIT! I have one word of advice about adding the marshmallows on top. If you’re an idiot like me, DON’T put them in the broiler on high and close the oven door! My marshmallows CAUGHT ON FIRE and I had to scrape the entire top of charcoal black marshmallows off the top and start over! I should have known – high heat + marshmallows = fire, hahah. The 2nd time I did it I made sure to put the broiler on low and keep the door open a crack. Anyway – they were absolutely delicious and I love the addition of the peppermint patties.
Made these this weekend and they were a HIT! Thanks so much! Delicious!
I just made this and I just pulled it out of the oven. Just realized that I didn’t put vanilla extract in it, because the directions didn’t tell me to. I felt funny.. and realized that part was left out! Oops. Hope it’s still good in an hour! It SMELLS good!
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