Vegans have more fun!: Chocolate Mint Brownie Bars

Years ago, I had one of these Chocolate Mint Brownie Bars, at a friends house (the non-vegan version) and I loved it. I was never able to find a recipe that fit the exact match, with the brownie bottom, the creamy mint layer, and the hard chocolate top layer. But, a few weeks ago I found a vegan version of this recipe! They came out just as deliecious as the ones I first tried! There's a lot to them, but they're pretty easy to make.

Ingredients:

Bottom Brownie Layer:

1 cup sugar

1/3 cup non-dairy butter

11/4 cup chocolate chips

1/2 cup non-dairy milk

2/3 cup cocoa powder

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 cups flour

1/8 teaspoon salt

parchment paper

Peppermint Cream Layer:

1/2 cup margarine

2 1/4 cups powdered sugar

2 teaspoons peppermint extract

4 drops green food coloring

2 tablepoons non-dairy milk

Chocolate Layer:

1 1/4 cups chocolate chips (I used cut up dark chocolate)

2 tablespoons shortening

What to do:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees farehnheit

Bottom Layer:

Melt the chocolate chips in a double broiler. (If you don't have one, you can use a small pot 1/3 filled with water. Place a bowl over the water and heat the chocolate up in there. make sure no water gets into the chocolate.)

Remove from heat and stir in milk and cocoa powder.

In a seperate bowl, cream together butter and sugar, then add chocolate mixture. Mix until incorporated.

Add vanilla, flour, and salt.

In an 8x8 inch pan, lined with parchment paper, press out dough evenly. Bake for 15 minutes or until edges are firm.

Cool completely.

Peppermint Cream:

Cream together butter and powdered sugar. Add in peppermint extract and food coloring. Slowly add in milk until it is consistency of frosting. Chill in the refrigerator until bottom layer is completely cooled.