This week's BAKED recipe is a riff on the 1950s Grasshopper cocktail. Although I have never had a Grasshopper cocktail, I was excited about making these because I love chocolate and mint together. These bars take a little bit of effort and time, but they are so worth it. If you make these I would recommend that you leave them in the refrigerator for a few hours or overnight if you can. I cut them after the 1 hour that the recipe suggested, but they had a slight medicinal flavor to them because of the crème de menthe liqueur in the buttercream filling, but after sitting in the refrigerator overnight, the filling melded with the chocolate brownie base and chocolate ganache topping and turned into a delightful chocolate mint brownie.
These remind me so much of the After Eight Dinner Mints my mom used to put on our plates to eat after our holiday dinners. Those mints were always something I looked forward to eating and was a perfect ending to our holiday meals.
My only criticism of these grasshopper bars is that unless you are going to make these for a party, you might want to cut the recipe in half and bake in an 8 x 8 pan because these are so ADDICTING you will be tempted to eat them all!
Take a look at what the other BAKED members did with these bars over at BAKED Sunday Mornings. You can also find the recipe over there. If you like chocolate and mint together, you will want to make these.
Chocolate and mint is such a classic combo and always perfect after dinner! Your bars look absolutely perfect!
ReplyDeleteI agree that the flavor of these was much more subtle after they rested awhile and that they are addictive!
ReplyDeleteYour bars look great!
Aw! This dessert reminds me of chocolate mints my mother would buy for us to give to our teachers for Christmas when we were kids. I was always mad that I couldn't open the package and eat a couple. These bars look tasty!
ReplyDeleteMaybe you identified why I didn't quite love these bars. They do have a slight medicinal taste, but I feel like mine still tasted that way, even days later. Oh well. They sure do look pretty!
ReplyDeleteElaine, your bars look heavenly! Good to know about the resting factor. I love choc & mint combo...and loved that you included a shot of those "After Eights" -- took me back a few years! I passed on this one as I just posted a grasshopper pie recently and am still getting over the labor-intensive grasshopper bars from last xmas (not from Baked)...so I can sit back and enjoy yours!! Happy Sunday! xo
ReplyDeleteYour bars look so tasty! I definitely baked a half recipe because I was worried about having too many of these left over. I only made mine last night, so I'll be excited to try them today and see if a bit of that medicinal taste has gone away.
ReplyDeleteElaine, Your bars look so delicious! These were so addictive and definitely worth the effort! All that's left to say is, Yum!!
ReplyDeleteI agree - exactly like the After Eight candies, right? I thought they were worth the effort, and it really wasn't that bad. Loved the mint buttercream. (We're posting over in the BSM Facebook group until the blog is updated, https://www.facebook.com/pages/Baked-Sunday-Mornings/201013669947370).
ReplyDeleteI want to live next door to you!
ReplyDeleteI can taste the mint just looking at them ... They look smashing! Haven't gotten to these yet but will keep your great tips in mind! Glad these were a hit - after eight would be proud!!!
ReplyDeleteI agree that these are addictive. They made so many I have no clue what I am going to do with them. Yours look great.
ReplyDeleteOooh, yum! I haven't made Grasshopper Bars in years! You're right, a 13x9 pan of these would be really dangerous. =)
ReplyDeleteyour bars look great! these would definitely be dangerous to me. they sound so good!
ReplyDeleteIf those bars taste like an Andes mint, I am sold! I used to love after dinner mints too. You can send the other half over to me- trust me, it won't go to waste :-)
ReplyDeleteI wish I would have cut them in half too! They were taunting me from the corner of my counter until I finally sent them with my husband to work. So good! Yours turned out wonderfully!
ReplyDeleteI love mint and chocolate together and these bars look wonderful! Helpful tip to refrigerate them over night.
ReplyDeleteMint and chocolate are naturals together. I have made these, using another recipe, and they always disappeared immediately.
ReplyDeleteI love mint and chocolate, one of my favorite combinations, I see these lovely bars in my future;-)
ReplyDeleteI'm glad I'm not the only one who had trouble not eating them all! Wonderful recipe, wasn't it????
ReplyDeleteElaine, these look delicious and so beautiful! I'm so glad you made these and gave us the tips on letting them sit. I've seen them in the cookbook and have wondered how they were and have pondered making them many times!! Now I know I must try them!! I'm a big fan of chocolate mint and Andes candies too. Wonderful job!
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