Comments on: grasshopper brownies

By: Nancy

Nancy — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:28:47 +0000

Hands down, you had me at the Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake. Then the Toasted Coconut Shortbreads rocked my world. And so one after another I fell hard time and time again. Why would these be any different? I made them today and they turned out great. The 1″ size is perfect I think. The texture is a bit homogenous so small bites of chocolate minty goodness are just right. Quite a few years ago a recipe for grasshoppers was going around that used Swiss Miss hot chocolate mix in the base — pretty weird, huh? Anyway, I used Green & Black’s white chocolate (my absolute favorite — I have dreams about it) and then their dark chocolate. The dark ganache broke so I had to make it over using Trader Joe’s dark which did the trick (and was alot less expensive). For me, the trick to making a smooth ganache is chopping the chocolate very fine so that it melts quickly in the cream. Oh, and I did cut the cream down to 1/4 cup for the white ganache and 1/2 cup for the dark and it worked out just fine. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

By: Denise

Denise — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:45:38 +0000

Can I send by wrapping each large square with parchment and plastic? Sending all my Christmas goodies from your posts. Everyone loves your homemade oreos. When is your book (or compilation) coming out? Because I will sleep in front of the bookstore to be the first to buy!

By: Juliet

Juliet — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 04:54:18 +0000

Incredible! I only used 3/4 the amount of cream and the ganache turned out perfect… except the top layer started to seize while I was spreading it. I had to bust out the hairdryer (don’t judge me). So, I guess “perfect” is the wrong word. It was my first time making ganache and I was very pleased with myself. Everyone LOVED these brownies. They definitely need to be cut into small pieces.

Meridith — Trader Joe’s chocolate bars are very good quality (rumor has it that they are made by Callebaut). You can pick them up near the registers.

By: Meridith

Meridith — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:49:12 +0000

Ok Deb…. I obviously need a tutorial on chocolate!! I come from the world of almond bark and choc. chips. I obviously can’t find the right types of chocolate for baking at my local grocery store… So do have suggestions as to where to find good chocolate for baking. I am close to the Twin Cities. Do specialty grocery stores like Kowalskis have these products? I also have a Trader Joes nearby. I need some HELP!! Please all comments are welcome.

By: Heather

Heather — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 02:58:35 +0000

Oh. My. God.

I made these tonight for the first time for my ballroom dance team’s practice. I had 48 brownies…two hours and 11 people later, there are four left.

They are AMAZING. One person tried them, and all of a sudden I had a horde of people crowding the brownie pan. I’ve been given offical title of “team mom”. Oh, and the ganache set wonderfully with half the amount of cream. I’ll be saving these for road trips to our competitions.

This and the cream scones were the first things I’ve tried off your website, and both came out beautifully. I’ll definitely be trying more :-)

By: Vidya

Vidya — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 01:14:13 +0000

Oh dear. I’ve been sitting in the currently temperamental Sydney weather for days, and craving nothing but mint and chocolate combos. I sooo want to make these but…I refuse. I’ll need to save these for a party or something, I can’t trust myself with a batch of these at home.

By: Pat E.

Pat E. — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:23:40 +0000

I made these for my girlfriend and she loved them… one problem, she’s working on eating healthy, and these don’t fit the healthy bill… Anyone have a similar recipe/desert idea that would be healthier? I’ve made her home made granola bars (spent grain from beer brewing + honey + nuts/raisins/whatever), but one can only do so many varieties of granola bars before everyone goes batty.

By: Laurel

Laurel — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:47:41 +0000

I made these for a party and they turned out beautifully! I decreased the amount of cream in the ganaches and they set up nicely – no problems. These got rave reviews and were delicious. This recipe is a keeper!

By: Dena

Dena — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:02:50 +0000

I made two rounds of these – one test round and one for a baby shower. For the second batch I increased the mint just with a little over pour because I prefer a stronger mint favor. It was great! Thanks so much for this recipe – it was a hit!

By: Rachelle

Rachelle — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 04:48:46 +0000

I made these for my son’s bday party, and they were a big hit. Mmmm! Just thinking about them makes me want to go grab another one. I used about 2/3 the cream for the ganaches and it worked perfectly. They also firmed up alot quicker than the recipe notes. I used 1/2 tsp. creme de mente and 1/2 tsp. peppermint turned out good. I definitely wouldn’t want anymore mint though as it was pretty strong as it is.
Thanks for another great recipe! (making the carbomb cupcakes for Saturday :)