Peppermint Brownies With Whipped Ganache

If you like decked out desserts for the holidays, you’ll love Peppermint Brownies with Whipped Ganache. Made from scratch and splashed with peppermint extract, these fudgy brownies are frosted with chocolate ganache then topped with crushed candy canes. Make your Christmas extra festive with these peppermint-kissed brownies.

My horoscope warned I may be tempted to blow my top today. Hopefully that means my temper and not my cotton-blend top. Predictions are vague so if we’re talking about both, I’m in for one helluva day.

Either way, the universe is telling me to keep my temper–and my bra–under wraps. Piece of cake. But before I’m distracted by cake cravings, I need coffee. Caffeine will keep me alert to any top-blowing situations that are brewing. Star alignment and moon cycles don’t stand a chance in the face of hot coffee.

In hindsight, I was ready for the world to come at me but I wasn’t ready for Ronald McDonald. That clown cold-clocked me in the drive-thru with a broken latte machine. I get that the freaking ice cream machine is always on the fritz. People expect to be disappointed when ordering soft serve, but not espresso with steamed milk.

Just thinking about it had me steaming, but I kept my cool for astrology’s sake. Going caffeine free would not break me. I’d just compensate with sugar so I went home and stirred up a batch of peppermint brownies. Sagittarius-born people do whatever it takes to achieve their goals and my goal is to keep my mood in check. Henceforth, I am unbreakable.

At least I was until my glass bowl of freshly whipped ganache slid off the counter and shattered on the floor. Shards of glass went in every direction, the ganache superglued itself to the floor and my pristinely white cabinets looked like they’d been shot with chocolate projectiles. The worst part was I wasn’t even finished frosting the brownies.

That’s when I blew my top. The cosmos can mess with me, but I draw the line when they mess with my baked goods. I said an f-bomb for every glass cut I got while cleaning the kitchen, wrapped my hands in gauze like a mummy then made another batch of ganache. Albeit in an unbreakable bowl.

Luckily, whipped ganache is so good it’s worth making twice. If you like decking your desserts out for the holidays, you’ll love sprinkling crushed candy canes all over the frosting on these peppermint brownies. Made from scratch and splashed with peppermint extract, these fudgy brownies will make your Christmas extra festive.