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After 8 Mint Brownies and Ice Cream

Homemade brownies and ice cream starring After 8 Mints.
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 6

Equipment

  • ice cream maker
  • 13 x 9 baking pan
  • strainer

Ingredients
  

For the After 8 Mint Brownies:

  • 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate
  • 8 tbsp. unsalted butter, sliced
  • 4 eggs, at room temperature at room temperature
  • 2 cups granulated sugar (400g)
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour (120g)
  • 24 After 8 mints

For After 8 Ice Cream:

  • 10 After 8 mints chopped in ½ inch pieces
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 2 tbsp. salted butter
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • ¾ cup whole milk
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions
 

For After 8 Mint Brownies:

  • Preheat your oven to 350° and line a 13x9 baking dish with parchment paper.
  • In a 3 quart saucepan, over very low heat melt the butter and chocolate until just melted. Stir frequently and don't let it burn. Remove it from the stove and let it come to room temperature.
  • When the chocolate mixture has cooled, beat the eggs and add to the pot, along with the sugar and vanilla. Fold in the flour until it's just combined. Do not overbeat.
  • Spread the batter out in the prepared pan and press 24 mints into the top of the batter. Bake for 20 minutes. Cool in the pan, on a rack, and then cut in squares.

For the After 8 Mint Ice Cream:

  • Freeze the mints, while you prepared the ice cream mixture.
  • Beat the egg yolks in a large mixing bowl until light yellow and set aside.
  • In a 3 quart saucepan over low heat, melt the butter, and then add the sugar, and stir until combined. Add the milk, and bring to just a simmer. Remove from heat and add half to the eggs. stirring, to temper the eggs, and keep them from curdling. Then add the egg mixture back to the pot, and cook on low, stirring, until the custard coats the back of your spoon , about 8 minutes.
  • Pour the mixture through a strainer into a clean bowl. Stir in the cream and vanilla and put it into the refrigerator until cold, for at least an hour, but preferably overnight.
  • Put the mixture in your ice cream maker and churn. Add the mints, according to your ice cream maker's instructions.
  • Serve right away for a softer texture, or freeze overnight for a harder ice cream.
Keyword brownies, ice cream
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