The Kentucky Derby is one week away! This is an exciting time in the city of Louisville, from the Balloon Glow and Race to the Pegasus Parade to Oaks Day on Friday and the Kentucky Derby on Saturday. It's quite the celebration, and what's the best thing about a celebration? Delicious desserts of course!
Thus the creation of Mint Julep Brownies! I was inspired by my friend Jamie, who came up with this idea. The Mint Julep is the official drink of the Kentucky Derby, so it's only fitting to use the flavor combination of mint and bourbon in a chocolate-y dessert.
This recipe is so simple, because you only need a few ingredients:
1/4 cup of Bourbon
1 box of Brownie mix (and the ingredients required to make the brownies)
1 box of Andes Mint Chocolates
The first step is to unwrap each chocolate Andes mint and cut the chocolates into smaller chunks.
Next, mix the brownies according to the package instructions.
After the brownie mix is ready, add 1/4 cup of Bourbon to the batter.
Finally, add only half of the Andes mints to the brownie batter and stir.
Pour the batter into a baking dish (9x9 or 9x13 is fine) and then add the second half of the Andes mints to the top of the brownie batter.
Bake the brownies according to package instructions and allow to cool, if you have the patience!
A great tip for cutting brownies is to use a plastic knife. It makes it much easier!
This is probably the first time that a Kentucky Derby glass has held milk instead of a Mint Julep, but you can get your mint and Bourbon flavor fix in these yummy brownies. The Mint Julep brownies taste WAY better than the Mint Julep drink anyway, trust me!
I hope you enjoyed this easy recipe and that you have a great Derby week! Click here to check out more of my Kentucky Derby Festival recipes and crafts.
