Easy Peppermint Brownies Recipe
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These Easy Holiday Brownies are one of my favorites to make for the holidays!! Be ready to wow your family, guests, or friends with these irresistibly fudgy and festive peppermint brownies! I love to dress up box mixes, and this is so easy the teens can also make it for holiday gatherings, cookie exchanges, or just a movie night at home.
First posted on December 14, 2016, and republished in December 2024
I know what you’re thinking: peppermint is just for Christmas. Well, I want to argue and say you are wrong. I love to stock up on these peppermint M&Ms after Christmas sales, but I eat peppermint year-round, and these are just as easy to make for St. Patrick’s Day using mint. And don’t let green be a limiting color. The sky is the limit!
Why You’ll Love these M&M Peppermint Brownies
- These are quick and easy to make
- Perfect for a crowd or just a teen gathering, with flexibility for more decorations
- Made from box ingredients that are readily available.
Easy Holiday Peppermint Brownies Ingredients
- Chocolate Fudge Brownie Mix
- Vanilla Frosting– I bought ours green already, but you can also use food coloring.
- M&M Milk Chocolate Baking Bits
- M&M Peppermint candies
- Ingredients on the brownie mix box: oil, eggs, and water
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How To Make M&M Brownies
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
Grease an 8X8 baking pan with either nonstick spray or crisco. You can use a 9X13 pan to make more and shorter brownies; we prefer thick brownies.
Follow the directions on the brown mix to make the batter. The dry brownie mix, oil, water, and eggs will be the ingredients used in this step.
Mix in ½ a cup of M&M’S® Brand Minis Milk Chocolate Baking Bits. I used the red and green holiday ones, but you can use regular ones or other holiday themes.
Pour the M&M brownie batter into your baking pan.
Take about half a handful of M&M’S® Brand Minis Milk Chocolate Baking Bits and sprinkle over the top of the batter. This will allow some of the M&MS to be shown on top to serve with or without frosting.
Bake for the time called for on the box and use a toothpick to check they are done; my box called for 45-51 minutes.
Allow to cool completely for a couple of hours or overnight.
Spread your frosting over the top of your cooled-off brownies.
Pro Tip: Go slow-spreading the frosting. The frosting will want to pull the M&Ms up as you start to frost.
Sprinkle with M&M’S® Brand Peppermint candies.
Cut and serve with a nice big glass of milk!!
What is your go-to easy holiday dessert??
How To Store Holiday Brownies
Store leftover brownies in an airtight container. You can store them on the counter or in the fridge. Be sure to eat within 3 days of making them.
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Easy Holiday Peppermint Brownies
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Ingredients
- 18.4 Ounce Chocolate Fudge Brownie Mix
- 2/3 Cup Vegetable Oil
- 1/4 Cup Water
- 2 Eggs
- 1 5.6 Ounce Vanilla Frosting
- 1/2 Cup M&M’S® Brand Minis Milk Chocolate Baking Bits
- 1/2 Cup M&M’S® Brand Peppermint candies
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Grease an 8X8 baking pan (You could use a 9X13 but we like our brownies thick)
- Mix together the Brownie Mix as the directions on package call for it
- Mix in ½ a cup of M&M’S® Brand Minis Milk Chocolate Baking Bits, I used the red and green holiday ones
- Pour into your baking pan
- Take about half a handful of M&M’S® Brand Minis Milk Chocolate Baking Bits and sprinkle over the top
- Bake for the time called for on the box and use a toothpick to check they are done
- Allow to cool completely a couple hours
- Frost the brownies
- Sprinkle with M&M’S® Brand Peppermint candies
- Cut and serve with a nice big glass of milk!!
