After Eight Brownies are absolutely irresistible. Every bite is full of a minty-chocolatey deliciousness that never ends. There’s a gluten-free option, and After Eight recipes are always a huge hit!
After Eight Brownies are, simply put, amazing! If you love mint with chocolate, you will adore this recipe.
Have you ever had an After Eight?
They’re individually wrapped candies with a creamy mint fondant inside a crisp, delicate, dark chocolate coating.
There are a handful of After Eight recipes out there, but this one just made it to the top of my list.
Ingredients for After Eight Brownies
- After Eight Chocolate Mints, obviously. 😉
- butter – I always use unsalted butter when I’m cooking and baking, so I can adjust the salt to my liking.
- large eggs
- granulated sugar
- pure vanilla extract – Pure vanilla paste is okay too.
- all-purpose flour – You can also use a 1 to 1 gluten-free flour — my first choice is always Cup4Cup.
- cocoa powder –Scharffen Berger or Valrhona are great choices.
How to Make Them
(More detailed instructions are in the recipe card below.)
– Heat the oven to 325°F and adjust a rack to the center. Melt the butter in a small sauce pan over low-medium heat, or in a small bowl in the microwave. Then use the butter wrappers to grease the bottom and sides of a 9 x 13 x 2-inch baking dish.
– In a large mixing bowl, whisk the eggs with the sugar, vanilla and salt until it’s light in color and thick, about 2 minutes. (If you have one, use an electric mixer.)
– Fold in the melted butter.
– In another large bowl, mix the flour with the (sifted) cocoa powder. Now fold this into the wet ingredients and mix until it’s smooth.
– Spread half of the batter into the pan and then place the After Eights on top, to form one even layer.
– Spread the remaining half of the batter on top of the candies evenly.
– Place the baking dish in a 325°F oven just until the batter is cooked all the way through and is set.
– Let the After Eight brownies cool in the pan.
Recipe Tips and Substitutions
- If you under-bake After Eight brownies a bit, they will be softer and gooier — more like fudge.
- Pull them out as soon as you think they’re ready — brownies that over-bake will be too hard. When they’re done, it should look like there is a thin crust on top. You can use a toothpick to double check — you want it to pull out clean, or almost clean, when you stick it into the center.
- Be sure to really squeeze in the candies so that their edges touch — the more the merrier in After Eight recipes!
Can you freeze them?
Absolutely! These freeze very well, and wrapped tightly, they can be frozen up to a month.
I hope you love these After Eight Brownies as much as my family and I do!
More delicious brownie recipes:
- Gluten-Free Brownie Cake
- Gluten-Free Nutella Brownies
- Palm Beach Brownies from Maida Heatter
- Flourless Chocolate Espresso Caramel Brownies
- Best Ever Chewy Fudgy Gluten-Free Brownies
After Eight Brownies Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 4 large eggs
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- ¾ teaspoon sea salt
- 1 cup all-purpose flour (or 1 to 1 gluten-free flour)
- 1¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted
- about 32 After Eight Mint Chocolate Thins, about 1 box
Instructions
- Set the oven and prepare the pan. Preheat the oven to 325°F and adjust a rack to the center. Melt the butter and set it aside to cool. Use the butter wrappers to grease the bottom and sides of a 9 x 13 x 2-inch baking dish. Set aside.
- Make the batter. In a large mixing bowl, whisk the eggs with the sugar, vanilla and salt until it's light in color and thick, about 2 minutes. (Use an electric mixer if possible.) Fold in the cooled, melted butter. In another bowl, mix the flour with the sifted cocoa powder. Now fold this into the wet ingredients and mix until you no longer see dry spots and it's smooth.
- Assemble. Spread half of the batter into the pan and then place the After Eights on top, to form one even layer. Their edges should be touching each other. Evenly spread the remaining half of the batter on top.
- Bake. Place the baking dish in the preheated 325°F oven just until the batter is cooked all the way through and is set, about 40 minutes.
- Cool and slice. Let the brownies cool in the pan for at least 45 minutes and then slice them into 2 dozen evenly sized pieces.
Notes
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Dorothy at Shockingly Delicious says
Sending good thoughts for your Dad (and Mom), and oh YEAH on these brownies! I make some with a huge Hershey’s candy bar inside, and they are my most popular thing to bring to a bake sale! YUMMMMMMM…and a few more MMMs.
valentina says
MMMMM is right, Dorothy! I am loving the sound out that Hershey’s bar! Thank you for the good thoughts! XOXO
Liz Schmitt says
Thinking of you and your family – sending healing thoughts to your Dad. Such a stressful time for you all.
valentina says
Thank you so much, Liz! I so appreciate it! XOXO
Doralece Dullaghan says
Valentina,
So sorry to hear about your parents. I can tell you that for my husband prayer and chemo are the best cocktail and I will keep your parents in my prayers as others have done for Bill and my mother who broke her hip. I will try these these brownies this weekend. They look delicious!!
Hugs to you!!
Doralece
valentina says
Thank you so much Doralece. I love hearing from you and I have had you and Bill in my thoughts, too. What a fighter he is, and what a loving, wonderful family you have. Sending lots of love. (Hope you enjoy the brownies!) XOXO
Deb|EastofEdenCooking says
My heart aches when I hear that your parents can’t be together. And the mint brownies, comfort food just when It’s needed the most! Stay strong and keep good thoughts during this most stressful time.
valentina says
Thank you so much, Deb. Much appreciated. 🙂 xoxo
sippitysup says
Very clever and made with love so you know they’re delicious. XOGREG
valentina says
Awe, thank you Greg. xoxo
Melissa @ Insider The Kitchen says
I have been making these for years. I can’t get away from them, my whole family always asks me to “Just bring those mint brownie things”. They taste like an Andes Candy and are just perfect!
valentina says
I will never get away from them now! SO GOOD! 🙂
Jovita @ Yummy Addiction says
What a coincidence! I have a few boxes of mint chocolate thins sitting for quite a long time in my drawer because my hubby is not a fan of these. Now I know that I’m making brownies. Thanks for the idea!
valentina says
They wouldn’t sit in a drawer for more than a minute at my house! ;-). Enjoy! 🙂
Jane @ littlesugarsnaps says
Right, I need to make these brownies. After Eighs are just the best. I was so into them as a kid I’d beg for the After Eight Easter Egg just so I could get hold of some, even though it meant a dark chocolate shell to contend with. I know I would love these squares with that complete layer of minty treasure at the centre.
valentina says
Oh, those Easter eggs! SO GOOD! 🙂
Bintu - Recipes From A Pantry says
These look like a little piece of heaven and gluten free too! What more could you want?
valentina says
I couldn’t agree more. 😉
Emma @ Supper in the Suburbs says
I love after eight mints and very impressed you manages to get a whole after eight in each brownie!!
valentina says
Why thank you. 🙂 Enjoy!
Jen says
Can I replace the butter with coconut oil? Will it change the taste?
valentina says
Hi Jen, I haven’t tested the recipe with coconut oil, but I think it should work. Coconut oil is mostly a saturated fat, like butter, and it’s fairly flavorless. It will change the flavor slightly though, because while it doesn’t taste like coconut, it doesn’t taste like butter either. 😉 Please let me know how it goes! (I would substitute the butter with the same measurement of the coconut oil.) Good luck!
Beth says
Would this work with your Brownie Cake recipe?
valentina says
Hi Beth! I haven’t tried it with them, but I would think it would work well. Let me know if you try it and how they turn out. 🙂