This Peppermint Skillet Brownie, loaded with chocolate, peppermint chips, and Candy Cane Kisses, is the perfect decadent treat to share with friends this winter! Best served warm with ice cream.
The skillet returns once again! After the wild success of my first dessert in a skillet (See: Salted Caramel Filled Dark Chocolate Chunk Skillet Cookies), I had to do another version. A brownie version, full of fudgy chocolate, that would taste amazing warm covered in ice cream and hot fudge.
Oh yeah. This peppermint skillet brownie succeeded with flying colors. To make it all more fun and seasonal, I threw in some Andes peppermint chips and some chopped up Candy Cane Kisses. Getting a spoonful of gooey brownie with a giant chunk of melted Candy Cane Kiss was absolute decadent dessert bliss.
For this brownie, I use a scaled down and slightly-altered version of my favorite brownie recipe. This brownie tastes delicious warm, straight out of the oven, and as it cools it gets ultra fudgy, but stays soft in the middle, and chewy on the edges. So, if you manage to have any left, the resulting brownies are super delish!
These brownies have a triple dose of peppermint between the peppermint extract, the Andes peppermint chips, and the Candy Cane Kisses. If you don’t want the brownie itself to be minty, skip the peppermint extract and let the mix-ins add that fresh peppermintiness (new word?).
This dessert is so simple, rich, and perfect for sharing with your friends or family. Serve it at the end of a meal for a holiday treat everyone will remember. Tis’ the season for decadence, peppermint, and chocolate!

Peppermint Skillet Brownie
Ingredients
- 4 ounces dark chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 egg, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon dark unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons Andes peppermint chips
- 10 Heyshey's Candy Cane Kisses, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter a 6-inch cast iron skillet.
- In a medium bowl, microwave the chocolate and butter until completely melted and smooth. Add the sugars and whisk until completely combined. Add in the egg, vanilla, and peppermint extracts and stir until combined.
- Stir in the salt, cocoa powder, and flour. Using a rubber spatula (not a whisk), fold the flour mixture into the chocolate until just a bit of the flour mixture is visible. Gently fold in chocolate chips, Andes chips, and Candy Cane Kisses.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out mostly clean. Serve warm with ice cream and hot fudge!

Skillet desserts are my absolute weakness! I could devour the whole thing in one sitting. This peppermint brownie looks so gorgeous, Rachel! Skillet perfection!
Peppermint and brownies compliment each other amazingly! I have something similar on the blog today. Love your skillet version though. Mmm…
Pinned.
Love the idea of a skillet brownie – what a great presentation! Fudgey brownies with crispy edges are the way to go with brownies. Peppermint and chocolate is a winning comb too. Looking forward to trying this, Rachel.
Oh wow! I wish I had this right now, it looks amazing! I need to try this!
Holy yum! I think the pictures say it all with this recipe, absolutely incredible!
So pepperminty! I wish I could grab a spoon and dig in!
Oh my goodness, I could go for a triple dose of peppermintiness. Totally a word :) I think I need to board the skillet train, mine is currently collecting dust! This brownie looks amazing!
Love skillet cookies so naturally I’m going to be obsessed with this skillet brownie! Pinned! :)
This looks insanely delicious! You’ve done it again, making me drool over my computer looking at your site:)
Skillet cookies are THE in thing right now and with good reason! This is gorgeous. And heck to the yes on those candy cane kisses! Pinning this!
Thanks so much, Mary Frances!