Peppermint Brownie Trifle recipe - from the The Smith Family Cookbook Project Family Cookbook

Ingredients

• Brownie
• 1 cup butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• Peppermint Filling
• 3/4 cup crushed peppermint stick candy (or one Giant one)
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 envelope (1 1/2 teaspoons) unflavored gelatin
• 2 teaspoons water
• 2 cups heavy cream, whipped until stiff
• 1/2 cup chocolate syrup