If we are anything in this house, it is mint lovers. But, this wasn’t always the case for me. I used to pick peanut butter cups over peppermint patties. I used to skip over all of Giada’s recipes that used fresh mint. All of that changed when I found out that Mr. Dessert For Two is a mint fiend. When he told me he loves a good peanut butter and mint jelly sandwich (I’m gagging right along with you), I knew I was going to have to incorporate mint into my cooking for him.
The first meal I ever cooked for him was a Giada recipe: I brushed skinless salmon fillets with agave nectar and placed them on the grill. I then set to work on supremeing oranges for a mint and orzo salad with a champagne vinaigrette. Apparently, surpreming citrus fruit on a date is highly impressive, or so I’ve been told.
It seems that my baking lately has turned into nothing but ice cream accoutrements: crunchy stir-ins, warm oozing toppings, and small batches of cookies to smash scoops between.
These peppermint patties do double duty: a fun thing to make from scratch (and loads better than the store-bought variety), but also delicious chopped and folded into homemade chocolate ice cream.
I have one word of caution for this recipe: your patties must be frozen solid before dunking in chocolate. We are essentially dumping sugar into hot chocolate; the potential for melting is high. If this happens to you, save yourself the frustration and dump all of the patties in the chocolate, stir and serve as a warm mint-chocolate sauce for topping ice cream. It happens to the best of us. Next time, be quick with the chocolate dunking: drop the patties in on one side, flip with a fork, then remove immediately to return to the freezer.
One of my favorite cookie recipes!
Homemade Peppermint Patties
Ingredients
Instructions
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12
Serving Size:
1
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 101Total Fat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 3mgCarbohydrates: 16gFiber: 1gSugar: 14gProtein: 0g
Amy's Cooking Adventures says
These look spectacular! Peppermint Patties are on my buckets list!
Pam says
WOW! These look amazing! I love your blog, perfect for a sweet tooth gal like me! :)
Nutmeg Nanny says
What! These look amazing!!! Mr. Nutmeg Nanny would go crazy for these little gems. I guess I know what I'm doing this weekend :)
thelittleloaf says
Yum! My boyfriend is a huge mint fan too - he's always asking for mint choc chip ice cream and minty desserts so this would be absolutely perfect for him. I think I'll try them crumbled into ice cream...
Carla @ Carlas Confections says
These really look like the real thing! Yum!!!
Jesica @ Pencil Kitchen says
I have to learn to make these things! They look better than arnott's
megan @ whatmegansmaking says
I've made these before and they're so good! Yours look like they turned out perfectly :)
Sues says
I've always wanted to make these! Glad I read your tips before I did because I tend to have low patience level and could see myself not freezing the mint all the way before dipping in chocolate. Looks like the wait is worth it!
fashionablecollections says
wow these look INCREDIBLE.
Paula's Plate says
This looks incredible, I LOVE peppermint patties and had no idea you could make them at home. This is next on my MUST MAKE list :-) Thank you!!