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
Katie says
I love mint as well. I've been looking for small batch candy recipes to try my hand with. It's something I remember doing as a kid with my grandmother but I haven't done any since I was about 10.
Fresh and Foodie says
I've always wanted to make these. Thanks for sharing your recipe.
Riley says
I'll have to save this for the holidays! Looks great!
Erin @ Dinners, Dishes, and Desserts says
I love peppermint patties! Yours look absolutely perfect!
Stephie @ Eat Your Heart Out says
A number of things:
1.) PB and mint jelly? I can't decide if that's better or worse than my best friend's favorite, pb and pickles. Yuck (although I do love mint jelly on my lamb...but that's because it is LAMB and not PB.)
2.) I think we have thoroughly proven the old adage "the way to a man's heart is through his stomach" (I made Ryan risotto on our first date...)
3.) My momma is a crazy mint and chocolate lover. She will love these!
Paula says
I am a mint lover too but I must say, I've never tried mint jelly and peanut butter together. I'm thinking it would be pretty good. Your chocolate peppermint patties are perfect!!
Gerry @ Foodness Gracious says
Okay, I'm trying to take the mint jelly and peanut butter thingy and I think it'd be good, maybe even grilled like a tuna patty melt! Great job on the patties, perfect looking actually :)
Cheers
Heidi @ Bits of Sunshine says
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Scarllet Gonçalves says
wow it look so yummy!!
I love peppermint patties,thank you
for sharing the recipe with us!
Have a good day beautiful
kiss from Brazil.
http://www.scarlletgs.blogspot.com
Honey What's Cooking says
wow, that looks super yummy. love peppermint patties from girl's scouts