When Christmas starts rolling in, my little foodie self always thinks of being drunk on cookies, gingerbread men/women and of course anything and everything peppermint. So in true Christmasy fashion I present… Homemade Peppermint Patties. Oooo baby!
I don’t know what it is about peppermint patties, but that chilly arctic blast that comes from biting into one makes everything disappear for just a moment. Logan refers to it as a breeze in your mouth. Erm… okay Logan.
What I love about these patties:
I had/have all the ingredients on hand.
There’s no “junk” in them.
They taste clean and healthy.
There’s only seven total ingredients.
They are pretty dang easy to make.
And they taste like a freaking peppermint patty!
Now when I say easy I mean the only thing easier is pouring yourself a drink. Unless you are my size and trying to man handle a two liter and you suddenly look six years old again. But otherwise yeah they are super easy.
If you aren’t operating with a super high powered ultra fabulous blender or food processor (I’m not) you want to soak your cashews overnight. This will make them easier to blend smoothly. I just set mine on the counter in a bowl filled with water and let them do their thing. If you have a fabulous food crusher then soaking them for a couple hours should be sufficient. But you can always soak longer and be alright. Under-soaking now that’s a problem. So for a more guaranteed smoothness I’d go for an overnight soak.
Once your cashews are soaked and ready to go, it’s a wham bam and your on your way to peppermint patty heaven. Which eludes to blending all ingredients (minus chocolate) in the blender/food processor. See wham bam! I then place my minty goodness into a lidded bowl and let it chill in the refrigerator to harden. This making it easier to form the filling into patties. It should only need about an hour of fridge time. Or you can be like me and go merrily off to watch The Voice and then return to patty making afterwards. What it was Monday.
To make a decently round patty simply scoop the dough out with a ½ tablespoon (measuring spoon) and place it dome side up in center of your palm. Then using the chunkier part of your palm (over by your thumb, sometimes called the hell of your hand) slightly press down to make a patty. Voila! You can use your fingers to slightly round them more should you make an odd shaped one, or if you’re a perfectionist.
I then toss them into the freezer to harden up some more… while I get to melting my chocolate in my make shift double boiler that I told you about when I made White Chocolate Pumpkin Espresso Bark a couple weeks back.
Now the trick with dipping is to drop one patty in at time, flip it over quickly, and pull it right back out. You can then give it a little shake to get rid of the excess chocolate. The heat can make the patties fall apart and in turn make them and your chocolate look rather unflattering and mess the entire batch up. So drop, flip, remove. Some people use a spoon to do this, I’ve always opted for a fork. Using a fork lets you shake off any extra chocolate so the patties aren’t sitting in a puddle and instead are perfectly coated.
Once all the patties are dipped, flipped and happy – let them harden in the fridge or freezer (for the impatients), and you are ready to eat more peppermint patties than is considered socially acceptable. I’ve made three batches in the last week… for taste testing purposes only of course.
- 1/2 cup shredded unsweetened coconut
- 1/3 cup raw cashews, soaked*
- 1/3 cup coconut oil, melted
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 1/2 tablespoons coconut or almond milk
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 5 ounces dark chocolate (vegan if desired)
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil
- Place shredded coconut, soaked cashews, melted coconut oil, maple syrup, coconut milk and peppermint extract into a high speed blender or food processor. Blend until completely smooth, this can take 2-3 minutes depending on blender/processor. Transfer mint filling into a lidded bowl and refrigerate until hardened, about one hour.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Scoop out a 1/2 tablespoon of chilled filling and place dome side up in your palm. With your other palm, slightly press down to form a patty. Set the patty on the lined baking sheet and continue until all of the filling has been used to form patties. Place baking sheet into the freezer.
- Melt chocolate and coconut oil in a double boiler. Once chocolate is melted and smooth remove patties from freezer. Using a fork, one at a time drop a patty into the chocolate. Quickly flip the patty over, and lightly shake any excess chocolate off. Set dipped patty back onto baking sheet where it came from. Repeat with each patty until all have been coated in chocolate.
- Once all patties are coated, place the baking sheet into freezer one last time to harden and let the chocolate coating set, approximately 10 minutes.
- Store in the refrigerator or freezer until ready to devour.
| Calories | Fat | Protein | Carbs | WW+ |
| 80 | 7g | 1g | 5g | 2 pts |
I’ve never made peppermint patties. But this looks easy. I think I’ll have to give it a try for Christmas.
They are super easy Kathy and I hope you do give them whirl! Thanks for stopping by!
I have always wanted to try making these! This looks amazing!
Thanks so much ATasteofMadness! You can’t go wrong with peppermint patties! And since these are way healthier than the average powdered sugar heavy patty it’s a total WIN WIN. So… you + peppermint patties… yeah?
Adding to my list to make for x-mas
Good choice my friend!! Good choice. Hope you love them to bits and pieces! Literally
I have never had a peppermint patties and had no idea that so much was in them. They look so simple to make and delicious to eat. Definitely adding these to my ever growing Christmas baking list!
I don’t even want to think about how long my (hopefully) will bake Christmas list is… It’s lengthy enough to be it’s own cookbook. I have no self control with the holidays.
These aren’t the ingredients of real peppermint patties.
Actual patties are much less work. But it’s cups of confectioners sugar and
Sweetened condensed milk mixed together for the centers with peppermint
extract. So less ingredients and work, but you have to weight what you’d rather
put in your body.
Hi Anna. I wouldn’t say that a different way to go about something makes it any less “real.” If anything I would say the ingredients in these little guys are more “real.” But you are right to each his/her own. And I think these guys are still pretty darn easy to make.
Thanks for stopping by!
These look so pretty and delicious!! So making these!
Thanks so much Ami! I can’t tell you much I encourage you to prep yourself to have self control. Once they are ready to nom it’s so easy to get wrapped up in the entire batch – then poof! Oops. Guess I’m making round two
I love peppermint patties! This is definitely something I need to make – i love how simple and suprisingly healthy they are. Think they would make great little home made gifts too!
I LOVE how healthy these are, and it makes me feel somewhat better about consuming a whole batch on my own. Whoops. And oh my gosh wrapped up with a little red bakers twine, love it!!
These look delish!! Could the cashews be substituted for A different nut do you think? Someone in my family is allergic to cashews.
Hi Macy! The reason for cashews over other nuts is because they blend down to be very creamy without having a nutty flavor. Not sure you will be able to get the exact results with an alternative. But your closest options would probably be raw macadamias or raw blanched almonds (which would be a more affordable option). Just make sure they are raw and not roasted, otherwise you’ll have a nutty flavor on your hands. Hope that helps!
I am so excited to make these as I haven’t been able to eat a York peppermint patty (my favorite candy) since becoming vegan!! But I don’t see the ingredient list… am I missing it?
Thanks!
Hi Andrea. I am soo excited you’ll be able to enjoy peppermint patties again! And you should be able to see the recipe now. We had a CRAZY glitch that wiped out all of our recipes. Everything should be back to normal now though *fingers crossed* Phew!
Wow! Peppermint patties are my favorite candy, I never even thought to make them from scratch. This recipe looks amazing…. I can’t wait to try it out.
Thanks Jared! They are sooo worth making them from scratch. They are just hard to put down once they are finished.
Ive made these for Christmas as well, they don’t last very long, they are so yummy! Great website.
Oh I hear you on that one. One batch ends up being enough for just me. I can’t help but keep popping them in. And I love keeping them in the fridge so they are a little icey cool and even more refreshing. Thanks for your kind words and stopping by Tracey!