I did a bit of looking around online and found a few recipes that either called for an icing sugar filling with peppermint extract or others that called for coconut oil, honey and actual peppermint leaves. Unfortunately the ones using the oil and leaves were a complete failure. The filling ended up an oily mess with no flavour whatsoever.
I liked the recipe with the icing sugar instead.
Homemade Peppermint Patties
- 2 1/2 cups icing sugar
- 1 1/2 tbsp corn syrup
- 2 tbsp water
- 1 tsp peppermint extract
- 1 tbsp vegetable shortening
- 8 oz dark chocolate, chopped
Beat 2 1/4 cups of the icing sugar with the corn syrup, water, peppermint extract and shortening. It'll be crumbly. Dust the counter with the remaining sugar and knead the mixture until it comes together. Shape it into a log (roughly 2 inches wide and 8 inches long). Wrap in in wax paper and freeze it until firm (half an hour or so).
Using a sharp knife slice the log into rounds. Place them onto a cookie sheet covered in parchment paper and freeze once more for another 15 minutes.
In the meantime melt the chocolate in a double boiler. Let it cool completely.
Dipping the peppermint rounds into the chocolate is a bit of an art form I think. Initially I tried to use my fingers but quickly realized that there was more chocolate on my hands than the patty itself. Good thing my husband is always full of good ideas because he suggested using tongs instead. It was still a bit sloppy but was definitely less messy.
Once the patties are covered in chocolate let them sit out to dry/firm up and then store in the fridge in a sealed container. To serve, let them come to room temperature.
Mmmmmm.....so good......and so minty..... And you know what, the homemade version tastes much better than the ones next to the cash register. No surprise though; the other ones are usually stale and taste like chalk.
5 comments:
I am SO excited to try these. I love the homemade patties at Li-Lac's chocolates in NYC - they do raspberry, mint, orange and butter patties http://www.li-lacchocolates.com/ who knew they were so easy!
These look yummy - will definitely give them a try!
I made these this year too and found it impossible to dip them in the chocolate. Now I have to keep them in the freezer or else they get all melty. Still delicious though!
You know, I made a second batch of these and I found it a lot easier to freeze the mixture and then instead of slicing it afterwards, making small balls. The balls were easier to roll around in the chocolate.
I can see how that would be easier! The recipe I used had me rolling balls then flattening with the bottom of a glass. Then I froze them and then dipped in chocolate.
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