-Sweet Treats
October 1, 2019 - ByLisa Lombardo
All-Natural Peppermint Patty Recipe…Yum!
This all-natural peppermint patty recipe is a delicious treat to make for a special occasion, or as a replacement for store-bought candy! I love peppermint patties…they’re one of my favorite candies. And I’m not above purchasing the famous version available in the candy aisle…ahem. I even tried a natural version from my co-op that was made with honey. They were tasty but pricey.
Try my recipe for Dark Chocolate Cake or Cream Filled Chocolates.
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Homemade Peppermint Patties
After trying the all-natural version I got a bee in my bonnet to make my own peppermint patties! There are a ton of recipes online, but I created my own instead. Sometimes this works out great, sometimes it’s a total flop. This recipe works great and we love them!
Some recipes use sweetened condensed milk, corn syrup, and butter. I may go back and try some of those in the future. However, this one came out really tasty! This recipe uses honey, peppermint oil, confectioners sugar, organic dark chocolate chips, and coconut oil.
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Peppermint Patty Recipe
I used raw honey as the base and added pure peppermint oil. Add confectioners sugar to this mixture until it resembles a fondant or dough that can be rolled out and cut into circles.
The candies went in the freezer to harden while I melted my dark chocolate chips with a little coconut oil. Then, once I had the dipping chocolate ready, I pulled the candies out of the freezer, dipped them, set them on waxed paper to harden, and topped each peppermint patty with decorations to make them festive.
Peppermint Patties
Lisa Lombardo
These all-natural peppermint patties are made with dark chocolate, confectioners sugar, honey, coconut oil, and peppermint oil. They taste just like the popular candies from the store.
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Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Chilling 25 minutes mins
Total Time 45 minutes mins
Course Candy
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup raw honey
- 1/4 tsp peppermint oil food grade
- 3 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar
- 1 1/2 cups dark chocolate chips
- 1 Tbsp coconut oil
Instructions
In a medium mixing bowl, combine honey and peppermint oil.
Add confectioners sugar 1/2 cup at a time, and combine until all of the sugar is incorporated. As sugar is added, it will become difficult to stir and you will have to knead the rest of sugar in, to make a soft dough.
Use a sifter to cover the counter with confectioners sugar. Roll dough out to about 1/2 – 1" thick (as desired). Cut dough into rounds with a cookie cutter or round glass.
Place candies on a cookie sheet and place in freezer for 15 t 20 minutes to harden.
While candies harden, prepare dipping chocolate. Using a double boiler or a bowl set on top of another bowl, place chocolate chips and coconut oil in the top bowl. Fill bottom pan or bowl with very hot water.
Stir chocolate chips and coconut oil as they melt, being very careful not to get any water from the bottom pan into chocolate mixture.
When chocolate is melted and smooth, remove candies from the freezer. Dip each candy in the melted chocolate, cover with chocolate, and remove with a dipping tool or a 2 pronged fork.
Place coated candy on waxed paper and top with edible decorations, if desired. Allow them to harden.
Store candies in the refrigerator until consumed.
Notes
These candies are not as hard as the store bought version. They need to be stored in the refrigerator until you are ready to eat them or they get kind of melty.
For a dipping chocolate that doesn’t melt as easily at room temperature, melt 2 to 3 teaspoons of food grade beeswax into dipping chocolate in place of the coconut oil.
Keyword candy, peppermint
Some Tips For Making Your Own Peppermint Patty Candies
If you aren’t really that concerned about the ingredients, you can certainly try one of the popular recipes online. The one that I used as a starting point for my recipe is from Butter with a Side of Bread. I didn’t have corn syrup (I haven’t used it in ages) or peppermint extract to follow these recipes.
Since I wasn’t going to the store, I replaced the corn syrup with honey and used the info from this post about replacing peppermint extract with peppermint oil…How Do I Substitute Peppermint Oil for Peppermint Extract?If you are using a different brand of peppermint oil, or if you are using peppermint extract, you may need to adjust the amount you use.
Do you like to make candy for special occasions? What is your favorite? Leave a comment!
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November 25, 2020Those look so good! I have never thought to make my own before. Pinned.
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I hope you enjoy them, Mother of 3! Thanks for pinning!
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Lisa, I rarely eat candy, but when I do, it’s likely to be something like this. AND I would love to make this for friends! Pinning for future (not too distant, I hope!) reference.
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Hi Jean!
Thanks for pinning! I hope you enjoy these…and so do your friends!
Have a great day 🙂Reply
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