Rich, chocolatey, homemade and healthy York peppermint patties.
Ooh, look!
Flying chocolate saucers!
Flying into my wide-open mouth. It’s funny how they don’t need to ask for directions…
Thick chocolate coating, filled with a rush of sweet peppermint.
These intense chocolate peppermint patties are out-of-this-world good.
*Cue creepy sci-fi music.*
Do you believe there’s life on other planets? I know people are considered quacks if they believe in aliens, and I don’t believe in the green, googly-eyed aliens of science-fiction movies. But who really knows there’s not life in some form outside of our own solar system? Earth is still best, though, because we have chocolate!
Healthy York Peppermint Patties
These homemade and healthy York peppermint patties are rich, chocolatey, and surprisingly vegan.
Ingredients
- 2 tsp water
- 2 tbsp coconut butter
- 1/8 tsp pure peppermint extract, or as desired
- 1 1/2 tsp agave or pure maple syrup, or stevia drops to taste
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 2 tsp water
- 2 tbsp agave or pure maple syrup (see link below for a sugar-free sub)
Instructions
- Combine first 4 ingredients in a little bowl. (Best if the coconut butter is not melted.) In a separate bowl, combine last 4 ingredients. In candy molds or cupcake liners, spread out 1/2 of the chocolate, then portion the mint filling on top. Finally, cover with the rest of the chocolate and freeze until chilled. If you'd prefer sugar-free peppermint patties, omit last 4 ingredients and use my Sugar Free Chocolate Sauce.Substitution notes: If you don’t have coconut butter, perhaps you can sub more coconut oil, although I haven’t tried this and can’t vouch for the results. I haven’t tried any coconut-free variations of this particular recipe, but maybe try raw cashew butter or pureed cashews in the filling? If you don’t like mint, of course you are free to omit the extract. And you can sub melted chocolate chips for the last four ingredients if you don't have coconut oil.View Nutrition Facts
Notes
Readers also really love these Homemade Chocolate Bars.
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Oh my gosh you are going to kill me with all of your brilliant and awesome desserts!
Oooh…I’m thinking Junior Mints!! I don’t have a mold, and I’ve not had a lot of luck using muffins cups in a recipe like this, so I was thinking about just doing mini ones, which led me to Junior Mints.
Woah, that is a genius idea! I wish I’d thought of it when I was making the Yorks. Mini things are always more fun!
mmmm this recipe is so quick and easy! Love your photos 🙂
o katy these look naughty
OMG!! these look amazing! I freakin LOVE peppermint patties… off to the store to get peppermint extract and more coconut butter 😀
I don’t believe in aliens as in intelligent life living on other planets but I do believe that certain things can grow on other planets. For instance, a while ago something similar to lichens was discovered growing on mars (at least I think it was mars lol)
btw, I made your chocolate chip blondies yesterday with almond butter since I don’t like peanuts, they were amazing! Your recipes are brilliant! 🙂
Aw thanks, Amy!!
Oh, yum! I bet these would be great chopped up in a milkshake or ice cream too!
Oh why did I read this comment? I made them, and now I’m gonna have to do it!
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Katie, these are great! i love peppermint patties.. i once baked peppermint patties into chocolate chip cookie bars (1 layer cookie dough, peppermint patties lined on top, then 2nd layer of cookie dough), but using these would make the whole dish MUCH healthier. Baking them into your chocolate cookie pie would be even healthier. yum! great recipe Katie. 🙂
Peppermint patties are soooo yummy! I actually havr some pepperminy extract that I havent used yet!
These look great!!
Haha- good question! I do believe in life on other planets- Tiny organisms and things. I don’t know about anything intelligent- maybe, maybe not. No one really knows do they?
I don’t believe in aliens….. but I believe in chocolate peppermint flying saucers!!! Mmmm!