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.
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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
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Hi Katie! Not like you need anything more to do, but it would be great if you had a page of products you use…so we could use the same products. For example, I can’t believe how many versions of shredded coconut there are. I just got 4 bags of the wrong stuff… ground too fine. Now I am trying to make peppermint patties and the peppermint I have tastes awful. So for this recipe is it just plane ol’ McCormicks Peppermint Extract? I just want to make sure the next peppermint I get actually tastes good so I can finish these awesome treats and have them fly in our mouths too! :-))
Are you using imitation peppermint extract? It needs to be the pure stuff.
Hi I used pure peppermint oil. Was not very good…sort of like a peppermint patty…but not really. I will try pure peppermint extract…see if that is better.
Wow – these look and sound delicious!!!
Definitely going on the list of one to make…
What is the shelf life on these would you guess?
Do you know how much patties it makes approximately? Thanks in advance!
Do you have to keep these refridgerated.
yes
I have failed twice at these, but have not yet conceded defeat! What brand of coconut oil do you recommend? I made the first batch with regular coconut oil because I didn’t know it would turn out bitter (I’m new to using coconut oil), and then got the extra virgin non refined stuff and it is still bitter, just not as bad. I like dark chocolate so I don’t think it’s that I just want it super sweet. My mint filing is tasty, though, so as I said I have not given up.
You must use virgin coconut oil. Most regular is refined coconut oil, which is not the same beast. Try whole foods brand or trader joes, both are cheaper.
Is there a secret to combining the coconut butter and the liquid ingredients? I stirred and stirred and tried to sort of cream it like you would regular butter. I ended up just pouring off the extra liquid, and the texture of the peppermint turned out fine, so maybe I just used too much water?
These were fun. I don’t think I added enough sweetener for my tastes, but I’m going to try them again for sure.
Coconut butter is temperamental depending on the climate. Read Katie’s Coconut Butter FAQ page (google “coconut butter faq” to find the page) to see tips on heating it to get it smooth.
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Hi there,
These look phenomenal! Do you mention anywhere in your recipes how many patties the ingredients will make? I’m going out this week to get the ingredients. Yummy 🙂
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It depends on the size of your candy molds. However, her nutrition link pages usually give a serving size. Hope that helps!