![]() This will help them stay firm when you dip them. To make the dipping easier, roll them out 1/2” thick. Mix until the mixture sticks together when pressed with your fingers you are, you may need to add another tablespoon of water or 2 to the filling to help it come together. If you wanted to make them thinner you could get 60 patties from this recipe, just make sure to double the melted chocolate mixture.ĭepending on where. Chocolate is a fascinatingly fickle ingredient! (Side note you could also use chocolate candy wafters that are created specifically for candy making but know that they have sugar in them and you would adding more sugar to the recipe).Īlso I like to roll out my peppermint patty filling pretty thick creating about 30 patties. The method I included in the recipe is called "seeding" and you can read all about it here. However if you want to learn how to temper chocolate the real way David Leibovitz explains it really well on his site. The reason I don't do this is that these peppermint patties don't last long enough in my house to develop a bloom and I find that if I keep them in the refirgetoar they are just fine. First off to make my recipe a little easier I "fake" temper the chocolate in a technique called seeding. What does that mean? Well it means that I don't take the chocolate to certain temperatures to avoid "bloom" or the white residue that happens on chocolate sometimes. I promise once you make homemade peppermint patties, you will never look at the store-bought ones the same.Ĭouple things to note about the recipe. Christmas Peppermint Patties - White the chocolate coating is still wet, sprinkle a light scattering of Grinch themed, or Christmas sprinkles on them.Homemade holidays gifts are my favorite gifts to give! Since the only crafty thing I really know how to do, is make food, everyone gets holiday candy.Melt a small amount of dark chocolate to drizzle over the milk chocolate covered peppermint patties. Milk Chocolate Peppermint Patties - Use milk chocolate instead of dark chocolate for dipping.Chill in the freezer and dip in the melted chocolate following the recipe. Cut the mini circles out after rolling the the candy filling out. Mini Peppermint Patties - Use a mini 1" circle cutter (used for cheese and canape shapes).I've a few great variations you can make with this homemade peppermint patty recipe: Easy Bacon Egg & Cheddar Breakfast Flautas.Vanilla extract (you can use the clear extract to keep the peppermint filling whiter).įull ingredient amounts and preparation instructions are in the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post.Peppermint extract (go easy, this stuff is powerful).Powdered or Confectioner's Sugar (break up and clumps and lumps with a fork.Plus, you can customize them to your liking by tweaking the amount of peppermint extract or flavor of chocolate coating! This easy peppermint patty recipe is perfect for both beginner and experienced cooks, and it's a great way to get into the Christmas spirit. ![]() ![]()
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