If you’ve been wondering how to make homemade Peppermint Patties this is the recipe for you! With only 4 ingredients, all you need to make this healthy Peppermint Patty recipe is coconut oil, dark chocolate, honey, and peppermint extract.
We make this healthy paleo dessert recipe all year round, but especially enjoy it on St. Patrick’s Day.
Peppermint Patties
Ingredients
- ½ cup coconut oil, melted
- ¼ cup honey or agave nectar
- ½ teaspoon organic peppermint extract
- 1 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Combine coconut oil, honey, and peppermint extract in a pint mason jar
- Using a hand blender whisk until smooth
- Refrigerate for 2 hours until firm
- Transfer into peppermint patty mold
- Place mold in freezer for 45 minutes until patties are firm
- Melt chocolate over very low heat and allow to cool thoroughly or patties will disolve
- Dip patties into melted chocolate using a dipping tool
- Transfer to a parchment paper lined small baking sheet
- Place in freezer for 15 minutes
- Serve
For perfect results with this homemade Peppermint Patties recipe, make sure the coconut oil mixture is rock solid before you dip it in the chocolate. Another tip? Do not over heat the the chocolate. If you have any leftovers, be sure to store them in the refrigerator or freezer, as they will not stay solid if stored at room temperature.
My husband adored these homemade Peppermint Patties, scarfing them down after work the other day. What we love about this gluten-free candy is that it melts in your mouth. The boys enjoyed them too!
Here are some of my other gluten-free candy recipes:
Beth says
Does it taste coconutty? I LOVE coconut, but I wouldnt have put it with mint? they look beautiful.
Lauren says
I did not find them to have a coconutty flavor at all. Just minty goodness :)
Anne says
Being a lover of peppermint patties, I have been looking at this recipe for weeks now but never pulled the trigger. Thought it would be like eating oil. Well, having been on the SCD diet for a few weeks (would highly reccomend to anyone with a digestive system:-), feeling like I needed a treat I decided to make these but with honey instead and without the chocolate per diet guidelines. WOW! They are good! Would surely be even better with chocolate, but even without they are great, no oily feeling at all. I’ll make them a little less sweet next time though. Thanks for this recipe.
Lauren says
These are fantastic! I had the same issue with the chocolate not sticking, however, I let the patties sit longer in the freezer and let the chocolate come to room temperature before I tried coating them again. It worked perfectly! Thanks for this delicious recipe :)
Elizabeth says
I like chocolate and mint… but together, only on occasion. My thought is to try these but adding coconut flakes, instead of the straight coconut oil, making it more like a Mounds bar. Elana thank you for all your hard work and these fantastic recipes!
Cheslee says
hello may I sub the coconut oil for grapeseed oil for this recipe?
Lauren says
I don’t think that will work, since the reason this recipe works is that coconut oil is solid at room temperature. I can’t think of another oil to substitute.
gayle says
I made these last night and just want to say THANK YOU! They are absolutely wonderful and what a great way to incorporate coconut oil into the diet. I am going to try this recipe but make almond joy instead (add raw shredded coconut and ground raw almonds to coconut oil and switch out the peppermint oil for either coconut or almond). Your recipes yield perfect results and inspiration for others! Thank you for your efforts!!
Katie says
I made these with vanilla instead of peppermint and added some coconut flakes into the coconut oil mixture. This is such a delicious recipe. Thank you!!
Holly says
I wanted some chocolate for MOTHER”S DAY 2011 for me! I cannot believe how DELICIOUSLY good these are!!! Splendid!And so very easy to make!
Kris Zanoni says
Hi Elana,
I so appreciate your recipes but have one request. Can you give alternative recipes for those of us who cannot have sugar (even agave)? Your chocolate mint patties for example. Yes, I am experimenting with the recipes, but would love it if you could to!
Thank you,
Kris
Elana says
Kris, here’s a link to my Keto Recipes page for you:
https://elanaspantry.com/diets/keto/
Enjoy!
Elana
Amanda Kornelsen says
Wow!! I made these for my son after being told that giving him peppermint will reduce his oral fixation – they are amazing!! Thanks so much!