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:
Mike says
Can you add coconut to it?
Elana says
Mike, I haven’t tried that so not sure. If you do please let us know how it goes :-)
Kristi says
Made these tonight. I used raw honey instead of agave. Delish. My chocolate mix, I used raw cacao, coconut sugar (will NOT do that in the future because I couldn’t get it to completely liquify at low temp.) Used the little bit I had left of my Enjoy Life choc. chips and some processed sugar and a dash of salt. I couldn’t get the chocolate to stick, I think because it was still too warm or they weren’t firm enough yet. SO, I mixed the coconut oil mixture into the chocolate and made truffle-y type meltaways which are delish. Oh, I used peppermint extract and creme de menthe to round out/soften the flavor a bit.
Kristi says
I just wanted to update. I’m making these again tonight. Last time they were such a hit with my family and company. (I may make a double batch!) I’m planning to just mix everything together over super low heat until everything is barely melted (turn heat on stir, turn heat off, stir, turn heat on, stir, etc.) let cool and scoop onto parchment. I stored these in the fridge the first time which worked well and I intend to do it that way again. I’m almost glad the chocolate didn’t stick the first time, because this really cuts the time to prepare. :) I’m hoping to cut some of the sugar from the recipe this time. Since the ‘white’ part will be combined with the raw cacao from the start, I’m hoping to meld the flavors with less added sweetness.
Penni says
Just love this recipe! It’s so simple. I had the best luck by refridgerating to firm, then press to a pattie, then to the freezer. I used tiny parchment baking cups for individual candies. I had chocolate (dairy, soy, and nut free) left over, so I added organic unsweetened coconut for another candy variety and then placed them to harden in individual cups. So easy, so yummy! Great for the holidays!
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inessa says
I can’t wait to try these!
BabyFeet says
I LOVE peppermint and chocolate. Will make these today. They just look amazing. Thank you.
Jenna says
This recipe actually is very easy and if you do exactly as Elana says, it should turn out fine. You need the right ingredients and making sure the patties are very cold and chocolate cooled really helps!
Jenna says
Wow, these are sooo yummy. I got the chocolate to stick by making sure the patties were very
cold, then I spooned extra chocolate on top and refroze them for a bit. It stuck fine. Don’t make these unless you want to eat them all!
Karen says
Made these and so delish!! Had an idea to put the coconut oil/mint mixture into silicone ice-cube trays while the mixture is pourable – then freeze, extract, and dip in cooled, melted chocolate!! Will keep you posted on results, but hoping it will be prettier than my first batch!!
Donna says
I just made these and they turned out excellent!!!!! Easy to make, I used honey instead of agave. They don’t taste like coconut at all. Turned out so good I’m going to search for some more things to make. Thanks Elana