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One of my favorite things in the entire world is peppermint patties. Dark chocolate & peppermint? What could be better! I was on a mission to find these before Valentine’s Day so I could surprise my family with a yummy candy treat that wasn’t bad for them. It took me so much longer to come up with a recipe than I thought it would, but here were are 5 days before Valentine’s Day and I have finally succeeded! I’m so very pleased with the way these candies turned out and how similar they are to the store bought peppermint patties that I used to get by the case lol!
Ingredients
- 1 cup finely shredded coconut (I use my coffee grinder to make it as fine as I possibly can)
- 1 tbsp milk (any kind will do)
- 2 tbsp melted coconut oil
- 1/4- 1/3 cup honey depending on how sweet you like it
- 1/2 tsp peppermint extract
- 1 cup dark or semi-sweet chocolate chips (enjoy life is perfect!)
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
Instructions
- Combine coconut , milk, melted oil, honey and peppermint extract in a bowl.
- Mix well and form into balls.
- Place a piece of parchment paper on a cookie sheet.
- Flatten the balls on the parchment paper until they are about 1/2 thick.
- Place in freezer for 10-15 minutes.
- While the patties are freezing, heat up the chocolate chips and coconut oil in a double boiler (you can heat up in the microwave as well, but a double boiler works best).
- When chocolate is melted completely, turn down the heat and remove the patties from the freezer.
- Completely submerge the patty in the chocolate, remove with a fork.
- Let cool on a cookie rack or piece of parchment paper.
- Store covered in the fridge.
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