Rich and creamy, these Chocolate Covered Mint Patties are so easy to make and are incredibly scrumptious!
Chocolate Covered Mint Patties
This week is a no TV week in our home. I know, I’m totally mean. BUT, sometimes it’s nice to just kind of detach and remind the boys that they have LOTS of toys to play with. Plus, the weather has been beautiful – far too nice to miss while watching TV.
Of course, no TV means I need to be on top of my game. I have to be hands on all afternoon – no breaks. It’s harder than it sounds 🙂 Actually, these weeks are my favorites. I’m “forced” into being more active with the boys and getting them involved with my routine.
The boys have always loved helping in the kitchen. Some days that’s great…others, not so much. I figured out a meal plan for the week in advance and incorporated some recipes that I knew they could help with.
These Chocolate Covered Mint Patties are one of them. Recipes don’t get any easier than this and if you’ve never dipped candies before, patties are the perfect candy to start with. No balls rolling off of forks here! It’s fun and great for kids.
Sure, your patties may not be exactly the same size…but who cares! It’s fun and the rewards are these unbelievable patties! Smooth, refreshing mint centers surround by sweet, decadent chocolate. It just doesn’t get any better.
As much as I love peppermint, there is a very special place in my heart for mint. It’s like a breath of fresh air. Two breaths if you’re like me 🙂 This is one recipe I urge you to try. You honestly can’t mess it up and you are just going to go crazy for these fabulous mint patties!
More Mint Treats
- Cream Cheese Mints
- Chocolate Mint Brownies
- Mint Chocolate Chip Snowball Cookies
- Chocolate Mint Cream Cheese Buttons
How To Make Chocolate Mint Patties
Chocolate Covered Mint Patties
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup light corn syrup
- 5 Tbls butter softened
- 1 1/2 tsp mint extract
- 1/2 tsp salt
- green food coloring start with a couple drops and add more until desired color is achieved
- 4-5 cups powdered sugar
- 10 oz chocolate candy coating I used CandiQuik
Instructions
- Combine corn syrup, butter, extract, salt, and food coloring in a medium size bowl. Stir until well combined.
- Stir in 1 cup of powdered sugar at a time until mixture is too stiff to stir.
- Add more powdered sugar and knead mixture until it no longer sticks to your hands, adding more powdered sugar as necessary.
- Roll into 1-inch balls and place on trays or baking sheets lined with waxed paper.
- Flatten with a flat-bottomed cup or your hand.
- Cover with another sheet of waxed paper and refrigerate for 60-90 minutes or until firm.
- Melt chocolate candy coating according to package directions.
- Dip the candies into the melted chocolate with a fork, tap off the extra, and place back on the waxed paper.
- Repeat until all candies have been coated.
- Let candies set up until chocolate is firm before storing in an airtight container.
- Candies can be frozen in single layers separated by waxed paper if desired.
Notes
Nutrition
More refreshing mint recipes:
Mint Chocolate Chip Cheese Ball
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Smith says
Hi Trish,
I am a big chocolate lover. Chocolate and mint combination sounds very interesting. Gonna try it soon, wish me luck!
Cristina Totolan says
Hello,
I want to know if I can replace corn syrup with something else?
I don’t find corn syrup where I live.
Thank you
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
I think someone tried honey and got it to work but I haven’t tried that Cristina.
Cristina Totolan says
Thank you for your answer! I can’t find corn syrup 🙁 I’ll find a way..it looks amazing 🙂
Good luck with everything you do!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Thanks Cristina!
Suzanne Holt says
I like the half-dipped idea too – makes me think I can eat twice as many then. 🙂 You make this recipe seem easy!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
LOL! I like how you think Suzanne!
Laurel says
Hi!
Just wanted to say thanks for such a great recipe! I used semisweet chocolate and ended up doing “half” dips when I made them. I underestimated the amount of chocolate I’d need and covering them completely was using too much. 😀
And with the richer chocolate, half was plenty. Made these as a Christmas “thank you” for my husband’s bosses and they really enjoyed them!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
That’s wonderful Laurel! I’m sure they looked so pretty half-dipped as well!
Cassandra says
You can replace 1 cup of light corn syrup with 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar dissolved in 1/4 cup hot water or other liquid used in the recipe. For 1 cup of dark corn syrup, you can use the following substitutions: 3/4 cup light corn syrup plus 1/4 molasses. 1 cup honey.
RUZAIKA says
instead of corn syrup what can be used
Jenni says
I made these for Christmas this year because they looked so good and everyone I know loves mint(including myself). I think that instead of regular mint extract I would have preferred peppermint extract.Your patties are also incredible thick and I found the texture to be a little unappealing, and enjoyed the thinner ones more. Overall they were pretty good, but maybe I just did something weird because they didn’t turn out quiet as good as I was expecting.
Leelo R says
These look delicious! I love mint & chocolate combination!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Thank you! They are quite festive 🙂
Lynn says
So I made the Christmas mint patties but a friend didn’t care for the texture. said too ‘cakey’ , my husband doesn’t like mint so he didn’t try them, I used gel instead of liquid food color like the recipe said but perhaps I used too much powdered sugar? mine are soft, is that how they should be?? I used peppermint in the green batch and mint in the white, and I like the mint the best. like Double mint gum! So then I went to make these choc covered one’s OR so I thought I was going to.. I used red gel but they turned out more pink, the exact color of Cherry Mash candy so I decided to experiment with your basic recipe here But I used Cherry extract! I used my food chopper and ground up unsalted roasted peanuts to a med/fine texture. I used that CandiQuick ( I will never buy almond bark again) and mixed the peanuts with the chocolate, and then rolled the balls in the chocolate and kept them in balls.. Homemade cherry mash that tastes exactly like store bought!! If I could add pics here I would show you how awesome they look. Thank you for all of your great recipes! Merry Christmas. Lynn
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
I am so excited for you Lynn! I LOVE making these with cherry extract and was actually going to post that version this holiday season but never got around to it 🙂 Next year! Thanks for all your fabulous feedback!
Michal says
Oh WOW! They look so good! Will have to give this a try!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Thanks so much Michal!
Karen says
These are fantastically easy to make! Thanks for the recipe 🙂 One question… I used salted butter and found my patties were a little salty. Should I have used unsalted butter or perhaps left out the 1/2 tsp of salt if using salted butter?
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Exactly Karen. I always use unsalted butter but if you have salted butter on hand, just omit the salt. Thanks!
Brooke says
Wow these look delicious! These will be a great Christmas treat to make especially for my gluten-free friends. Also loved the linked mint recipes at the bottom. I want to try them all!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Thanks so much Brooke!
mary says
I am thinking of adding these to some Christmas cookie trays this year….any suggestions on storing and for how long?
Kim says
Trish, I pinned these awhile back and just tried to make them, but my mints are melting into my chocolate. I didn’t have any CandiQuik so I used chocolate chips and shortening. Just melted them over a bowl of warm water. The chocolate isn’t very warm at all but my mints are oozing all over my fork and chocolate. Any suggestions for next time? I know, buy CandiQuik LOL. FYI, the mint taste great!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Yeah, CandiQuik is really my favorite. It makes stuff like this SO easy. But honestly, the mints shouldn’t melt down at all. Maybe try chilling them for 30 minutes in the fridge first?
Melissa says
These look amazing! Now, this might be a silly question, but can you use peppermint extract or would it not taste the same as mint extract? Peppermint and mint extract are two different things, right…?!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
You could use peppermint but mint and peppermint are two different flavors. Depends on which one you want 🙂
Cheryl @ That's What Che Said... says
I featured you at Monday FUNday! Thanks so much for linking up and please grab a feature button! xo- Cheryl
http://www.thatswhatchesaid.net/2014/st-patricks-day-projects-and-treats/
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
That’s so much for the feature Cheryl!
Jessi @ Practically Functional says
OMG peppermint patties are my favorite! I didn’t realize you could make them at home!!!!! Stopping by to pin this and let you know I featured it on my blog today!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Thank you so much Jessi!!
Kari @ the Sweetest Memory says
These look so amazing! Chocolate and mint are my two favorite flavors. I had no idea peppermint patties could be made homemade! I am pinning this, and so have to try this. Yum! Kari
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Totally can Kari and they are SO easy too! You’re going to love this 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!
Cindy Eikenberg says
Trish, these look seriously amazing! I love using CandiQuik, it’s pretty great, isn’t it? Thank you so much for sharing at Best of the Weekend – pinning and sharing! Hope you have a happy Sunday and a wonderful week!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Thank you so much Cindy!
Kayla says
These are perfect! Now I won’t have to pay through my nose for thin mints 🙂
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Thanks Kayla!
Arin says
I made these yesterday and they turned out fantastic. I needed a little more chocolate than the recipe called for and used about 4 cups and a little extra icing sugar. They’re not quite as pretty as the ones in the picture but they look better than I thought they would! I think next time I’ll add a little more mint flavour but my husband says they’re perfect the way they are, I guess it depends on preference! Thanks for the great recipe, I will definitely be making these again!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
That’s awesome Arin! So glad you gave the recipe a try 🙂
Christine says
Wow! Peppermint patties were my favorite candy growing up. So much so that I splurged on peppermint extract while visiting civilization (aka-Hong Kong). I love that you get your boys in the kitchen doing this…I think mine would have great fun. Liking the no TV week idea-especially if it means more kids-on recipes like this! Pinning and following you!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Peppermint patties are the best! And this recipe is really a great way to have your kids get in the kitchen and help. Thanks so much for the pin and the follow!
Jocelyn @BruCrew Life says
We really do try to limit the tv during the week. But it sure would be easier if the weather would hurry up and get nice! I’m so ready for spring this year. These are the prettiest mint patties…love that pop of green!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
I hear that Jocelyn! Get these kids outside 🙂 Thank you so much!
Sandra says
I loved these. I pinned them earlier this week and didn’t even know they were yours. Thanks for linking up to our party – Eat. Create. Party! Love that you posted these! xo San
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Thank you so much Sandra!
Sarah @ Miss CandiQuik says
These look like pure perfection. The green color is so bright and perfect! In my mind, you can’t really go wrong with mint and chocolate…sharing! p.s. hope to see you at BlogHer Food ’14 🙂
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Thank you Sarah! You’re so sweet 🙂 I am sadly not going to BlogHer Food this year. I’m going to BlogHer in San Jose instead. No flying 😉 Thanks for stopping by!
Carolyn Michelle says
These. Look. Amazing. And as a plus, gluten free!!!! I totally want to try these out. Thanks for sharing!!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Thank you so much Carolyn!
Heather @ French Press says
we do “no-tech” weeks too – hard but SO worth it.
and I love these mint patties
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
That’s exactly how I feel. Hard but worth it 🙂 Thanks Heather!
Krista says
Yum! And so easy! Love the idea! Found you on marvelous Mondays 🙂
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Thanks so much Krista!
Kate@Diethood says
Hi, sweets!! NO TV?!?! You, you, you wonderful mom you!!! I couldn’t do it. NO way. It’s -10 degrees… the TV is the only thing that will save them from my wrath. hahaha
These are incredibly beautiful and I’m sure they are also addictive!!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
LOL! See, it’s in the 70s here…I have no excuse 🙂 Thanks Kate!
Gloria // Simply Gloria says
Well, that sounds like a great plan… for both my boys. My teen would probably drive me insane, or just go down to the river and fish. Then the 7 yr old would think I’ve totally deprived him! But, my youngest loves to be in the kitchen with me, too. Love these chocolate goodies… so pretty, too!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
I extended the no TV rule to this week and Reece is pretty perturbed right now. Bryce is much more easy going thank goodness 🙂 Thanks Gloria!
Kathi @ Deliciously Yum! says
Love these! Especially the color – it definitely gets me in the mood for all the St. Patrick’s Day recipes coming up – cannot wait. Oh, and mint is one of my favorite flavors!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Thank you Kathi! I am definitely getting excited for St. Patrick’s Day this year 🙂 LOVE mint!
Renee@Two in the Kitchen says
I think that’s great that you turned the TV off! I think it actually releases some tension in the home when you do that!! I love that your boys like to help in the kitchen. I think cooking together brings families closer. Yummy looking mints! Perfect for st. patty’s day. 🙂
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
It really does Renee. They get mad at me for a little bit but soon forget about it and just play or hang out with me. Thank you!
Nancy P.@thebittersideofsweet says
Good for you on the no tv time Trish! Ours are on a very limited schedule and it can make it tough sometimes but it will bring out the creativeness in everyone! These look perfect! Definitely need to try them!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Totally agree Nancy! Thanks so much for stopping by!
Kayre says
Thanks for sharing…I LOVE mint…just finished a York patty!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
You are so welcome! Thanks for stopping by Kayre!
Gretchen @ Two Healthy Kitchens says
Trish – it is so refreshing to hear that other moms limit screen time! You aren’t mean at all! (And if you are – then so am I! Lol!) I think it’s important that my kiddos find other things to do, as well – to be creative, to play together, to be reminded that life exists beyond the glow of a screen!
My kids love peppermint, too – what a super fun activity to do together! Oh – and yours all look totally perfect! 🙂
Jen @ Savory Simple says
I saw these on pinterest and had to check them out. How delicious!
Chandra@The Plaid & Paisley Kitchen says
Oh My! Who needs York when you can make these! So super yummy!!! Pinned!
Marcie says
It is much harder for the parents when there’s no tv or video games for the kids — you’re so right! I think it’s great you did that, and incorporated a way for the kids to help you. What fun, and what delicious treats! I grew up loving junior mints, so I know I would love these!
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says
OMG Jordan would revolt. So would I!!!! 🙂
LOVE these, of course. Mint rocks!
Ashton says
Perfect timing for Chocolate Mint Day!! 🙂 These look awesome, and I think you’ve just about got me convinced I need to make a batch of your famous mint patties!