Vegan Peppermint Creme Candies

I love peppermint and chocolate. As soon as Black Friday comes it’s bye pumpkin and hello everything mint. Gingerbread is great too, but I’m partial to this holiday combo. I found a bag of peppermint cremes at the store but they were kind of expensive so I thought I’d make my own. I tried finding a recipe that had the creamy dreamy center I wanted and came up empty handed. There were tons of peppermint pattie copycat recipes out there on the web, but those have a harder peppermint center and were not what I was looking to recreate. So began the experiments to make my own (insert creepy mad scientist laugh here…)!

The mint filling I created is just the right amount of oozy fondant and refreshing mint and would be great as a dip for cookies or even mixed into hot cocoa but paired with bittersweet chocolate it’s a holiday treat that’s hard to beat.

This is a pretty simple recipe. You make the filling, melt some chocolate then using a candy mold or paper baking cups, you put in some chocolate, add some filling, top with some more chocolate then chill and eat! You can top these with crushed peppermint candies or sprinkles or just eat plain. Any way you make them, they’re tasty.

Make sure to use bittersweet chocolate. The filling is sweet so you need a darker less sweet chocolate to contrast the sweetness. I like a 72% cacao chocolate personally, but use your favorite. I use a microwave to melt chocolate, but you need to watch it carefully and take it out before it’s completely melted then finish melting by stirring. Chocolate can burn easily in the microwave. If you prefer, you can melt the chocolate in a double boiler or glass bowl placed over simmering water. To keep melted chocolate truly glossy you need to temper it and that’s a tricky process. Not really necessary for this recipe but if you know how to do it, by all means go for it. You can search online to learn more about the process of tempering chocolate.

This recipe makes as many cups as you want really and any size. You can make mini ones or big ones depending on your preference. Big or small they’ll taste the same. You can store these in a tin or container or even in the fridge. Some people like them frozen so that’s an option too! Leaving them in the paper baking cups is nice if giving them as a gift, but they’re so good, I doubt you’ll want to share. I hope you enjoy them!

Vegan Peppermint Creme Candies

Recipe by Kreg

5.0 from 1 vote

This is an easy creamy peppermint candy that’s perfect for the holidays or anytime of year!

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup agave syrup

• 2 tablespoons vegan butter, room temperature

• 1 1/2 cups confectioners sugar

• 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract

• 12 oz bittersweet chocolate

Directions

• Using a hand mixer or spoon in a medium sized bowl, mix all the ingredients except the chocolate until smooth and creamy and set aside.
• Melt the chocolate in a microwave safe bowl or in a bowl over simmering water. If using the microwave, melt in 30 second intervals until almost melted. Take out before it’s completely melted then finish by stirring until melted completely. The residual heat from the bowl will finish the process.
• Using paper baking cups or a candy mold, place enough melted
  chocolate in the bottom of each cup to cover it completely. Add a decent sized amount of filling to the center but make sure it doesn’t touch the edges. Add more melted chocolate on top just to cover the filling and smooth with a spoon. Add any toppings you desire then chill to firm up completely before eating.

Notes

• Peppermint extract is strong. Resist the urge to add too much or it might taste medicinal. I think 1/2 teaspoon is just enough but if you like it super minty add a little more a drop at a time. Remember, you can add more, but you can’t take it away.
  
• I used 72% cacao chocolate chips, but bittersweet bar or block chocolate would work as well.
  
• You could use corn syrup instead of agave, but I’m not sure if pure maple syrup would work but it most likely would. It’s thinner than the other liquid sweetener options, so you might need to add a bit more confectioners sugar to get it to the right consistency.

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