How To Make Peppermint Patties

Peppermint patties are a candy with a soft minty center and an outer coating of chocolate. One of the most popular commercial brands of peppermint patties is York Peppermint Patties. If you'd like to learn how to make peppermint patties at home, read on!

Melting Chocolate

The safest way to melt chocolate is to use a double boiler. Using a double chocolate helps to ensure that your chocolate melts at a low temperature, which is important to avoid the chocolate developing a grainy texture. The chocolate should stirred constantly, to ensure an even temperature throughout the mixture.

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Introduction
- Peppermint patties are simple to make. They don't require a candy thermometer! You assemble the filling, let it dry, and dip it in melted chocolate. You may have all the ingredients you need for peppermint patties in your cupboard alread, so you can get started learning how to make peppermint patties right away.

Step 1: What You'll Need to Make Peppermint Patties

Step 2: How to Make Peppermint Patties
1. Combine the sweetened condensed milk and peppermint extract in a bowl.
2. Add the confectioners sugar a half a cup at a time, beating well after each addition.
3. Using small candy scoop, drop balls of the mixture onto waxed paper.
4. Flatten the balls with your fingers, smoothing out the candies into circles about 1/4 inch thick.
5. Let the patties dry for an hour, then flip them over and dry for a second hour.
6. Heat chocolate with shortening in a saucepan, stirring constantly until meted.
7. Remove from heat.
8. Lay a patty across a fork, and lower the fork into the melted chocolate.
9. When patty is covered, remove it from the chocolate and slip it off carefully onto the waxed paper.
10. Repeat for the remaining patties
11. Let the patties cool on the waxed paper until the chocolate is set.
Step 3: Peppermint Patties Tips and Variations
1. Substitute chopped milk, dark, or bittersweet chocolate for the chocolate chips.
2. Sprinkle crushed candy canes on top of the chocolate immediately after dipping.
3. Drizzle melted white chocolate on the patties after they have set, and allow it to harden.
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