Homemade Mint Patties

The good old mint patties, I used to get one every afternoon after school as a kid for a treat and now I found a recipe to make your own homemade mint patties.. ENJOY!

Makes 24 – 30 mint patties

You Will Need:

1/2 can (200g) Sweetened Condensed Milk

1/2 tablespoon of Peppermint Extract or 1 tablespoon of essence

4 cups Icing Sugar Mixture

100g Quality dark chocolate, chopped (I used 50% cocoa). Use 200g if you want to coat both sides of the patty.

2-3 drops Green food colouring

Directions:

Mix condensed milk, mint and food colouring in a large bowl. Beat in the icing sugar a little at a time on slow speed using electric beaters. The mixture will get quite tough.

Tip the dough out onto a bench and knead together to form a smooth ball.

On a sheet of baking paper, roll out the dough to around 3-5 mm thick and cut 4cm wide circles using a round cookie cutter or a drinking glass. Lift the rounds off the sheet and transfer to a baking tray lined with a fresh sheet of baking paper. If the weather is really warm where you are, you might need to refrigerate the patties for 1 hour. Once all the dough has been used, heat the chocolate in the microwave in 30 second bursts, stirring well each time, until the chocolate has melted. Paint the chocolate on the top side only, using a silicon pastry brush or small spatula.

Leave to set, then store at room temperature if it’s cool, or in the fridge if the temperature is warm. If you wanted to dress them up a little, I spotted some cute patterned foil sheets in the confectionary aisle of a craft shop.