Thursday, March 10, 2011

Homemade Peppermint Patties

{{St. Patty's Peppermint Patties}}
with a secret ingredient: mashed potatoes


Whoa. Hold on, sister. MASHED POTATOES?! 
You heard me.


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I, for one, can't think of much that's more Irish than potatoes.


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They taste even better than those other patties from the store that rhyme with Zork.

The mashed po-tay-tahs give them just the right texture.

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You must try them. 

Ingredients:

1 cup leftover mashed potatoes
2 T. melted butter
2 t. peppermint extract
10 cups powdered sugar
12 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 T. vegetable oil

In a bowl, combine the first 4 ingredients and mix well. You may need to add more sugar if your mixture is too runny--it should feel like a dough.

Scoop teaspoonfuls of the dough and shape into patties. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for a few hours. 

Melt the chocolates with the oil and dip the chilled patties, covering completely. Chill until set.

They're perfect for St. Patrick's Day!

PS: These have a LOT of sugar, but this recipe makes a large batch of small candies. 

They're basically health food with that kind of math, right?

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6 comments:

  1. Yum--how fun! That's a whole lotta sugar, though. I'll have to gear myself up for that one! ;)

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  2. You always have the best recipes...I love these things but I don't think they'll be good for my diet!

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  3. oooooh my goodness. I think I will be making this for my adolescent females anger management group on St. PAttys.... maybe they won't be so mean with some yummy chocolates!

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  4. I made these today! Dipping the chilled patties in the hot chocolate was harder than I thought- they wanted to come apart since they warmed up.

    Any suggestions or hints on that process? Yours turned out beautiful so I bet there is a trick to it!

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  5. I recommend leaving the melted chocolate out for 10-15 minutes before dipping.

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  6. Oh my goodness! This little gem caught my eye as I was leaving a comment earlier. I LOVE peppermint patties. Heading on over to check out your recipe.

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