homemade peppermint
A chocolate coated peppermint candy with a creamy peppermint filling. Easy to make at home for holiday treat boxes.
Prep
: 10
Total
: 25 minutes
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 7 oz marshmallow cream (Fluff)
- 10 tablespoons unsalted butter softened
- 1.5 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 5.5 cups powdered sugar
- 16 ounces Ghirardelli dark chocolate melting wafers
- 8 ounces Ghirardelli white chocolate melting wafers optional for footballs
Instructions
Preparation Steps
- In a large mixing bowl, beat marshmallow creme, butter, and peppermint and vanilla extracts until smooth. Gradually add powdered sugar and mix until a stiff dough forms.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment. Scoop about 1 tablespoon of filling, shape into rounds, and place on sheet. Freeze for about 120 minutes until firm.
- Melt dark chocolate according to package; dip the frozen filling into chocolate, coating fully. Place back on parchment and let set at room temperature or refrigerate until firm.
- If making football shapes, melt white chocolate and pipe white lines on the chocolate coated patties; allow to set.
- Store in an airtight container at cool room temperature; these keep well for up to a week.
Notes
Tip: Chill the filling thoroughly for clean edges. You can freeze the formed shapes for faster setting.