Peppermint Creams
These peppermint creams are a delicious alternative to an after dinner mint or chocolate truffle. They're also incredibly easy to make with just 4 simple ingredients.
Servings: 24 sweets
Ingredients
- 225 grams icing sugar
- 115 grams condensed milk (use Nestle's vegan condensed milk alternative to make these vegan)
- 1-2 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 1-2 drops green food colouring optional but recommended if using the vegan condensed milk
- 50 grams dark chocolate
Instructions
- Sift the icing sugar into a mixing bowl and pour in the condensed milk and peppermint extract.
- Stir in the condensed milk until it has formed a soft dough.
- Lightly dust a work surface with icing sugar and tip out the dough.
- Add a drop of green food colouring into the centre of the dough ball and then knead the dough until the green colour is evenly distributed.
- Roll the dough out until 0.5cm thick, using a little more icing sugar to stop it sticking to the work surface and the rolling pin.
- Cut out 24 sweets with a small cookie cutter of your choosing.
- Place the peppermint creams on to a baking sheet and place in the fridge for 1-2 hours or until they have set firm.
- Melt the dark chocolate (either over a bowl of hot water or using the microwave).
- Drizzle the peppermint creams with the melted chocolate or dip them in the chocolate to coat one half.
- Allow the chocolate to set before eating.