These little nuggets are so good, rich, and they taste like the holidays!!!! Nowwwww, you CAN make these purely paleo, but I went a little different with them, and quite liked them. They are pretty rich, and the crush candy canes I added in add a great little crunch and sweet to the patty. The one thing I would do is use real chocolate for the bottom. The original recipe calls for cocoa powder and coconut oil as the chocolate portion, but I would go for the real deal to make it a bit sweeter! (You guys know I’m a fan of chocolate chips!!!) I’ll give you both recipes – my sweeter, crunchier, chocolatey-er version, and the original if you want to make it paleo! These make great little bite sized gifts – throw them in a little holiday ziplock bag from Michael’s and boom – you’ve got a perfect little holiday treat!
I found the original recipe on Worth Every Chew. I’ll post that one after I post up my version…
- 1/2 cup melted coconut butter
- 1/4 cup melted coconut oil
- 1/2 (or more) cup finely shredded coconut
- 1-2 tablespoons coconut oil melted for chocolate part
- 2 candy canes crushed
- melted chocolate chips – 1/2 bag at least
- Mix together melted coconut butter, shredded coconut, and crushed peppermint.
- Pour coconut butter mixture into mini muffin tins by filling only half way
- Place in refrigerator and allow to harden for about 15 minutes
- Mix together 2 tablespoons coconut oil and chocolate – use a double boiler or a pan over medium heat and make sure not to burn.
- Remove muffin tin from refrigerator and top each tin with cacao mixture
- Return to refrigerator until the chocolate has set
- When ready to eat, simply set the peppermint patty cups on the counter for about 5 minutes. I kept mine in the freezer to keep fresh and to keep from melting.
- Enjoy!
- ¾ cup melted coconut butter
- ¼ cup finely shredded coconut
- 3 tablespoons coconut oil melted
- ½ teaspoon pure peppermint extract
- 1-2 tablespoons cacao powder (depends on how chocolatey you like it)
- 2 pinches of LOVE
- Mix together melted coconut butter, shredded coconut, 1 tablespoon of coconut oil and peppermint extract
- Pour coconut butter mixture into mini muffin tins by filling only half way
- Place in refrigerator and allow to harden for about 15 minutes
- Mix together 2 tablespoons coconut oil and cacao powder
- Remove muffin tin from refrigerator and top each tin with cacao mixture
- Return to refrigerator until the chocolate has set
- When ready to eat, simply set the peppermint patty cups on the counter for about 5 minutes
- Enjoy with someone you LOVE
- Mix together melted coconut butter, shredded coconut, 1 tablespoon of coconut oil and peppermint extract
- Pour coconut butter mixture into mini muffin tins by filling only half way
- Place in refrigerator and allow to harden for about 15 minutes
- Mix together 2 tablespoons coconut oil and cacao powder
- Remove muffin tin from refrigerator and top each tin with cacao mixture
- Return to refrigerator until the chocolate has set
- When ready to eat, simply set the peppermint patty cups on the counter for about 5 minutes
- Enjoy with someone you LOVE
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