YUM! These remind me of After Eights... or those Girl Guide cookies.
Except these are incomparably better for you. They're mostly coconut and cashews - can you say hello, glowing skin and strong nails? Everyone should get healthy by eating dessert. It's just the best.
Sorry I haven't posted in awhile, I've been pretty busy. There's a lot of new people in my life right now, plus I'm looking for a job (it's about time, I know), and trying to figure out my future! I'm really excited about building my tiny house, and I'll need to work all summer to save up enough for it.
I've also been having a lot of crazy messages from the universe lately. All these symbolic signs keep showing themselves and I can't ignore them. Many of them have to do with my dreams and my art. Anyways you don't care about this - you care about chocolate covered mint patties. So here you are.
I have been seeing these all over the internet and figured I should probably make them. When I saw them on Rawified (awesome blog!) yesterday - it got me in the kitchen. You should make these soon. They're easy, quick, fun and DELICIOUS! Nothing else to say, really.
Mint Chocolate Patties: makes twelve or so
1/3 cup dried coconut chunks/shreds
1/3 cup cashews
1/8 cup melted coconut oil
2-3 Tb honey/maple syrup/agave
1 tsp peppermint oil
Pinch of salt
1/8 cup melted coconut oil
1/3 cup cacao powder
4-5 Tb honey/maple syrup/agave
Pinch of salt
1/4 tsp cinnamon and cayenne (makes it sooo much better)
Blend all ingredients from the first list together until smooth. Pat into flattened balls (patties) with your hands and set them in the freezer for maybe 30 minutes.
Next, process all the ingredients from the second list together until smooth - raw chocolate! Frick, so good.
Finally, dip each pattie in the chocolate sauce and watch them harden almost immediately. Eat 'em up!
Oh wow- these look awesome. I mean, coconut and cashews, how can you go wrong??
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Emily...you always have amazing stuff to share. These look delicious. After eights are my dad's favorite little treat. He used to say it was only for adults and not for kids because people could only eat those before eight o'clock (younger we were already in bed at 8).
ReplyDeleteHe just didn't want to share ahahaha:P
Oh shucks. Thanks Lysa =) Same for you, girl! Bahahaha oh my god I bet you're right. Sneaky guy.
DeleteYay! Great idea with the cinnamon and cayenne - I'll have to give that a try sometime.
ReplyDelete:) I can't help it - I have to add a bunch of things to everything I make. Except avocado... that's simple and delicious as is.
DeleteOh My!!!!... chocolate Avocado sauce is SO AMAZING!!! :)
Delete1/4 t of cinnamon & 1/4 t cayenne, right?
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DeleteWow these are amazing. I love your style! Can't wait to make. And we do care about your life too!!! I do believe the universe can be talking so if it's something about your creative talents, listen! Amazing things could happen! :) have a great day
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, guys! =) You're sweet.
DeleteOh man, need to make these. Look healthy AND tasty. Rockin'
ReplyDeleteHehe... you mean RAWKIN! =P
DeleteBoy, both the filling and the chocolate are DELICIOUS! My filling, however isn't firm enough to form into patties. Did I make a mistake by soaking the cashews? (And, if you're going to make this, don't dare leave out the cinnamon and cayenne pepper....they just take the chocolate over the top.)
ReplyDeleteHmm... next time try not soaking them, and adding a little more coconut oil. Haha woot! Glad to hear that. I was a bit scared the spice would be too much for some.
DeleteSo making these tonight - recipe printed and ready to go!
ReplyDeleteI love a bit a spice with my chocolate, amazing :)
Good luck with your job search, I am sure the right fit will come along soon
xoxo
=D hurraw! tell me if you like them. yeah, that's the way the mayans did it so i'm following the pros. thank you! i think the same.
DeleteThese sound amazing! Can't wait to try making them. :)
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DeleteHow much cacao powder? Seems to be a typo in the recipe.
ReplyDeleteWoops! Fixed. It's 1/3 CUP. Thanks for noticing, Sarah.
DeleteSo which tiny house are you getting? They are SO cool. And of course I will be making these patties ASAP.
ReplyDeleteHehe I'd like to build the Weebee at this point, with some of my own alterations ;) Woo hoo! I hope you like them, Jen!
DeleteDoes it have to be peppermint oil? Could I use Peppermint extract?
ReplyDeleteThat would work fine too, Diana :)
DeleteHi how long will these patties last? Do they need to be kept in the fridge? thankyou :)
ReplyDeletethey would be best kept in the fridge, and last a week or so :)
DeleteOh my God those look amazing!
ReplyDeletehaha thanks, ash! ;)
Delete:O I was going to stop eating sweets then i saw this post. I have to try this!
ReplyDeleteLOL! sorry to prolong the habit... but i'm not really sorry ;) you don't have to feel guilty about eating these!
DeleteThis totally solves the Girl Scout Cookie "thin mint" crisis...
ReplyDeleteyou said it, lisa :)
DeleteThese are so insanely minty that I can't hardly eat them...2 tsp is way too much peppermint oil. I'm really bummed. I don't think I can handle eating them. It's overwhelming, and I love mint!
ReplyDeleteOh no! I will change the recipe then. Sorry :(
DeleteI made a batch of these last night, and they are even better than I hoped they would be. My husband is a little hesitant about eating 'raw' or 'vegan' food and he thought they were fabulous also! This is about the third one of your recipes I have tried and everything has been delicious. I just wanted to say a great big thank you for all the work you have put into this site and all the recipes. Thank you for sharing with all of us. :) Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteMwa ha ha :) I am glad to hear your hubby liked 'em. Thanks so much, Amy. Happy holidays!
DeleteI made these tonight they taste awesome.However I noticed that when pattying them they were extremely oily is this Normal?
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear that, Portia! Hmm, that may happen if the coconut oil doesn't fully combine with the other ingredients. If you make it again - try less coconut oil.
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Looks amazing...i'm not allowed chocolate right now so i'm going to try them with carob...
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DeleteYUM! I made 2 batches and cut the coconut oil in half for the second batch and they were DELISH! Planning on sharing on my Facebook recipe page so others can enjoy too... Can't wait to make more of your yummy vittles!
ReplyDeleteWonderful! I remember adding too much coco oil to these so I think I'll change the recipe now. Thanks!
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ReplyDeleteI just made these and they are sooooo yummy BUT I had a problem with the chocolate. When I mixed the ingredients, it all stuck together and I wasn't able to dip the patties into it but rather use my hands to work it around them..it was literally like playdough. What did I do wrong?
Hmm... you could have tried adding some vegan milk or maple syrup. Sometimes that happens to me, and that's what I do. Coconut oil is a weird one and it sometimes reacts that way with the other ingredients (I have found, anyways). =)
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Deletehi!...I am thinking of making these and sending them to my Dad...do you think they would ship well or is that a bad idea? haha or I'll just make them for myself!
ReplyDeleteHey =) Hmm that could work, as long as it doesn't get too warm on the journey. Even if they do change shape a little - they'll still taste great haha..
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