There is one treat recipe on my blog that I make monthly and keep stocked all of the time. It is what I called at the time (and I posted this over a year ago) ‘chocolate macaroons‘. Chocolate truffle is probably a better description! Whatever the name, one bite is all I need to get my sweet chocolate fix and they are full of healthy fats to boot!
Lately I have made them a bit differently and I wanted to update you with this new refreshing recipe. Last summer, Homemade Daddy requested I make these chocolate truffles ‘minty’. I went to great lengths to make them minty. I bought some dried mint from a local herb store in town and I steeped the mint into an oil and then tried various quantities in the recipe to make it minty enough. It turned out just ok and frankly the process wasn’t sustainable. I knew I wouldn’t be making peppermint oil like that very often!
I never even thought to use essential oils in cooking because I was just using them in lotions and potions but it turns out that you can do this with certain pure brands. I was so excited to try this! I dropped in a few drops of Peppermint essential oil and WOW – mint chocolate for real! They were truly super tasty minty. Perfect for an after dinner treat.
Here is my updated recipe. I have also now switched from using coconut oil to ghee but that is just because I like ghee better. You can still use coconut oil if you want to!
Peppermint Chocolate Truffles
Ingredients
makes about 36 Peppermint chocolate truffles
- 3 cups dried organic unsweetened coconut flakes – (where to buy coconut)
- 1 1/4 cups raw cacao powder (where to buy)
- 1 cup maple syrup (where to buy natural sweeteners)
- 1/3 cup ghee or virgin unrefined coconut oil (where to buy)
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 3 drops pure Peppermint Vitality essential oil (where to buy)
- Pinch of sea salt (where to buy)
Directions
Put all ingredients in the food processor and whiz away until you have a ‘dough’. Scoop using this small cookie scoop into balls. Place the balls on a cookie sheet. Put in the fridge or freezer to set for about 20 minutes. I store them in the fridge or freezer and they do not last long because we all eat them!
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Enjoy this minty chocolate-y goodness!
Oh, yum! Out with pumpkin and in with peppermint! Chocolate and peppermint? Even better.
Totally right? Mmmmm peppermint!
hi we would like to make these coconut chocs to give to teachers and friends what date and storage information do i put onto the bags?only just found you , wow i am so impressed and cant wait to do some of your menus.
fab
also i have a sugar addict daughter how do i ease her off this and what great school snacks do you suggest.
polly
You could give them as gifts but they do need to be refrigerated to maintain a nice consistency. I don’t think they would last long in anyone’s house because they would eat them! I would say about month in the fridge and 3 months in the freezer. I have a Facebook page which is all about real food kids lunch and snack ideas here: https://www.facebook.com/realfoodlunchboxideasforbusymoms
I know you say they don’t last long but what if you wanted them to? was thinking of making these for Christmas treats to hand out to people…. do they have to be stored in the fridge? think they’d last a couple weeks?
I store them in the freezer for longer term storage. You can just take them out and serve – they are really yummy cold too!
Is Peppermint essential oil edible? I went to health food store and they told me no. In replace of that, I should use peppermint extract.
Health food store brands are not edible. But Young Living brand is.
I’m a massage therapist and have taken a good 14 hours course in aromatherapy. No oils should ever be ingested, even Young Living or Doterra. In Europe you must be under a doctors care when ingesting oils. I would be EXTREMELY careful when telling people they can ingest oils. As a word of caution, eucalyptus oil can kill you if you ingest it.
I’m not trying to bash your recipe, I use to ingest oils too before I took my class with Cynthia Loving from Loving Scents Aromatherapy. I would just try to be very careful. Baking with small quantities should probably be ok…but just be careful before you tell people to ingest it…because not everyone knows about the amounts, etc…if you know what I mean. I DO love your website. You do good work. Thank you.
*** Homemade Mommy***
I LOVE your blog and just made these!!!
I am going to a DoTerra EO conference here in Monterey, CA and I will ask about ingesting them…
I feel like EO compared to all the other horrible stuff out there people eat, that are actually riddled with chemicals; EO may be our last concern right now, lol. We can all have our opinions however!
So 14 hours makes you an expert? Many of us ingest EO with no problems. Did you read the recipe? Three drops.
Young Living folks, here’s an interesting thought to ponder. If these oils are really THAT much purer, then it would stand to reason that one should exercise even MORE caution when talking about ingesting EO’s, being that they would then be more powerful. I think that it is interesting that the only folks claiming these oils are safe to ingest are those who stand to financially benefit by them, meanwhile people with actual college certification in herb usage tend to agree they are not safe to ingest.
I agree with Lindsey, only Young Living peppermint oil is safe to ingest. It is pure, unadulterated.
Doterra brand is also edible. As far as I’m aware those are the only two but I could be wrong.
Any suggestion to avoid the coconut? My husband can’t have that. Thanks
Just make my chocolate recipe with ghee instead of coconut oil and add some peppermint! (I need to post that hmmm) : http://www.homemademommy.net/2012/05/easy-homemade-chocolate.html
Another tip- Young Living’s oils that are GRAS (generally regarded as safe) have SUPPLEMENT labels on them, meaning safe to ingest when following the instructions.
This sounds delicious! I agree with Lindsey and Tara Kristin, Young Living oils that have a nutritional label on them are in fact safe to ingest. We’ve been using them for a long time and have never been healthier! I definitely would not use any other brand since oils are not regulated and most other companies add synthetic ingredients and fillers that could be harmful.
Young Living essential oils have been around for 20 years. They are the world’s leading producer of therapeutic grade essential oils. Unfortunately, other companies use scare tactics to make people think you cannot ingest Young Living essential oils. Many of the oils produced by YL are dietary supplements are do the body very good when ingested. 20 years of producing, distilling, testing, and ingesting oils is all the proof I need. I love my recipe of gluten free peppermint brownies. I use about 10 drops of YLEO peppermint essential oil in them.
I would like to add that I would NEVER ingest oils from a health food store or really anyone other brand, only YL for me and my family.
I can’t wait to make these! I use Young Living Essential Oils in quite a few of my recipes.
Young Living peppermint is TOTALLY save to ingest. it has the “supplement facts” label you’d find on a bottle of vitamins on the back of it. FDA deemed GRAS and 100% safe for ingestion. THIS is what tells you it really IS a pure oil. YL guarantees the purity and potency of their oils ALL the time. I’ve been using these oils 5 years internally and externally with TONS of success. They’re definitely the BEST you can buy on the market. No other brand even come close!
do you use the knife or the tool to whip eggwhites in your machine for making this?
There are no egg whites in this recipe.
I know… sorry, didn’t make myself clear… English is not my motherlanguage
you state ‘Put all ingredients in the food processor and whiz away until you have a ‘dough”. This ‘whizzing’ is that with the knife-piece or with the whipping-piece?
about using essential oils in food: my best friend teaches aromatherapy and says it is OK to do so. Since we’re in Europe we don’t know about American brands of course…
jst wondering if the ghee or coconut oil is suppose 2 b melted 4 the PCT recipe
I don’t melt it.
Hi Lindsey, I came accross your blog searching ways I can make desserts with my EOs! Your site came up on the peppermint truffles and I finally got a chance to make it. They are AWESOME! My hubby is obssesed! You are such an inspiration being a working mom and actually cooking “traditionally” I am testing out one of your challah recipes next! Love your blog!
Thank you! So glad you loved them!