Peppermint lovers unite! If you love peppermint recipes, you’ll love this collection of our best peppermint desserts, drinks and more.
Learn how to add peppermint extract for incredible winter flavor in co*cktails, cookies and so much more.
Table of Contents
- Peppermint Recipes
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Tips
- 11 Peppermint Recipes
- Peppermint Ice Cream Recipe
- Salted Peppermint Bark Recipe
- Peppermint Hot Chocolate Bombs
- 3 Ingredient Peppermint Fruit Dip
- Melt-In-Your-Mouth Peppermint Cookies
- Merry Mint with Peppermint Schnapps
- Spiked Hot Chocolate with Peppermint Schnapps
- Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
- Chewy Chocolate Mint Cookies with Andes Candy
- Perfectly Peppermint White Russian
- Baked Peppermint Bark Christmas Donuts
- More Christmas Inspiration
- 11 Easy Peppermint Recipes
- Explore More
Oh, I love peppermint so much. It’s a fresh, minty, flavorful taste of winter with that spicy little menthol kick that we crave.
It coordinates beautifully with chocolate, and it creates the most delicious desserts for Christmas and beyond. That’s why today, we’re rounding up 10 of my favorite peppermint recipes to celebrate the flavor of the season!
Peppermint Recipes
While it’s traditionally associated with Christmas, many people love peppermint flavor year round. And why not? It’s too good to ignore for the other 11 months of the year, right?
With that in mind, let’s get right down to it. I’m going to answer all your burning peppermint questions, and I’m including 11 of my best peppermint recipes, too.
There’s so much to love about peppermint!
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is it Called Peppermint?
Peppermint is a hybrid mint, which means it’s a cross between two types of mint – watermint and spearmint. Among the oldest herbs used for both medicine and cooking, peppermint has a long history!
What Do You Use Peppermint Extract For?
Peppermint extract can be used as a flavoring in so many of your favorite recipes! Add it to cookies, breads, coffee, hot chocolate, candies and ice cream.
What’s the difference between Mint and Peppermint?
Mint is a fast-growing herb that is actually an entire family of herbs. This includes peppermint, spearmint, orange mint, pineapple mint, and more. You get the idea, right? Basically, mint is an umbrella term that also includes peppermint, but peppermint stands on its own.
Peppermint is stronger and while the flavor is similar to spearmint, peppermint contains a much higher level of menthol, which creates a stronger, zestier cooling flavor.
Is Peppermint Extract the Same as Peppermint Oil?
Peppermint extract is made from the essential oils of peppermint leaves. The liquid comes from the process of extracting the oils from the leaves and is sold in four ounce containers. The oil is mixed with alcohol to create a less concentrated peppermint solution: extract.
Peppermint oil, however, is made of pure peppermint. This makes it more intense and concentrated. It’s so concentrated that you should never consume pure peppermint oil on its own.
Tips
- Because peppermint oil has no alcohol, it won’t evaporate when cooking, so you should use much less if you do add it to any of your cooking. This is a great article on substituting the two, if you’d like more information.
- In fact, for most recipes peppermint extract is a perfect fit. It’s strong enough to impart flavor and much less expensive than peppermint oil.
11 Peppermint Recipes
Peppermint Ice Cream Recipe
This creamy peppermint ice cream is made with just three ingredients in a couple of minutes. It’s a delicious treat in a bowl and incredible onbrownies,sugar cookies, cakes and more!
This homemade no churn ice cream is the perfect frozen dessert for the holidays.
Salted Peppermint Bark Recipe
Next, we have a holiday classic! Salted peppermint chocolate bark is an elevated version of peppermint bark, a traditional Christmas candy.
It’s a blend of sweet and salty with a cool refreshing flavor topped with peppermint and sea salt flakes for added crunch. This is the perfect holiday treat!
Peppermint Hot Chocolate Bombs
If you’ve never had a hot chocolate bomb, now is the time! These cute spheres of creamy chocolate are filled with hot cocoa mix, marshmallows and crushed peppermint for an extra dose of wintery joy!
Peppermint hot chocolate bombs are the most delicious, decadent and adorable way to enjoy your hot cocoa this season. The addition of peppermint in this recipe creates the ultimate flavor sensation!
3 Ingredient Peppermint Fruit Dip
This peppermint fruit dip is made with just three ingredients and only takes five minutes to make.
This peppermint dip is perfectly festive and it’s great to make for the holidays!
Melt-In-Your-Mouth Peppermint Cookies
Try these melt-in-your-mouth peppermint cookies for the ultimate Christmas treat! These peppermint sugar cookies have a delicately sweet sugar cookie base.
They are topped with the best peppermint buttercream and crushed candy canes which will have you dreaming about Christmas all year round!
Merry Mint with Peppermint Schnapps
Next, a classic co*cktail! This merry mint co*cktail made with Peppermint Schnapps will warm your soul this holiday season!
This fun and festive Christmas co*cktail is the perfect blend of cream, mint and vodka!
Spiked Hot Chocolate with Peppermint Schnapps
This rich and creamy peppermint hot chocolate recipe is delightful all winter long – and who doesn’t love a steaming cup of spiked hot chocolate?
The frosty cool flavor of peppermint schnapps drinks is a favorite addition to my winter co*cktail line up.
Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
Foolproof chewy chocolate peppermint cookies are always a favorite Christmas cookie recipe – they’re quick and easy to make with just a handful of simple ingredients.
Perfect for cookie exchanges and all of your holiday gatherings. It takes less than 20 minutes to make a huge batch!
Chewy Chocolate Mint Cookies with Andes Candy
Next up, another cookie! These chewy Chocolate Mint Cookies stuffed with Andes candy are for all those chocolate mint lovers! Rich, decadent and chocolate-y, it is the best recipe for Christmas and the holiday season!
Serve them to all your friends and family at your next holiday get-together or cookie exchange.
Perfectly Peppermint White Russian
This Peppermint White Russian recipe is wonderful peppermint drink to enjoy around the holidays. The coffee liqueur, vodka, and half and half compliment the zingy peppermint schnapps to make a festive and delicious peppermint co*cktail.
Baked Peppermint Bark Christmas Donuts
Finally, peppermint donuts! These homemade peppermint bark donuts are the stuff that dreams are made of! They’re a taste of winter, wrapped into a beautiful treat!
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11 Easy Peppermint Recipes
By Julie Blanner
Peppermint lovers unite! If you love peppermint recipes, you’ll love this collection of our best peppermint desserts, drinks and more.
Prep: 5 minutes mins
Cook: 0 minutes mins
Total: 5 minutes mins
Servings: 4
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Ingredients
- 1 Peppermint Ice Cream Recipe
- 1 Salted Peppermint Bark Recipe
- 1 Peppermint Hot Chocolate Bombs
- 1 3 Ingredient Peppermint Fruit Dip
- 1 Melt-In-Your-Mouth Peppermint Cookies
- 1 Merry Mint with Peppermint Schnapps
- 1 Spiked Hot Chocolate with Peppermint Schnapps
- 1 Chocolate Peppermint Cookies (Chocolate Mint Cookies)
- 1 Chewy Chocolate Mint Cookies with Andes Candy
- 1 Perfectly Peppermint White Russian
- 1 Baked Peppermint Bark Christmas Donuts
Instructions
Click through to each of the individual printable recipe cards for step by step directions.
Julie’s Tips
Tips
- Because peppermint oil has no alcohol, it won’t evaporate when cooking, so you should use much less if you do add it to any of your cooking. This is agreat articleon substituting the two, if you’d like more information.
- For most recipes, peppermint extract is a perfect fit. It’s strong enough to impart flavor and much less expensive than peppermint oil.
Calories: 137kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 53mg | Potassium: 131mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 278IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 84mg | Iron: 0.1mg
Estimated nutrition information is provided as a courtesy and is not guaranteed.
