Mint Patties

Some of the mint patties

For New Years Eve dinner my mom and me made a dessert that was named (Mint Patties). The recipe is from the cookbook Chocolates and Confections. It was our first attempt at making candy. Here's the recipe:

12 oz Fondant
20 mint leaves
1/8 tsp mint extract
12 oz Dark Chocolate, melted, tempered, or dark compound coating, melted


1. Combine the fondant and mint leaves in a food processor and process until the fondant is nearly a uniform green, 3 to 4 minutes
2. Put the fondant in a bowl and place over a hot water bath. Heat the fondant until it reaches 160 degrees fearenhight. Stir in the extract if you want a stronger flavor than the leaves alone provide.
3. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper. Warm a 2 cup glass measuring cup. Pour the fondant into the warm cup.
4. Pour the hot fondant out of the cup onto parchment paper in small disks,about one and a half inches in diameter.
5. Allow the fondant disks to set about 15 minutes.
6. Release from the parchment. If they are left uncoated, they should be stored in a airtight container.
7. If desired, coat the patties in the chocolate or compound coating.