When it comes to holiday confections, there is one flavour that reigns supreme – peppermint! From the simple candy cane comes cookies, bars, squares, cakes and more with that one popular ingredient in common. This collection of 26 of the Best Holiday Peppermint Recipes has so many options that it will make it hard deciding which of them you’ll make first!
Merry Christmas, Dear Reader! Is it too early to say that? I know when it comes to Christmas there are those who hate everything about it and then there are people like me who live and breathe it for months leading up to the actual day. Those of us who love it all feel the same way – it comes and goes so quickly. That’s why I put together this list of 26 of the Best Holiday Peppermint Recipes!
In this post, I’m compiling my tried and tested recipes which have been lovingly prepared with what I would consider an old fashioned ingredient – candy canes, or more specifically, peppermint! I say must-try, because I have personally tried every single one of them and I can honestly say that each of them are not only delicious, but unique as well.
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Candy Cane Muddy Buddies
Assemble a big batch of these Candy Cane Muddy Buddies and package them up for your workmates, friends, and neighbours. Loaded with peppermint flavour and lots of chocolate, this snack mix will disappear quite quickly! Alternatively, set out a big bowl with cellophane bags and ribbon and encourage friends and guests to help themselves before leaving your holiday party!
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Muffin Tin Peppermint Cups
If you can melt chocolate, you can easily make these Muffin Tin Peppermint Cups! A layer of melted milk chocolate is followed by a layer of white melted chocolate and topped with a generous amount of crushed red and white candy canes. Decadent and rich, these festive treats are both fun to prepare and to eat!
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Candy Cane Peppermint Snowballs
Peppermint just might be one of the most sought-after flavours at Christmastime, so with that in mind, I’m sharing my Candy Cane Peppermint Snowballs recipe! These soft, moist, and sweet cookies are prepared with ricotta and crushed candy canes. Topped with powdered sugar, these just scream Christmas!
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No Bake Christmas Squares
No Bake Christmas Squares have a rich, chocolatey base prepared with crushed cookies, cocoa, and brown sugar. They are topped with melted white chocolate, crushed candy canes, and holiday M&Ms. Only 25 minutes from start to finish!
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Mocha Peppermint Loaf
When you combine cocoa, coffee, and peppermint, they form the perfect flavour combination; and these flavours are bold and delicious in this Mocha Peppermint Loaf. Because this loaf is made with buttermilk, it remains very moist. Drizzled with a peppermint ganache and topped with crushed peppermint candy, this loaf is certainly decadent! This recipe makes two loaves – one for you and one to share!
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Brownie Candy Cane Trifle
Prepared with two-bite brownies, decadent whipped cream, and crushed candy canes, this Brownie Candy Cane Trifle has all the flavours one craves at Christmastime! Take the easy route and purchase brownies at the grocer. Christmas no-bake desserts should be stress-free and relaxing after all!
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Candy Cane Hershey Kiss Cookies
A deliciously decadent peppermint cookie, coated in sugar, and topped with a Hershey’s white chocolate kiss, Candy Cane Hershey Kiss Cookies are a perfect holiday treat that everyone will love! These are quick and easy – no need to chill the cookie dough before baking either! Don’t they look absolutely adorable!?
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Frosted Peppermint Cookies
If you love peppermint, these cookies have all the peppermint you could possibly need! Frosted Peppermint Cookies have a buttercream peppermint frosting and lots of crushed candy canes on top. These cookies are soft and moist and melt in your mouth!
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White Peppermint Martini
If you love candy canes and peppermint, this White Peppermint Martini cocktail is for you! Prepared with white chocolate liqueur, creme de cacao, and peppermint schnapps, this drink is simply phenomenal!
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Chocolate Peppermint Pretzels
The combination of salt and chocolate has always been one of the best! In this quick and easy treat recipe, salted pretzels are dipped in melted chocolate and topped with crushed peppermint candy canes. They’re super easy to make and can be packaged up for gifts as well.
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Candy Melt Peppermint Bark
Chocolate bark is the name applied to a thin layer of melted chocolate that has been topped or filled with nuts, cookies, candies, pretzels, etc., and it is supposed to resemble tree bark. Candy Melt Peppermint Bark is prepared with crushed candy canes, peppermint-flavoured white candy melts and lots of festive sprinkles. This sweet treat is quick and easy to make and perfect for gift-giving!
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Candy Cane Marshmallow Pops
Candy Cane Marshmallow Pops are a delightfully delicious chocolate and peppermint treat prepared with melted milk chocolate, jumbo marshmallows, crushed cane canes, and peppermint sticks. Kids will love these, but I don’t know any hot chocolate lover who wouldn’t marvel over these as well! These are great for packaging and gifting too!
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Peppermint Candy Cane Cookies
Peppermint Candy Cane Cookies are colourful, festive, and delicious! Half of the buttery cookie dough is tinted with food colouring, twisted and formed into a classic candy cane shape. Brushed with egg and topped with sanding sugar, these cookies are light and crisp and perfect for the holidays! Just picture these on your Christmas cookie platters!
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White Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
Love the combination of peppermint and chocolate? Who doesn’t!? White Chocolate Peppermint Cookies are loaded with peppermint flavour from both the extract and the crushed candy canes. These are not only packed with white chocolate chips, but they’re dipped in melted white chocolate too and topped with more crushed candy canes for good measure!
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Peppermint Candy Wheels
The perfect gift-giving cookie, Peppermint Candy Wheels are individually wrapped in cellophane and tied with a festive string. They may look impressive and maybe even tedious and time consuming, but these cookies really couldn’t be easier! And besides, whomever you share these with will certainly appreciate the effort!
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Hershey’s Peppermint Cookies
These soft chocolatey Hershey’s Peppermint Cookies are baked and then topped with a peppermint kiss as soon as they come out of the oven. Once softened, the kiss is swirled to cover the top of the cookie and then drizzled with melted chocolate.
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Peppermint Marshmallow Squares
When it comes to no-bake Christmas recipes, you cannot go wrong with Peppermint Marshmallow Squares! They are loaded with chocolate and peppermint-flavoured marshmallows. Along with the peppermint extract and the crushed candy canes on top, these squares are perfect for the extreme peppermint lover!
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Double Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
Love the combination of peppermint and chocolate? Who doesn’t!? Double Chocolate Peppermint Cookies are loaded with peppermint flavour from both the extract and the crushed candy canes. These already pack a deep chocolate flavour, but they’re dipped in chocolate anyway for even more chocolatey goodness! Christmas is for giving and sharing, but you might want to keep this one all to yourself!
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Peppermint Chocolate Biscotti
Loaded up with chocolate, Peppermint Chocolate Biscotti has cocoa, chocolate chips, and a sweet, sugary drizzle. For fun and flavour, there’s crushed candy canes too!
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Christmas Peppermint Rosettes
Friends and neighbours would love to receive a package of homemade Christmas Peppermint Rosettes; these make a lovely take-home goodie bag too! Play with the colours – red mints would be super festive too!
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Candy Cane Peppermint Bundt Cake
Peppermint is a dominant Christmastime flavour, so this candy cane bundt cake has a lot of it! With crushed candy canes baked into the cake batter and sprinkled over top a sweet and sugary glaze too, there’s no shortage of peppermint flavour here!
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Peppermint Chunk Fudge
Chocolate and peppermint go together like bread and butter. Peppermint Chunk Fudge is the perfect unison of them both; consider this fudge recipe a gift from me to you!
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Chocolate Peppermint Donuts
Chocolate and peppermint is a match made in Christmas heaven, which is why these Chocolate Peppermint Donuts are the heavenliest of all donuts!
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No Churn Peppermint Cookie Ice Cream
If you’re going to indulge with ice cream, it had better be a good one and nothing beats this No Churn Peppermint Cookie Ice Cream!
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Peppermint Chocolate Truffles
Peppermint Chocolate Truffles are the single most delicious Christmas treat you’ll make this year. With the holidays being a wallet-buster, this gorgeous treat will keep your money where it belongs – in your wallet!
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Candy Cane Cookie Bars
Soft and moist Candy Cane Cookie Bars, which are baked in a sheet pan, then smeared with melted chocolate, and topped with more crushed candy canes, is bound to be a new holiday favourite! These make holiday baking fun and easy!
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26 OF THE BEST HOLIDAY PEPPERMINT RECIPES
There you go, Dear Reader! 26 of the Best Holiday Peppermint Recipes all on one page for you to peruse and drool over! I trust you will be able to find a recipe or two from this list that fits into your holiday baking time and schedule.
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