Have you ever made homemade Peppermint Patties? ย I did for the first time last year, and man are they easy. ย And SO delicious. ย Because of my great love for these delectable palate cleansers, I decided to give them a fun twist!
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Chocolate Pumpkin Patties
Ingredients
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk
- 6 c powder sugar
- 1/4 tsp. pumpkin extract*
- McCormicks Red Food Coloring
- McCormicks Yellow Food Coloring
- 3 c semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 3 tbsp. shortening
Instructions
- Place sweetened condensed milk, powder sugar, 6 drops of McCormicks red food coloring, 9 drops of
- McCormicks yellow food coloring, and pumpkin extract into mixer.
- Start on slow and let all ingredients blend together. If mixer seems to struggle, you can go up one speed.
- Once powder sugar is mostly incorporated you can increase speed until mixture is fully combined.
- Take a heaping tablespoon and roll it into a ball. Place on baking sheet. My baking sheet fit about 24.
- Take a glass and press each ball down into a flat disc.
- Do this to all the pumpkin mixture and then place in the freezer for 15-30 minutes.
- Place semi-sweet chocolate into a microwave safe container and melt chocolate in 30-second increments, stirring well after each 30-second interval. When chocolate is mostly melted (some chunks can remain) add in shortening. Place back in microwave for 15-30 seconds.
- Remove one tray of pumpkin discs from freezer. Place one disc on fork and dip into thin chocolate mixture. Let excess chocolate fall back into bowl and then place chocolate covered pumpkin disc on parchment lined baking sheet. Chill for 30 minutes (or an hour at room temperature) and enjoy!
- *Purchased Pumpkin Extract from King Arthur Flour
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I found the extract atย King Arthur Flour. ย This is not your mama’s extract, and really pacts a punch! ย They recommend using 1/8 to 1/4 tsp in baking and I totally agree.
For as easy as these are to make, you would notย believeย how decadent they taste.
I love to bake cupcakes for Halloween! These pumpkin patties are just so adorable, and I’m sure delicious too!
I bake every holiday, Halloween most certainly is my favorite. I love the pumpkin spicy flavors, and the excuse to do sweets!
I have baked a number of pumpkin/apple/fall goodies so far. Depending on whether we’re stuck inside from Frankenstorm, we might try to bake some to get through the day.
I can’t believe how delicious these look! A must try for holiday treats!
Yum!!
I love to bake cookies and cupcakes for halloween!
Love pumpkin everything this time of year!
These sound awesome. Going to have to ode the pumpkin extract.
I love seeing new pumpkin recipes every fall, this one looks very original ๐
Yes! I bake all year long!
I love to bake cupcakes at Halloween…… I just end up eating most of them so I don’t do it as often as I should.