Have you ever made homemade Peppermint Patties? I did for the first time last year, and man are they easy. And SO delicious. Because of my great love for these delectable palate cleansers, I decided to give them a fun twist!
Chocolate Pumpkin Patties
Have you ever made homemade Peppermint Patties? I did for the first time last year, and man are they easy. And SO delicious. Because of my great love for these delectable palate cleansers, I decided to give them a fun twist!
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 at King Arthur Flour. This is not your mama’s extract, and really pacts a punch! 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 not believe how decadent they taste.
I am making these this weekend. GREAT idea. And that gift pack looks great!!
I love Halloween baking especially the pumpkin flavored treats! I’ve made 2 batches of pumpkin chocolate chip cookies already, a batch of pumpkin bars and I also tried your pumpkin whip cream which was AMAZING by the way! Thanks for the awesome recipes and the fun giveaway!
I might just have to make these!!!
Of course. Everything is pumpkin flavored.
Oh, yes! There are some cut-out sugar cookie pumpkins chilling in the fridge right now… with yummy lemon extract and nutmeg flavors added to the usual dough.
Halloween funfetti cupcakes 🙂
I bake lots of goodies for Halloween. Witches hats with ice cream cones and cookies…pumpkin cupcakes…pumpkin breads. yumm
Yes. Definitely! I’m a little sad that my son is getting older now, but I still can’t help myself.
Heck yea –my “making” mojo needs a holiday kick start.
I do! It’s also my sister-in-law’s birthday, so I’m always baking up something yummy. I have actually bookmarked this to maybe make for her, because she (appropriately) LOVES pumpkin!