Peppermint Creams

  • Type : Dessert

Our Peppermint Creams make perfect home-made gifts

Ingredients

  • 1 egg white 
  • 1/2 lemon juice only
  • 1 tsp peppermint extract 
  • 425g icing sugar plus extra for dusting
  • 175g dark chocolate 

Method

  1. Whisk the egg white until stiff peaks are formed. Slowly whisk in the lemon juice, Peppermint Extract and icing sugar until a stiff paste is achieved.
  2. Tip the mixture onto a work surface liberally dusted with icing sugar. Roll out thinly.
  3. Use a small round cutter to shape the creams, then place them onto a baking tray and chill in the fridge for 1-2 hours, or until they have set.
  4. Melt the chocolate in a bowl set over a pan of simmering water (do not let the base of the bowl touch the water).
  5. Dip each peppermint cream into the chocolate until half covered and set aside on a baking tray. Chill until set.

By | 12 April 2018