Thin Mint Muddy Buddies

Last but definitely not least, well at least for me, nothing beats chocolate and mint. Its my favorite combination. Next time I make muddy buddies, these will be the kind I make.

Thin Mint Muddy Buddies
Recipe Adapted From: YourCupofCake.com

2 1/2 cups Corn Chex
5 oz Semisweet Chocolate Chips
1/2 teaspoon Shortening
1/4 teaspoon Pure Peppermint Extract
8 Thin Mint Cookies, finely crushed
1/4 cup Powdered Sugar

1. Put Chex mix in a medium bowl. In a small bowl put chocolate chips, shortening, and peppermint extract and melt in the microwave, stirring every 30 seconds until melted.

2. Pour melted chocolate mixture over the chex and stir until well combined. In a gallon size ziploc bag combine the Thin Mint crumbs and powdered sugar. Pour in chocolate covered chex and shake until well combined.

Thin Mint Cake Bars

I have to share these thin mint cake bars. They have almost changed my life they are so good. Moist cake base, sweet chocolate and minty top. The perfect addition to your St. Patricks this Sunday!

Thin Mint Cake Bars
Recipe Source: Picky-Palate.com

1 White Box Cake Mix
1/2 cup Butter, room temp
1 large Egg
1 cup Semisweet Chocolate Chips
1 cup Andes Mint pieces
1 can Sweetened Condensed Milk
16 Girl Scout Thin Mint Cookies, cut in quarters
Green Food Coloring

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9×13 baking dish with non stick cooking spray.

2. In the bowl of a stand mixer or using your hands place the cake mix, butter and egg and mix until a dough ball forms. Press dough into the bottom of the baking dish. Sprinkle with chocolate chips and Andes mints pieces. Mix sweetened condensed milk with green food coloring until its the desired color. Pour over top top of cake and top with Thin Mint Cookie pieces.

3. Place in oven and bake for 30-35 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool completely on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

Thin Mint Truffles

Mint truffles are my favorite. This is so easy its the yummiest truffle I've ever made. The original recipe calls for Thin Mints but I missed girl scout cookie season so I used Grasshopper cookies instead.

Thin Mint Truffles

Recipe Source: ConfessionsofaCookbookQueen.com

9oz box of Thin Mints or Grasshopper Cookies, finely crushed

4oz Cream Cheese, softened
Dark Chocolate Almond Bark or Candy Melts
Nonpareils

1. Pour crushed Thin Mints in a large bowl and add the cream cheese. Its pretty thick so I mixed it in my mixer and then made sure it was mixed really well with my hands until the cream cheese was no longer visible.

2. Roll into 1 inch balls, place on a wax paper lined baking sheet, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

3. Melt almond bark or candy melts and using a toothpick, dip truffles completely and twirl to allow the excess to drip off. Place back on lined baking sheet and sprinkle with nonpareils before set. Refrigerate until firm. Makes about 24 truffles.

I shared this at
Sweets for a Saturday