Valentine’s Thin Mints

We have the perfect recipe for this month, a Valentine’s Thin Mints Recipe. Filled with rich chocolate and mint flavors with a hint of pink! 

I love pairing chocolate and mint together, and with this Valentine’s Thin Mints Recipe, you get both. This is such a simple Valentine’s Day dessert to share with others, or hide and eat all to yourself. 😉

The best part is that you won’t have to pay bakery prices! This is a simple chocolate and peppermint extract recipe. You can make up the day before you need it and have it ready to go and share. They work great as Valentine’s day treats it you put them in the cute bags from Michael’s.   

Recipe Ingredient Notes

To make Valentine’s Thin Mints, you will need the following ingredients:

• Chocolate almond bark
• White chocolate almond bark
• Mint extract
• Red food coloring

Equipment Needed

For this recipe, you only need a few simple kitchen tools. We recommend using the following equipment:

• Sheet Pan (Quarter)
• 3 Mixing Bowl
• 2 Spatula
• Wax Paper

How To Make Valentine’s Thin Mints

For this recipe it will be made in three steps because you will have 3 layers. 

Step 1

1. For the first layer, like a cookie sheet with wax paper. 
2. Then melt 8 ounces of the chocolate almond bark in the microwave. In a microwave safe dish just until it is completely melted and smooth. 
3. Stir in ½ tsp of mint extract with the melted almond bark. Then pour it over top of the wax paper, spreading it out evenly as best you can. 
4. This will be a pretty thin layer so just do the best you can. Then stick it in the freezer for 2-4 minutes until the chocolate layer is hardened but not frozen. 

Step 2

1. Melt the white chocolate almond bark in the microwave. In another microwave safe dish according to the directions on the package, until the bark is completely melted. 
2. When it is melted all the way, add in ½ tsp of mint extract and about 15-20 drops of oil based red food coloring. Mix it all together. 
3. When the white bark turns to the pink color, carefully pour it over top of the harden chocolate. Spread it out as best you can. 
4. Place the cookie sheet back in the freezer for another 2-4 minutes.Until the pink layer is set up and hard. 

Step 3

1. For the last layer, melt another 8 ounces of chocolate almond bark in the microwave. According to the directions on the packaging until it is smooth. 
2. Then add ½ tsp of mint extract to the almond bark and mix it all together. 
3. After the mint chocolate is ready, pour it over top of the pink layer. Again, spread it out as best you can to make the last layer. 
4. Place the cookie sheet back into the freezer until the chocolate is firm. 
5. Take the cookie sheet out of the freezer. Using a sharp knife, score the top chocolate layer, dipping the knife carefully into the next layer but not all the way through to the bottom. Sectioning the chocolate sheet into 1 inch squares. 
6. When you have the squares set, place it back in the freezer and let it harden and freeze completely. 
7. Once the chocolate has hardened completely, lift the chocolate squares way from the wax. The mints should easily break off into squares. 

Storing and Other Tips

Store these mints in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

This recipe is inspired by a local Utah company that makes Milk Chocolate Mint Sandwiches. They’re some of our favorite chocolates and we wanted to make a fun Valentine’s version!

Do I Need to Use Red Food Coloring?

I know that some try to avoid using red food coloring in recipes. Simply omit it from the recipe and it will still taste just as great. However it will not have that pink color in the center. 

Try grinding up freeze dried strawberries into a powder and mixing a little bit of it in with the white chocolate almond bark. It might change the texture of the filling and add a strawberry flavor to the Thin Mint.

Make it More Festive!

To make these Valentine’s thin mints even more festive, add some fun Valentine’s day sprinkles to the top mint chocolate layer before it sets up in the freezer.

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