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Peppermint Candy Plate

Published: December 13, 2020 | Last Updated: April 21, 2022 | Lisa 3 Comments
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Last Updated April 21st, 2022 at 05:44 pm by Lisa

An recipe for how to make a Christmas peppermint candy plate for holiday parties.

Make a Peppermint Candy Plate in only 20 minutes. Serve desserts like cookies, candy, hot cocoa, coffee, tea, festive drinks, or holiday cocktails!

Take this Christmas plate to a dinner or holiday party filled with treats, people go crazy when they realize it's made of candy and you can eat it...

A peppermint candy plate made from peppermints with a pile of fresh baked colorful Christmas cookies.

You Will Love This Plate...

I took this Peppermint Plate to a family Christmas Eve party. My family kept asking how I made the plate...and never mind the cookies! Just kidding, they ate the cookies. Every last one.

  • It is the perfect Christmas DIY project for kids and adults. Have kids help unwrap the mints and place them on the pan. You handle the oven step and then the kids can admire their hard work when it's cool!
  • Create any design you want. If you use a combination of red and green mints, you can get really creative with the design!
  • You can make different shapes, like hearts or stars. I used a tart pan to make mine but a cookie sheet works just fine.
  • I've even seen people mold the peppermint plates around a bowl straight out of the oven to create peppermint bowls. Simply use a heat resistant bowl, turn it upside down, and carefully place the hot peppermint plate on top.

What You Need

  • 1 bag of Brach’s Star Brites peppermint candy (red, green, or both!)
  • cookie sheet, spring-form pan, or tart pan
  • parchment paper
A collage of how to make a peppermint candy plate in a small low tart pan for Christmas.

How Do You Make It?

Are you ready for some fun? These take about 20 minutes to make...

Step 1: Heat oven to 350 degrees.

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Step 2: Line your pan with parchment paper or line a cookie sheet.

Step 3: Arrange unwrapped mints in any design you wish on top of the parchment paper, allow extra room on the sides as the mints will melt and spread.

Step 4: Bake for approximately 5-8 minutes. Watch carefully.

Step 5: Take out and allow to cool on cookie sheet for a few minutes.

Step 6: Remove from the bottom. Be careful; the tray is fragile and breaks easily, so keep it on a small tray when moving it around.

Tips for Making Candy Plates

  • If you want to shape or mold the tray in any way after you melt it, you should do so in the first minute it is out of the oven because it hardens quickly. Be careful... it's hot!
  • Try using a spring-form pan if you have one. I used a tart pan, it was not easy to remove the candy plate.
  • Let the parchment paper be a bit bigger than the bottom of the spring-form pan to help you remove the candy plate.

Christmas Cookie Ideas

Santa's Chocolate Chip Peppermint Cookies (right) and Christmas Cookies (left).

I have made the Christmas Cookies every year since 1991 and it wouldn't be Christmas without those cookies...

A candy plate for Christmas made from round peppermint candies melted together.

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A peppermint candy plate made from peppermints with a pile of fresh baked colorful Christmas cookies.
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Candy Plate

Make a Peppermint Candy Plate for Christmas in only 20 minutes. Serve cookies, candy, hot cocoa, coffee, tea, festive drinks or holiday cocktails! You need 1 bag of mints, a pan, and parchment paper.
Prep Time20 mins
Active Time8 mins
Total Time28 mins
Course: Desserts & Sweets
Cuisine: American
Keyword: candy plate, peppermint candy plate, peppermint plate
Yield: 1
Calories: 1838kcal
Author: Lisa Hatfield
Cost: $5

Equipment

  • Classic Cookie Sheet
  • Parchment Paper Sheets
  • Tart Pan

Materials

Ingredient

  • 1 bag of Brach’s Star Brites peppermint candy
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Prep

  • Line your cookie sheet, sping form pan, or tart pan with parchment paper.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Arrange unwrapped mints in any design you wish on top of the parchment paper.
  • Allow extra room on the sides around the edge of the pan as the mints will melt and spread.

Bake Plate

  • Bake for approximately 5-8 minutes. Watch carefully.
  • Take out and allow to cool for a few minutes.
  • The tray is fragile and breaks easily, so keep it on a small tray when moving it around.

Notes

Tips for Making Candy Plates

  • If you want to shape or mold the tray in any way after you melt it, you should do so in the first minute it is out of the oven because it hardens quickly. Be careful... it's hot!
  • Try using a spring-form pan if you have one. (I used a tart pan, it was not as easy to remove the candy plate, but it did come out!)
  • Let the parchment paper be a bit bigger than the bottom of the spring-form pan to help you remove the candy plate.
  • You can also bake your candy plate on any cookie sheet, it works great.

Nutrition

Calories: 1838kcal | Carbohydrates: 429g | Sugar: 306g
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Comments

  1. Brooke says

    March 21, 2018 at 10:40 am

    5 stars
    OMG - loved this! Genius idea and the kids loved seeing how it turned out. I actually made this in March, not as a Christmas plate but just as a general plate to serve cookies on at a family get-together. Everyone commented on it!

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  2. Lisa says

    January 05, 2018 at 6:55 pm

    Can you put some kind of a sealer on this plates/trays so you can wash them and they last for a few years?

    Reply
    • Lisa says

      January 05, 2018 at 10:12 pm

      Hi Lisa! So glad you made the candy plate...fun for the holidays! Well honestly I don't know. Since it is made with candy, even coated it might not last due to temperature and humidity. You can always give it a try I suppose? Good luck and let us know if you find a way to preserve it.

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