This Homemade Vegan After Eight Recipe is the perfect after-dinner mint. A crisp dark chocolate minty shell filled with a rich, sweet fondant centre. Impress your guests and fam by serving these as your petit fours with mulled wine or coffee after your Christmas dinner.
It is based on the infamous After Eights we have in England, of which a box containing these individually wrapped chocolate mint squares is present in every household during the Christmas period. However, this homemade version is vegan.
Enjoy your homemade after eights with a cup of tea, coffee or a glass of mulled wine after your Christmas dinner or lunch. Also great for those peckish moments where a healthy dose of dark chocolate and mint is much needed.
Questions about Homemade Vegan After Eight Recipe
What is After Eight?
After Eights are an after-dinner mint in the UK made of a peppermint fondant centre encased in a dark chocolate shell.
How to make After Eights
To make these after-dinner mints, roll out fondant icing and cut into squares. Melt dark chocolate in the microwave or a double boiler. Add mint extract and stir until well combined. Dip the fondant icing squares into the chocolate and remove with a fork, allowing excess to drip away. Place on a baking tray lined with greaseproof paper and allow to set for 1 hour in the fridge.
Substitutions for Homemade Vegan After Eight Recipe
- Mint oil can be replaced with another flavouring to mix things up a bit
- The surface can be sprinkled with toppings of choice such as crushed nuts or coconut chips
This Homemade Vegan After Eight Recipe is…
- Decadent
- Chocolatey
- Minty
- Gluten-free
- Christmas dessert
- Vegan
- Plant-based
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Homemade Vegan After Eight Recipe
Ingredients
- 250 g Fondant icing
- 150 g Dark chocolate
- 1 tsp mint oil
Instructions
- Roll out fondant icing until around 3mm thick and cut into squares.
- Melt chocolate and stir in the mint oil.
- Drop the squares, one at a time, into the chocolate and fully coat before removing onto a tray lined with greaseproof paper.
- Allow to cool either in the fridge or at room temperature until chocolate solidifies.
Notes
- Mint oil can be replaced with another flavouring to mix things up a bit
- The surface can be sprinkled with toppings of choice such as crushed nuts or coconut chips