![]() We are now mint experts…or maybe not, but this information is helpful because we want our After-Dinner mints to have that POW in-your-face minty flavour. Spearmint has a milder mint flavour, but we commonly use it for culinary purposes. What’s the difference between spearmint and peppermint? Peppermint has the most amount of menthol and has the strongest mint flavour of the mint family. So if the internet is accurate, the mint we buy in the supermarket is spearmints. I feel a little ignorant because I thought mint was its own herb, just like dill or coriander/cilantro. Menthol gives these herbs their cooling and refreshing flavour. Herbs that contain menthol are part of the mint family, these include spearmint, peppermint, chocolate mint, and Vietnamese mint. What’s the difference between peppermint and mint? Just a tiny piece will keep your sweet tooth satisfied. My ratio to chocolate and filling is way more generous than the store-bought thin ones, but they’re just as good. These easy no-bake homemade After-Dinner Mints have a dark chocolate base and top with rich and refreshing peppermint cream filling. If mint chocolate is available in ice cream, cake or candy, then I’ll most probably order it. ![]() So here we are, hooked on chocolate and mint as young children, and things haven’t changed. The smell of the mint and chocolate was also intoxicating. They individually enveloped their thin square chocolate-coated mints in beautiful black and gold paper. It was the elegant packaging of the mints that attracted them to us at first as kids. We kept our secret safe because we were frightened of getting in trouble, so we kindly let dad take one for the team. My sister and I looked at each other sheepishly because we were the ones to blame. ‘They hate the taste of mint, which is why they hate brushing their teeth! And they don’t even like dark chocolate!’ You know I’m pedantic with cleanliness!’ Dad replied calmly. ‘I’ve only had a few, and I wouldn’t have left the box in there. One weekend, we heard mum and dad bickering ‘You ATE all the chocolate mints!’ Mum yelped at dad ‘And you didn’t even bother to throw the empty box out!’ Our poor dad looked confused, but somehow he also looked guilty, and this was pretty hilarious because he wasn’t the culprit. My parents bought packets of after-dinner mints every time they did their groceries and stored them in the pantry. After-Dinner Mints bring back amusing memories from my childhood.
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