By Megan McFadden in Ingredient — Nov 30, 2021

25 Must-Try Vegan Peppermint Recipes for the Holidays

Peppermint has become synonymous with Christmas, and its association with holiday cuisine. Try these vegan peppermint recipes today.

Introduction

Christmas is approaching, and I don’t know how to get Sabrina to stop climbing our 6-foot Christmas tree. My cats are always causing trouble, but some peppermint treats can help. After all, Crash likes breaking candy canes.

Try these vegan peppermint recipes today, including but not limited to the following.

Peppermint Ice Cream
Peppermint Chocolate Cupcakes
Peppermint Hot Chocolate
Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
Chocolate Peppermint Truffles

If you’re unsure where to get vegan candy canes, try YumEarth’s vegan candy canes. If you want more help finding vegan candy, here is some vegan Halloween candy. Also, you may be interested in making vegan Christmas recipes.

1. Peppermint Ice Cream

Let’s start with some ice cream, even though it may seem too cold to have any. Try vegan peppermint ice cream from Loving It Vegan.

For additional resources, make more vegan ice cream, and check out my vegan ice cream guide.

2. Peppermint Chocolate Cupcakes

My cousin’s birthday is coming up, so my vegan cupcake blog post will be done soon to celebrate. Until then, bake these peppermint chocolate cupcakes from It Doesn’t Taste Like Chicken.

3. Peppermint Hot Chocolate

Hot chocolate is my favorite hot beverage. Make vegan peppermint hot chocolate with the help of Choosing Chia.

Here are more hot cocoa ideas.

4. Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

What do Santa Claus, Cookie Monster, and my dad have in common? They all want to eat these chocolate peppermint cookies from Running on Real Food.

Let’s make more cookies for them, shall we?

5. Chocolate Peppermint Truffles

I sometimes get cake balls and truffles confused because they look pretty similar. Nevertheless, I still want to try these chocolate peppermint truffles from Purely Kaylie.

6. Peppermint Nutcracker Cake

I recently bought a cat nutcracker from Target, and it reminded me of watching Barbie in the Nutcracker when I was little. If you like The Nutcracker ballet, watch a movie version at home while baking a peppermint nutcracker cake from The Little Blog of Vegan.

Who would like to bake another cake?

7. Candy Cane Brownies

Brownies are some of the best and easiest desserts to make for any holiday or just for fun. Have some vegan candy cane brownies from Nourishing Amy.

8. Peppermint White Russian

If you want a holiday alcoholic beverage right now, listen up. Make a peppermint White Russian with the help of Crowded Kitchen.

9. Homemade Peppermint Body Scrub

I like taking a hot bubble bath weekly because it feels relaxing, especially after a stressful day. If you want your evening to be extra better, use this peppermint body scrub from Eating by Elaine.

10. Chocolate Peppermint Pretzels

My family enjoys making chocolate-covered pretzels using chocolate and vanilla almond bark. If you want to make them vegan, try these chocolate peppermint pretzels from One Lovely Life.

11. Peppermint Bark

I’m not a massive fan of peanut brittle because I wouldn’t say I like peanut butter. Instead, I would rather have peppermint bark, like the recipe by Loving It Vegan.

12. Peppermint Mocha Latte

I don’t get why everybody is obsessed with peppermint and mocha together because I’m not too fond of coffee. If this sounds good, try this vegan peppermint mocha latte from The Vegan 8.

13. Peppermint Patties

If you like York Peppermint Patties, here’s the recipe for you. Try these vegan peppermint patties from It Doesn’t Taste Like Chicken.

You may be interested in my blog post on vegan candy recipes.

14. Peppermint Bark Popcorn

My favorite Christmas movie is The Nightmare Before Christmas, so I got kind of jealous when I heard that my cousin was getting themed bedding from that movie for her birthday.

Wrap up in a cozy blanket, and watch your preferred holiday movie while eating some peppermint bark popcorn from Zen and Zaatar.

15. Chocolate Peppermint Pie

Even though Thanksgiving is over, some still enjoy having pie around Christmas too. Bake a vegan chocolate peppermint pie with the help of Bakerita.

Here are additional vegan pie recipes.

16. Peppermint Meringue Kisses

Since becoming vegan, I’ve missed having Hershey’s milk chocolate Kisses, and I can’t wait until they make some vegan Kisses. Until then, I’ll settle with making vegan peppermint meringue kisses from Project Vegan Baking.

17. Snowflake Cocktail

You can never have too many cocktail options at your Christmas party, right? Another option to consider is this snowflake cocktail from Sharon Palmer.

18. Chocolate Peppermint Mousse

One of my mom’s doctor friends likes making dark chocolate mousse for dessert. If you want a Christmas one, here’s a chocolate peppermint mousse recipe by Feel Good Foodie.

19. Candy Cane Macarons

Macarons are so fun with their many colors, flavors, and shapes. One idea is to make candy cane macarons, thanks to Baked by Clo.

20. Peppermint Mocha Smoothie Bowl

If you’re interested in a Christmas smoothie bowl, here’s the recipe for you. Try this peppermint mocha smoothie bowl from Purely Kaylie.

Who wants another smoothie?

21. Candy Cane Chocolate Dates

I haven’t had dates before, but I’ve seen a lot of vegan recipes using them. One is this candy cane chocolate date recipe from Tasting to Thrive.

22. Double Chocolate Peppermint Shortbread Cookies

My sisters and I used to be in Girl Scouts. I never got why we always did so much arts and crafts stuff while our brothers in Boy Scouts did all of the fun activities. Today, shortbread is still one of the most popular Girl Scout cookie flavors.

If you would like some shortbread cookies with a Christmas twist, bake double chocolate peppermint shortbread cookies from Crowded Kitchen.

23. Peppermint Fudge

My grandpa used to make the best fudge for holiday gatherings. Since his passing, I can still remember him when making this peppermint fudge from Loving It Vegan.

24. Strawberry Peppermint Cheesecake

Strawberries sound so delicious right now. Have a strawberry peppermint cheesecake from The Vegan 8.

For inspiration, here are more strawberry recipes.

25. Peppermint Mocha Donuts

Lastly, you can’t have an epic Christmas celebration without starting Christmas morning with a holiday brunch. Bake some peppermint mocha donuts thanks to Choosing Chia.

Here are more vegan breakfast ideas.

Conclusion

No matter if you’re into Christmas or not, give peppermint recipes a try, and maybe your day can be a bit mintier.

If you want more Christmas flavors, have food with gingerbread, cinnamon, eggnog, and cranberries. Some great comfort foods for this time of the year include but aren’t limited to soup, chili, mac and cheese, and lasagna. Lastly, I’ll have a blog post on vegan gingerbread house recipes and a vegan gingerbread house review because about all of the ones in the store aren’t vegan.