The other week while Jason was in his SPI class, the girls spent a day here at home with Rachelle. Kali must have picked up my "pesto bug" (it tends to hit me about this time each year), and she suggested they make peppermint pesto. Sounds a little weird right? Looking online only got them savory recipes and they were thinking sweet. So they took matters into their own hands and made up a recipe. Here it is (sorry, we haven't done it enough times to have refined the recipe enough to include amounts):
Lots of fresh peppermint leaves picked off the stems |
Fair trade organic almonds from the Friendly City Food Co-op |
Local honey |
Vanilla made by Rachelle |
Coconut oil that has been warmed enough to be liquefied |
Puree in a blender or whatever you might use to make pesto. |
So today I made a batch of pesto with the girls for the first time and we have our very own homemade peppermint patties hardening in the fridge to be shared at tomorrow's Tangly Woods community meal. I will admit to being pretty impressed with Kali's invention and pretty pleased with myself for making a homemade version of a candy favorite in the Benner household. It almost borders on healthy!
YUM! |
So intriguing! Are you going to be updating with amounts, or is winging it my only option?
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