It's a fine line, because if you add too
much mint extract it tastes weird.
Not exact matches
Pour the oil through a fine - mesh strainer into a bowl or container, pressing down on the
mint with the back of a wooden spoon to
extract as
much flavor as possible; discard the leaves.
Of course coconut adds a different flavour and it might compete with the
mint and give you a coconut -
mint flavour — if you don't like this combination as
much, I would replace the
mint extract with vanilla
extract and have something that is more of a coconut patty!
BUT sometimes using a drop of an oil or an
extract is worth it so
much more than cramming something in a recipe that clearly doesn't belong and then trying to compensate for that with all kinds of other ingredients, etc... I don't think thin
mints were ever meant to be made with fresh
mint leaves anyways
Peppermint Oil has a
much stronger and more concentrated flavor than peppermint
extract so you need only half the amount to obtain that deliciously cool and refreshing
mint flavor.
If I wanted to use
mint extract or oil n place of fresh, could you tell me how
much I should use?