These No Bake Mint Chocolate Bars are made with a no bake graham cracker crust and topped with a creamy mint filling and chocolate ganache! See the step by step video down in the recipe card.
Love Mint Chocolate? You might also like this Mint Chocolate Lasagna and this No Bake Peppermint Bark Cheesecake!
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I want to see hands from all my mint chocolate lovers! Where are you?
The husband and I love the mint chocolate combo. We disagree on our share of things, but generally dessert is not one of those things. Unless it’s pumpkin — then he’s all in and I’m on the edge somewhere.
But mint and chocolate? There’s never been any question.
These Mint Bars are the perfect combination of a chocolatey, chewy crust, creamy mint filling and rich chocolate ganache. The cool mint and decadent chocolate balance each other out perfectly!
If you love the chocolate mint combo as much as we do, you’ll also enjoy these Mint Cream Cheese Brownies and these Mint Chocolate No Bake Cookies!
Tips for making these Mint Chocolate Bars:
- Line your pan: I always line my pan with foil (don’t worry, it’s not going to be baked) so that once the bars are chilled I can easily remove them and slice. It’s one quick step that makes a big difference!
- Yes, you really need the egg (it’s a similar crust to these Nanaimo Bars, which also requires eggs). I promise it’ll be okay — it’s not raw, the egg cooks in the hot cocoa mixture and it binds everything so well that it can’t be left out.
- Yes, you really need to chill it: unless you don’t care about being able to cut nice slices!
Variations on these No Bake Bars:
- You can make these bars with almost any flavor — choose your favorite extract or even use just vanilla!
- You can use any color of food coloring, or none at all, if you want to color them for a special occasion
- Stir in some finely chopped candy canes or sprinkle on top of the chocolate before it sets for a Christmas-y treat
The filling is a perfectly cool and creamy mint buttercream frosting, and the chocolate ganache, well, it’s more chocolate and I think that’s saying enough.
More No Bake Christmas Treats!
- These Ritz Christmas Cookies from my friend Aimee are the perfect sweet and salty bite!
- These Cream Cheese Mints are great for gift giving.
- Peanut Butter Balls — for the peanut butter lovers!
- These No Bake Christmas Tree Cookies — are a fun one to make with the kids.
- Grasshopper Pie — is a cool and creamy Christmas desseret.
More bars for baking!
No Bake Mint Chocolate Bars
written by Ashley Fehr
Ingredients
Base
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/3 cup cocoa
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 3/4 cup shredded coconut
Filling:
- 1/4 cup butter
- 2 cups powdered icing sugar
- 2-3 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon mint extract
- green food coloring
Ganache
- 2/3 cup chocolate chips or chopped chocolate
- 2 tablespoons butter
Instructions
- BaseLine an 8×8″ pan with tin foil.
- In a large microwave-safe bowl, combine butter, sugar and cocoa and microwave on high for 45 seconds. Stir, and microwave on high another 20-30 seconds if necessary so that all is melted and combined.
- Let cool 5 minutes and quickly whisk in egg (mixture will thicken as the egg is incoprorated). Stir in graham crumbs and coconut until combined. Press into prepared pan.
- Filling:With an electric mixer, beat butter until smooth. Add powdered sugar and 2 tablespoons milk and beat until smooth, adding a little more milk or sugar to reach desired consistency.
- Add mint extract and green food coloring (as desired). Spread over base in pan.
- Ganache:In a medium microwave safe bowl, combine chocolate and butter and melt in 20 second intervals on high, stirring each time, until smooth. Pour over filling in pan.
- Refrigerate until completely set, at least 2-3 hours, before slicing and serving. Store in the refrigerator or freeze for up to a few months.
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Nutrition
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Amanda W Ramaswami says
Making a candy platter for Christmas party and anxious to try these. However, do I have to put in the coconut?
Thank you
Ashley Fehr says
If you don’t put in the coconut you’ll need to swap it with something else.
Amanda W Ramaswami says
Thank you Ashley.
ann h. klestadt says
Can I substitute something for mint? It always tastes too strong to me.
Ashley Fehr says
Sure, use whatever you like