Got mint? Summer may be winding down, but if mint grows in your garden I’m guessing it’s going nuts. You may feel like you’ve got enough mint to feed the entire state of Rhode Island, but fear not — here are some fresh ideas to help you make the most of the harvest.
1. Whip up some mint whipped cream and put a dollop (such a great word, and there aren’t nearly enough opportunities to use it) on strawberry mousse, chocolate cake, cookies and cream ice cream, brownies, hot chocolate, etc.
2. Add a handful of fresh mint to your next batch of pesto — like this.
3. Roll up some of these colorful, mouth-watering Vegetable and Mint Spring Rolls with Peanut Sauce from The Kitchen.
4. Bake a batch of milk chocolate cupcakes with fresh mint frosting – from our friends at the aptly-named blog How Sweet It Is.
5. Take off your shoes and make a batch of Natural Lemony Mint Foot Scrub.
6. Now that your tootsies are happy, make the Barefoot Contessa’s Tabbouleh salad.
7. Make a mojito. We love this recipe from Jo Lynne at Musings of a Housewife with a mint-infused syrup that adds an extra punch of flavor. Plus, how often do you get to “muddle” something? Not nearly often enough, if you ask us.
8. Put up some homemade mint jelly. We like this recipe from the cleverly-named site Simply Recipes, which uses Granny Smith apples for natural pectin. Plus it’s a beautiful amber color instead of the typical artificial green. Enjoy a jar at home and give the rest as holiday gifts.
9. Make a batch of Fresh Mint Chocolate Truffles. Oh, yes yes yes. If you have extras, I can easily provide you with my shipping address.
10. Make minted iced tea — like this.
11. Who needs a still in the back yard when you can make homemade hooch in your kitchen? Brew some homemade Creme de Menthe and you’ll be able to make the Pioneer Woman’s Grasshopper Pie whenever a craving hits. It’s good to be prepared, I always say.
Do you have a mass o’ mint this year? If so, what are you doing with it? I’d love to hear your ideas.
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Eliza Cross is a full-time writer and the author of five books about home design and food. She has been blogging about simplicity and sustainable living since 2006.
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Great timing for this article. Our mint is growing like a weed (go figure!). It is a kind of choco-mint. Mrs. SPF loves it.
We really do need to harvest it and put it to good use so this article gives us some great ideas!
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I’ve read about the chocolate mint variety and now I want to try it. Thanks for stopping by, and all my best to you and Mrs. SPF!
I always hear that fresh mint has a lot of uses…This is additional to them…
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Great tips! I drink mint tea pretty much every day, but I’ve never tried making it from scratch. Sounds like a fun challenge!
I just made mint jelly, sans food coloring! I was trying to think of some other uses for it that I could give as Christmas gifts. Now, I am going to make some of the foot scrub to give! Thanks for the great ideas!
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I love fresh mint and sometimes, I include it in my recipes…
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I love mint and will try adding to the whip cream.
Fresh mints are awesome…They add flavor to recipes…
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I haven’t tried using mint in my recipe…
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What I do is dip the leaves in melted semisweet chocolate chips and refrigerate to make a pretty after meal refresher! So delicious!
I love the idea of the choc dipped leaves! Thanks for all the ideas.