Peppermint Dessert Recipes That'll Make It Feel Like The Holidays

Peppermint is a major player in making the holiday season great. Once Thanksgiving passes, and we've tired of our pumpkin spice lattes, peppermint recipes reinvent all of our favorite foods -- and it's always great, except when in the form of Pringles. Peppermint is just what we need, exactly right now. Refreshing, sweet and reeking of holiday spirit, it's an instant mood elevator and our favorite way to end a meal or take a break and savor the season.

Peppermint recipes can be found in the form of hot chocolate and fudge, cookies and cakes. Why we don't add peppermint to our desserts the rest of the year, we'll never understand. Here are 33 peppermint desserts we love.

No-Bake Peppermint White Chocolate Cheesecake

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Peppermint Pattie Brownies

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Peppermint Drinking Chocolate

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Frosted Peppermint Brownie Cookies

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Peppermint Pattie Cookies

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Peppermint Chocolate Cake

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Peppermint Cookies And Cream Ice Cream

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Easy No Bake White Chocolate Thin Mints

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Peppermint Chocolate Mousse

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Brownie Brittle Peppermint Chocolate Pie

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Peppermint Whipped Cream

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Peppermint Sugar Cookies With Cream Cheese Frosting

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Peppermint Oreo Truffles

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Peppermint Mocha Blossoms

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Layered Peppermint Fudge

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Chocolate Peppermint Stuffed Cookies

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Peppermint Bark Chocolate Chex Mix

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Peppermint Mocha Bundt Cake

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White Chocolate And Peppermint Christmas Wreath Cookies

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Chocolate Candy Cane Cookie Sandwiches

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White Chocolate Dipped Peppermint Sugar Cookies

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Peppermint Brownie Ice Cream Cake

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Peppermint Bark

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Peppermint Bark Cheesecake

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Peppermint Mocha Cupcakes

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Peppermint Marshmallows

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