# Mint desserts WITHOUT chocolate? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 17, 2015, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mint-desserts-without-chocolate/715161 "2015-03-17T00:11:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Anise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/anise/32/21721_2.png) [@Anise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anise)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mint-desserts-without-chocolate/715161/1 "2015-03-17T00:11:46Z")
Hey all, So… I’ve promised to bring a green dessert to the writers’ group tomorrow, and I’ve decided on mint. 🙂 The problem is that I can’t have chocolate, and I’m REALLY cracking down on that right now. I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a mint dessert without chocolate!!! There MUST be one. Ideas? ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mint-desserts-without-chocolate/715161/2 "2015-03-17T00:14:10Z")
Vanilla ice cream with creme de menthe. Keep it in a cooler and bring paper cups to serve it in. ---
**Author:** ![Parenchyma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Parenchyma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Parenchyma)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mint-desserts-without-chocolate/715161/3 "2015-03-17T00:30:30Z")
There was an interesting bunch of [lemon recipes](http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/mar/14/lemon-recipes-10-best-tarts-sponge-cake-rice-chicken-soup-salad-recipe) in The Guardian today, and I was thinking of trying the lemon lava cakes with lime instead. Making them lime and mint would be even better. When you can do them WITH chocolate, [this](http://happyhomebaking.blogspot.com/2013/10/its-really-that-simple.html) is a good chocolate lava cake recipe. ---
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mint-desserts-without-chocolate/715161/4 "2015-03-17T00:46:41Z")
> **[Fluffy Mint Dessert](https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/fluffy-mint-dessert/)** > > The cool, minty flavor of this fluffy dessert is perfect for Christmas or the hot summer months. Since it has to be made ahead of time, it's a great time-saver on potluck day. I received the recipe from a neighbor a couple years ago. -Carol Mixter,... This looks like a recipe where you could substitute vanilla sandwich cookies or Vanilla Wafers for the Oreos and it would still be good. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mint-desserts-without-chocolate/715161/5 "2015-03-17T00:55:00Z")
> **[Mojito Cake](https://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/mojito-cake/ad6ca84c-89a6-4313-b42d-52988d3118ee)** > > Slices of tender white cake feature pretty flecks of fresh mint. The rum glaze and whipped cream garnish are great! Here’s a mint mojito cake. Never tried it (don’t like rum) but it looks good. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mint-desserts-without-chocolate/715161/6 "2015-03-17T00:58:10Z")
Nm ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mint-desserts-without-chocolate/715161/7 "2015-03-17T00:59:17Z")
Ok I’ll bite. A sweet desert is being made. What possible harm could chocolate cause? Its already loaded in calories. I think you could make a mint meringue without chocolate. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mint-desserts-without-chocolate/715161/8 "2015-03-17T01:05:15Z")
heres a mint meringue recipe. [http://allrecipes.com/recipe/peppermint-meringues/](http://allrecipes.com/recipe/peppermint-meringues/) ---
**Author:** ![tenacious\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/439d5e/32.png) [@tenacious\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tenacious_j)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mint-desserts-without-chocolate/715161/9 "2015-03-17T01:13:40Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Ok I’ll bite. A sweet desert is being made. What possible harm could chocolate cause? Its already loaded in calories. > > I think you could make a mint meringue without chocolate. I’m thinking a lot of people won’t eat chocolate during Lent, at least where I come from. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mint-desserts-without-chocolate/715161/10 "2015-03-17T01:17:33Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Ok I’ll bite. A sweet desert is being made. What possible harm could chocolate cause? Its already loaded in calories. > > I think you could make a mint meringue without chocolate. For me, chocolate gives me migraines. My sister avoids it due to the caffeine. I imagine the OP’s objection to chocolate has nothing to do with calories. You could macerate berries in sugar and mint leaves and serve over pound cake with green tinted whipped cream. Mint ice cream would be good too. Include nuts instead of chocolate chips for crunch. Bring ice cream cones or dishes and sundae toppings. ---
**Author:** ![tenacious\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/439d5e/32.png) [@tenacious\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tenacious_j)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mint-desserts-without-chocolate/715161/11 "2015-03-17T02:10:03Z")
what about pistachio pudding, or something along those lines? ---
**Author:** ![Anise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/anise/32/21721_2.png) [@Anise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anise)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mint-desserts-without-chocolate/715161/12 "2015-03-17T03:25:41Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Ok I’ll bite. A sweet desert is being made. What possible harm could chocolate cause? Its already loaded in calories. > > I think you could make a mint meringue without chocolate. Chocolate is a migraine trigger for me, and I’m not the only one. ☹ There are lots of recent claims that it supposedly isn’t (funded by the chocolate industry??? who knows,) but I just can’t ignore the fact that it has happened again and again and again and again and again. At some point, I just have to say that if it’s a placebo effect, it’s the most convincing one possible, and I can’t continue to take chances with it.) My writers’ group is very dear to me, but my love stops at the point of dragging a cooler filled with ice cream to the meeting. 😛 I like the mint meringue idea! 🙂 And pistachios! I have a strange, irrational love for pistachio desserts. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mint-desserts-without-chocolate/715161/13 "2015-03-17T16:54:51Z")
> [@Anise](#): > > My writers’ group is very dear to me, but my love stops at the point of dragging a cooler filled with ice cream to the meeting. 😛 Stop at McDonald’s on the way and get a bunch of Shamrock Shakes? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mint-desserts-without-chocolate/715161/14 "2015-03-17T17:04:55Z")
Mint Juleps. We’re talking about writers, aren’t we? ---
**Author:** ![amaguri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mint-desserts-without-chocolate/715161/15 "2015-03-17T21:23:58Z")
One of my favorite flavor combinations is buttermint (butterscotch + peppermint). Once upon a time I made [gooey butter cake](https://www.google.com/search?q=gooey+butter+cake+recipe) using butterscotch and peppermint extracts in place of vanilla and it was really tasty.