Mint Chocolate Chip Syllabubs
Mint Chocolate Chip Syllabubs are an elegant British dessert combining whipped cream, wine, sugar and peppermint extract, studded with dark chocolate chips. The Thermomix TM7 whips the cream to airy peaks with the butterfly whisk and gently melts the chocolate without burning, giving you silky syllabubs with refreshing mint and rich cocoa in minutes.
About this recipe
Mint Chocolate Chip Syllabubs with your Thermomix TM7 are a nostalgic British dessert reimagined for the all-in-one kitchen machine. If you have been searching for syllabub recipes or an elegant mint chocolate dessert that comes together quickly, this one delivers: whipping cream is aerated with the butterfly whisk until it holds soft, cloud-like peaks, while wine, granulated sugar and a few drops of peppermint extract are folded through for a grown-up freshness. The dark chocolate is chopped into fine chips in seconds, delivering that signature mint-choc crunch in every spoonful. Because the cream is whipped in the sealed mixing bowl, you avoid splashes and over-whipping, and the result stays silky rather than grainy. Serve these syllabubs in pretty glasses at a dinner party, festive dinner or summer barbecue; they chill happily in the fridge until your guests arrive, making them a stress-free yet luxurious dessert.
Preparation tips
- Chill your serving glasses in the freezer beforehand so the whipped syllabub cream stays firm and refreshing for longer, especially important when serving this mint chocolate dessert at a warm dinner party.
- Use a sharp knife to chop the dark chocolate on a board rather than pulsing it too finely; irregular chips give a pleasant crunch against the airy peppermint cream.
- Add the peppermint extract drop by drop and taste as you go; the wine amplifies the mint flavour, and too much extract quickly overpowers the delicate cream.
Recipe variations
- Alcohol-free version: replace the wine with cold sparkling white grape juice or apple juice; the syllabubs keep their festive tang and become kid-friendly while the peppermint and dark chocolate flavours stay front and centre.
- Festive winter variant: swap the peppermint extract for orange blossom or crushed candy cane stirred through the cream, and garnish with grated dark chocolate and a mint leaf for a Christmas-table showstopper.
Thermomix TM7 Benefits
- Whipping the cream with the butterfly whisk, the Thermomix turns it into airy syllabub peaks without any manual effort in seconds.
- Weighing the granulated sugar directly in the bowl, the TM7 scale guarantees the sweetness of your syllabubs is balanced to the gram.
- Heating the dark chocolate gently, the Thermomix melts it into a glossy mixture without any risk of burning or seizing.
- Grating extra dark chocolate over the finished syllabubs, the TM7 produces fine curls that add elegant decoration in seconds.
- Chopping the dark chocolate into even chips, the Thermomix delivers consistent mint-choc crunch through every spoonful.
Ingredients
- dark chocolate
- granulated sugar
- whipping cream
- white wine
- peppermint extract