HOMEMADE CREAM CHEESE MINTS
Homemade mints are the perfect way to add a personal touch to a wedding, graduation, shower, or holiday gathering. Better yet, they only require FOUR simple ingredients, and the color and shape can easily be customized to the occasion! Impress your friends and family with homemade tasty treats instead of opting for store-bought sugary mints. With this recipe, you can make your very own cream cheese mints in your own home!
Provided by Rada Cutlery
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Mix cream cheese until it is soft in mixer.
- Add the mint flavoring when the cream cheese is soft. Then add the food coloring of your choice. Remember, this is where you can really customize the mints to your event! Get creative and have fun with it!
- Start with a little then wait and see how the color turns out. You can always add more food coloring if needed. Mix until the food coloring is evenly dispersed.
- Gradually begin adding the powdered sugar. Be careful-this step can get messy! You may have to knead the remaining powdered sugar in later when you remove the dough.
- When powdered sugar is mixed in, or mostly mixed in, remove the dough. Place on cutting board.
- Use a candy mold. You can buy these online and at most craft or cooking stores. This is another opportunity to customize the cream cheese mints to your event!
- Take small chunks of the dough and press into the mold. Remove the mint from the mold and place on a sheet pan.
- Curious about how to make mints without a candy mold? It's easy! If you don't have candy molds, simply pinch off about a tablespoon of dough and roll it into a small ball. Place the ball on a sheet pan and gently press with the tines of a fork. This will flatten the mint and add a cute design.
- Store in an airtight container, separating layers with parchment or waxed paper. Keep refrigerated or frozen until needed.
OLD-FASHIONED CREAM CHEESE MINTS
For a classic mint taste, use peppermint flavoring. You can also use almond, vanilla, or another flavor. Start with just a drop or two of flavoring and go from there.
Provided by Haley
Categories Desserts and sweets
Time 35m
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Place cream cheese in a large mixing bowl. Using an electric mixer, start adding powdered sugar until you reach the consistency of play dough. This will probably be slightly less than a 2-pound bag of powdered sugar. If the dough is sticky at all, keep adding powdered sugar.
- Add a drop or two of flavoring and mix to incorporate. Add more flavoring if desired.
- Place equal portions of the dough into separate bowls. Add desired food coloring and mix well.
- To make mints, take a marble-sized portion of dough, roll it in granulated sugar, and press into a mint mold. Remove mint by inverting the mint mold. The mint should pop right out. Repeat with remaining dough. Store in fridge until ready to serve.
WEDDING/GRADUATION MINTS
Not really sure where this recipe originated from, but its been in the family for quite some time, I had these at my High School Graduation, as well as my wedding, I love the taste and they freeze well too, so you can have mints all the time, also, you can make them for any occasion, baby showers, Christmas, even Easter! This...
Provided by Elizabeth Lancaster
Categories Other Appetizers
Time 55m
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- 1. Mix all ingredients together with a mixer, add food coloring, until you get the color of your choosing, add flavoring and mix well, turn mixer down to the lowest speed and add powdered sugar 1/2 C at a time.Mix until smooth.
- 2. This is where you find out who your real friends are! :p Roll a ball of mint and dip in sugar, place in the center of the mold and press, pop out mints and place on wax paper to dry, 4-5 days, (flip everyday to dry faster)
- 3. Like I said, Very time consuming, but VERY worth it! Enjoy!!
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