![]() ![]() (*FYI: This mixing of the mints will tax your mixer, it is a stiff dough. It is possible you will need to knead this by hand, although I got along fine with my smaller sized KitchenAid stand mixer.Learn how to make simple, old-fashioned cream cheese mints out of just a few ingredients. You could give these mints away as party favors, gifts for a friend, last day of school for the teacher, etc. Once dried, the mints may be stored in an airtight container in single layers between wax paper. Leave out at room temperature, uncovered for 24-36 hours to dry. Press with a fork until flattened slightly and tines make a decorative design. Place on sugar sprinkled wax paper or silicon liner on a sheet pan. If you don’t have molds, simply pinch of a piece of the mixture and roll into a ball the size of a penny (if it were 3D). Add colorings a few drops at a time and mix until desired color is achieved. In the bowl of a sturdy stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (mine is a post market “Beater Blade” attachment), beat cream cheese for 30 seconds. For turquoise use the ratio of 1.5 drops blue to 1 drop green) (For pale pink, just drops of red until desired shade is acheived. Granulated sugar for rolling, shaping and storing. Time: Mixing: 5 minutes Shaping: 30 minutes Drying: 24-36 hoursġ block (8 oz.) regular cream cheese (soft) The mint making actually went quite fast and we got to visit while sitting and rolling sugary-balls in sugary sugar… very old fashioned!īy Cristen Makes approximately 10-12 dozen did, but so does my Mom and she was helping right along with my daughter. My Aunt Carol is coming today and we should have waited to have her help with this recipe, she’s got delicate hands like my Grandma H. I’m using a child’s fork here, but any fork will do. Lay on wax paper/silicone + granulated sugar lined sheet pan and press into shape with a fork. When mixture is ready, roll into small balls. Combine well until mixture is uniform.Īdd colorings a couple drops at a time until desired hue is reached. ![]() I love this paddle attachment, it scrapes the bowl.Īdd powdered sugar and extracts. Round up these ingredients plus lots-o-granulated sugar.īeat cream cheese for 30 seconds. We’ll be eating many of these at her ‘welcome baby’ party on Saturday. These pink and turquoise mints are DTM my niece’s outfit on her birth announcement. They can totally fit into your DTM (dyed to match) wedding scheme. Just like you remember them and you can certainly make them in a variety of colors, flavors and shapes. These candies are dried for 24-36 hours so they form a delicious crust on the outside, leaving the interior smooth and creamy. (Sorry the little graduation hat mold or the tiny baby rattle mold leaves me wanting 10 of these bad boys.) The roses are just enough mint-for-my-mouth. If you are an aficionado like me you’ll also cop to the ‘rose’ mold being your favorite. I used to gauge the ‘awesome-ness’ of any wedding reception, graduation party or wedding/baby shower by the presence of cream cheese mints. But they DO! They are an old-fashioned recipe and that’s always what I’m after. I never figured I could get them to taste exactly like I remembered them from when I was little at weddings, graduation parties etc. These little things are time consuming but totally worth it. My excuses ranged from not having mint molds to not having candy-finesse and finally not having the time. This is one of those recipes that was on my list of ‘oh I couldn’t possibly make thaaaaat’. ![]()
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