Description
Delight in the festive spirit with these Grinch Christmas Cream Cheese Mints. Soft, creamy, and bursting with peppermint flavor, these neon green mints are the perfect holiday treat, topped with charming red heart sprinkles to bring joy to your celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
Base Ingredients
- 4 ounces cream cheese at room temperature
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- ¼ teaspoon peppermint extract
- 5 drops neon green food coloring
Sweetener
- 4 cups powdered sugar
Toppings
- Red heart sprinkles
Instructions
- Mix Base Ingredients: In a large mixing bowl, combine the softened cream cheese, unsalted butter, peppermint extract, and neon green food coloring. Mix thoroughly until fully blended.
- Add Powdered Sugar: Gradually add the powdered sugar, half a cup at a time, mixing well after each addition until the mixture forms a dough-like consistency that is not sticky.
- Shape Mints: Roll the dough into ½-inch balls and place them evenly onto a parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
- Flatten and Decorate: Press each ball down gently with a fork to flatten slightly, then top each mint with a red heart sprinkle.
- Chill: Refrigerate the mints for 1 hour to set and firm up before serving.
Notes
- For a stronger peppermint flavor, increase the peppermint extract to ½ teaspoon.
- This recipe yields approximately 40 mints.
- If the neon green color appears too yellow, add 1 drop of traditional green food coloring to adjust.
- Store mints in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks or freeze for up to 1 year. Before serving frozen mints, remove and let sit at room temperature for 1 hour.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 mint
- Calories: 70 kcal
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 30 mg
- Fat: 2.5 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 11 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 0.5 g
- Cholesterol: 10 mg
