Description
These Grinch Christmas Cream Cheese Mints are festive, vibrant green peppermint treats perfect for holiday celebrations. Soft cream cheese combined with butter, peppermint extract, and powdered sugar forms a smooth, dough-like consistency that is rolled into bite-sized mints, pressed with a fork, and topped with red heart sprinkles to capture the Grinch theme. Chilling sets the mints for a perfect texture and refreshing flavor.
Ingredients
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Main Ingredients
- 4 ounces cream cheese at room temperature
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- ¼ teaspoon peppermint extract
- 5 drops neon green food coloring
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 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 incorporated and smooth.
- Add Powdered Sugar: Gradually add the powdered sugar, half a cup at a time, mixing continuously until the mixture forms a dough-like consistency that is not sticky to the touch.
- Shape Mints: Roll the dough into ½-inch balls and place them onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, spacing evenly.
- Flatten and Decorate: Gently press each mint down with a fork to flatten slightly, then top each with a red heart sprinkle for festive decoration.
- Chill: Place the baking sheet with mints into the refrigerator and chill for 1 hour to allow them to firm up completely before serving.
Notes
- For a stronger mint flavor, increase peppermint extract to ½ teaspoon.
- This recipe yields approximately 40 mints.
- If neon green food coloring appears too yellow, add one drop of traditional green food coloring to adjust the shade.
- Store mints in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks or freeze for up to one year. Remove from freezer one hour before serving to thaw.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 mint
- Calories: 45 kcal
- Sugar: 7 g
- Sodium: 15 mg
- Fat: 2 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 7 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 0.5 g
- Cholesterol: 7 mg
