After Dinner Mints
After Dinner Mints are delightful, creamy confections with a smooth texture and subtle vanilla flavor, perfect for satisfying sweet cravings after a meal. They are easy to make, customizable with food coloring, and ideal for gift-giving or enjoying as a homemade treat with friends and family.
Ingredients
Instructions
- Combine egg white, cream, vanilla, oil flavoring, and food coloring. Stir well.
- Add powdered sugar all at once, mixing thoroughly.
- Add more cream if needed to achieve the desired consistency.
- Add butter or shortening and additional sugar if necessary to make the mixture firm enough to roll into small balls.
- Arrange the balls on waxed paper.
- Press each ball with the tines of a fork dipped in powdered sugar.
- Let stand overnight to form a crust.
- Place mints into tins with waxed paper between layers. Mints can be frozen and stored for several months.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
427
kcal
21% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).
Nutrition is estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data and may vary with brand, portion and preparation — see our methodology. This information is for general educational purposes only and is not medical or dietary advice (disclaimer).