Mom'S Cream Cheese Mints

Prep: 15 min Cuisine: American

Mom's Cream Cheese Mints are soft, flavorful candies with refreshing peppermint and wintergreen notes, perfect for gifting, parties, or a delightful homemade treat.

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Ingredients

  • 4 oz. cream cheese, softened
  • confectioners sugar
  • peppermint extract (about 1/4 tsp. or to taste)
  • wintergreen extract (about 1/4 tsp. or to taste)
  • red food coloring
  • green food coloring
  • granulated sugar

Instructions

  1. Mix softened cream cheese and confectioners sugar by hand until smooth and doughy.
  2. Divide the mixture in half; add a few drops of peppermint extract to one half and a few drops of wintergreen extract to the other half.
  3. Taste and adjust flavor as desired.
  4. Blend several drops of green food coloring into the peppermint mixture until soft green; blend several drops of red food coloring into the wintergreen mixture until pastel pink.
  5. Pinch off small pieces of dough, roll into balls, and dip into granulated sugar.

Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)

212 kcal 11% DV
Protein Fat Carbs

Macronutrients

Protein 3.2g 6% DV
Total Fat 7.5g 10% DV
Carbs 35.5g 13% DV
Fiber 3.1g 11% DV
Sugar 25.3g 51% DV

Electrolytes

Sodium 119.5mg 5% DV
Potassium 232.5mg 5% DV
Cholesterol 22.5mg 8% DV

Vitamins & Minerals

Vitamin A 128.5mcg 14% DV
Vitamin C 17mg 19% DV
Vitamin D 0.1mcg 1% DV
Calcium 84.8mg 7% DV
Iron 1.7mg 10% DV
Diet fit Under 400 cal
Contains Milk

Estimated from ingredients & per-serving nutrition — verify against package labels for allergies or strict diets.

* % 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).

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