This cream cheese mints recipe is as easy and as delicious as it can get! These adorable heart mints are so creamy they will melt in your mouth! Make them in your favorite colors and shapes to fit the occasion. Perfect for Valentines day, Easter, baby showers, weddings and pretty much every occasion!
Cream cheese mints recipe
There are probably a million different ways to call cream cheese mints: Cream cheese butter mints, wedding mints, shower mints, retro mints, old fashioned mints. I actually believe that this cream cheese mints recipe goes for so many names because we all love them!
And since they’ve been around for so long there are probably a different million recipes to make them but I like to believe these heart shaped mints are the best. The reason? These cute mints will melt in your mouth! They are super creamy and soft and almost buttery like!
And they are shaped like tiny hearts!! If that’s not the most adorable thing on the whole planet then I’m not sure what else can be.
More Valentine recipes you will love:
- Red velvet cake balls
- Mini red velvet cake cookies
- Red velvet sandwich cookies with cream cheese frosting
How long does this cream cheese mints recipe keep?
Cream cheese mints can last for up to 2 weeks in your refrigerator. I advice you store them in an airtight container and place them in one of the cold dry places of your refrigerator (mine happens to be inside one of the drawers).
If you want to store them for longer, maybe because you want to make them really ahead of time or want to always have a stash on hand, you can put them in a zip bag and in the freezer for up to 12 months!
What flavors can I use for my heart mints?
I know they are called mints and a lot of people love that they are minty. However you can play with the extracts as much as you like!
They are delicious and refreshing with mint extract and peppermint extract but I love the combination of lemon and grapefruit during the summer months. Orange extract and almond extract are also really delicious too as well as cinnamon.
Heart shaped candy
Ingredients:
- ½ Package cream cheese
- 2 Tbsp butter
- 3 Cups confectioners sugar
- 2 drops mint oil
- Food coloring (optional)
Directions:
- In a bowl combine cream cheese and butter until creamy, using a hand mixer. Add mint oil.
- Add confectioners sugar and with the help of a rubber spatula incorporate the sugar.
- Divide the mix between 3 bowls.
- Add two drops of food coloring to one bowl, three drops to another and four drops to the last one.
- Mix until thoroughly incorporated.
- You can use a small cookie cutter to shape the heart if you don’t like the handmade look. But if you don’t have any available, no worries, you can still shape your mints! With the help of your hands shape a small ball.
- Then a small V shape.
- And finally a small heart. Repeat the process with the rest of the mix.
- Let it harden for 2 hours before refrigerating.
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Cream cheese mints recipe
Ingredients
- ½ Package cream cheese
- 2 Tbsp butter
- 3 Cups confectioners sugar
- 2 drops mint oil
- Food coloring optional
Instructions
- In a bowl combine cream cheese and butter until creamy, using a hand mixer. Add mint oil.
- Add confectioners sugar and with the help of a rubber spatula incorporate the sugar.
- Divide the mix between 3 bowls. Add two drops of food coloring to one bowl, three drops to another and four drops to the last one. Mix until throughfully incorporated.
- With the help of your hands shape a small ball. Then a small V shape and finally a small heart. Repeat the process with the rest of the mix.
- Let it harden for 2 hours before refrigerating.
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