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Creamy No-Cook Mints
3 oz (90 g) light
cream cheese
1
⁄4 tsp (1 mL) mint
flavoring
2 drops green food
color or color of
choice
4
1
⁄4-4
1
⁄2 cups (1.05-1.125 L)
powdered sugar
superfine sugar
Place cream cheese, flavoring, and food color in
mixer bowl. Attach bowl and flat beater to
mixer. Turn to Speed 2 and mix about
30 seconds, or until smooth. Continuing on
Speed 2, gradually add powdered sugar and mix
about 1
1
⁄2 minutes, or until mixture becomes very
stiff.
To make mints, dip individual flexible candy
molds in superfine sugar. Press in mint mixture.
Turn out onto waxed paper covered with
superfine sugar. Repeat until all mixture is used.
OR: Shape mixture into
3
⁄4" (2 cm) balls, using
about 1 tsp (5 mL) for each ball. Roll in superfine
sugar. Place on waxed paper covered with
superfine sugar. Flatten slightly with thumb to
form
1
⁄4" (5 mm) thick patties. If desired, press
back of fork lightly on patties to form ridges.
Store mints, tightly covered, in refrigerator. Mints
also freeze well.
Yield: 42 servings (2 candies per serving).
Per serving: About 54 cal, 0 g protein, 13 g carb,
0 g fat, 1 mg chol, 12 mg sodium.