How to Make Molded Wedding Mints

Heart-shaped mints are fun for a wedding reception.

Making molded wedding mints is an easy way to add a personal touch to your wedding festivities. You can make molded wedding mints in traditional pink and green, or you can create mints to match your wedding colors. Molds for wedding mints are available at craft stores, but you can also purchase them online. Either way, mint molds come in a variety of wedding-based themes; you might also consider mint molds with Valentine's Day themes, to broaden your selection.

Things You'll Need

• 3 oz. cream cheese
• Few drops food coloring
• 1/4 tsp. peppermint flavoring
• 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• Granulated sugar for dipping
• Mixing bowl
• Candy molds
• Wax paper

Instructions

Cream Cheese Mints

1. Place one 3-ounce package of cream cheese in a mixing bowl. Let it stand at room temperature for 15 minutes, or stir it until it softens.

2. Add 1/4 teaspoon of peppermint flavoring and a few drops of the food coloring of your choice. Red and green food coloring are popular choices. A few drops of red food coloring will make the mints a pretty pink color; a few drops of green food coloring will give the mints a lovely pastel mint color. Mix the flavoring, food coloring and cream cheese together well; add 2 1/2 cups of powdered sugar and mix until smooth.

3. Shape the mixture into marble-sized balls. Dip one side of each ball in a small amount of granulated sugar. Press each ball into a mold, sugar-side down. Remove the mints from the molds immediately and transfer them onto a piece of wax paper. Once the mints are firm, transfer them onto a cake rack and let them dry for three to four hours. If you store them in an air-tight container they will keep for up to two weeks.

Tips & Warnings

• A recipe calling for a 3-ounce package of cream cheese and 2 1/2 cups of powdered sugar yields 50-60 mints.

References

• Cooks.com: Molded Mint Candy
• Allhomemadecookies.com: Homemade Mint Candy Recipes
• Food.com: Cream Cheese Mints