Sparkling Cotton Candy Mints

Today I made Cream Cheese Mints for the first time. I recently

bought some Cotton Candy Flavored Oil from LorAnn and

wanted to give it a try. Their site had a Mint Recipe so that's

what I used.

I was disappointed because the oil actually smelled more fruity, 

not like cotton candy at all. I wondered if maybe the labels got

mixed up? So, what I ended up with was more like 

Tutti Frutti Mints!

I bought a rose candy mold and thought it would make 

pretty mints!

The recipe is so easy, but I did have one issue with it - no, actually 2!

(I hope LorAnn doesn't read this post! LOL!)  The recipe said to use 

between 4 - 41/2 cups of powdered sugar. I used 4 cups and the mixture 

was so dry and crumbly that at that point I wasn't able to do anything with it. 

Having not made mints before, I wasn't sure what to do. I finally decided 

to add another ounce of cream cheese to the mixture, and that worked! 

My second issue with the recipe was that it said to use 5-6 drops of oil. 

I used that amount and couldn't taste much flavor - no Cotton Candy, no 

Tutti Frutti. After using 15 drops, there was a little more flavor. Now, 

I have to say that the recipe is for Peppermint Flavored Mints and

I'm sure that the mint is a stronger flavor.

I had no problem at all in forming the mints (after adding the additional 

cream cheese.)  I just used my measuring spoon - teaspoon size - to 

measure out the "dough." Next, I formed the dough into balls and 

dropped them in my pretty sanding sugar. Then I pressed the balls into 

my rose mold. They actually came out quite easy. After I

filled my mold I just turned it upside down and tapped 

it on the counter and the mints came right out!

Sparkling Cotton Candy Mints

(recipe adapted from here)

4 ounces cream cheese, softened

15 drops LorAnn Cotton Candy Oil

pink food coloring

4 cups powdered sugar

sanding sugar

With an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese until

soft, about one minute. Add the flavoring and food

coloring and mix until blended. Mix in the powdered

sugar 1/2 cup at a time until mixture is no longer

sticky. Form into small balls using 1/2 teaspoon of

mixture for each. Roll in sanding sugar and flatten

with tines of a fork or press into a mint mold.

Store Finished mints in airtight container in

the refrigerator.

There are LOTS of Cream Cheese Mint recipes on Pinterest. Some 

use 2 kinds of sugar and some use a bit of butter. There are butter

mints recipes too! You can check out my Mints board on Pinterest

for these recipes!