Butter Mints Candy (Easy Homemade Recipe)
All-time favorite butter mints candy anyone can whip up in minutes. They are so good, it's hard to stop popping them into the mouth!
Servings: 460 g
Calories: 4.1kcal
Ingredients
- 60 g butter
- 360 g powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon condensed milk
- A pinch of salt
- ⅛ teaspoon peppermint extract
- Food coloring (Gold and Fuchsia)
Instructions
- Sift powdered sugar to break any lumps. Set aside.
- In a separate mixing bowl, cream butter and salt over medium speed until smooth. Add the sifted powdered sugar, a little at a time until well combined. Mix on very low speed to avoid the sugar from flying all over. Alternatively, mix the sugar briefly with a spoon (by hand) to moisten it slightly before using the mixer.
- Beat until all the sugar is well combined with butter. It may appear crumbly at this point and that is perfectly fine.
- Add condensed milk and the peppermint extract and continue beating. If the mixture is still crumbly, try pressing the mixture with your fingers, if it comes together into a dough, it is ready for rolling and cutting.
- Divide the dough into 2 sections. Color the first section in gold and the other section in fuchsia. Knead well to distribute the color evenly.
- Turn the doughs onto a clean surface (dust with powdered sugar if still sticky) and roll both into long ropes.
- Twist both colors together. Doing this can be a little tricky especially if the ropes are long as they tend to break when twisted. It is best to do with shorter strips. If there are any cracks, pinch the cracks together to patch the cracks.
- Roll the twisted mint rope until it becomes smooth and is of the thickness preferred.
- Cut the roll into equal lengths with a sharp knife. Place the cut mints on a clean parchment paper and let them rest at room temperature overnight. The next day, turn them over and let them set again for another day until they have dried and set well before storing them in a candy jar.
Notes
- This recipe makes mildly mint flavored candies. If you prefer a stronger mint flavor, you can add more extract, but do it a little at a time. Do a taste test after mixing the extract before adding more to avoid adding too much extract.
- For additional flavoring, you can include other extracts in the butter mints. Some of the flavors you can try include orange extract or vanilla extract. Use one eighth of a teaspoon.
- Color of the mints can also be customized. You can color the dough all into one color and make more than 2 colors.
- Similar with the flavoring, when coloring the mints, it is best to start with a small amount of food coloring. Also, gel based colors are more preferred as liquid colors might alter the consistency if used much.
- It also helps to wear plastic gloves when mixing the color by hand to avoid staining your hands.
- If you do not intend to shape the mints immediately after mixing, wrap the mixture in plastic wrap and refrigerate. Knead lightly before shaping.
- This amount produces about 460 g of butter mints candy mixture and the final number of mints you get will depend on how large each mint is cut or shaped into.
Shaping options
- Round flat patties - The easiest way to shape the butter mints candy would be to roll them into round little balls and press them down using the bottom of a drinking glass that has been dipped in icing sugar.
- Designed with a fork - Similar to the round flat patties shape, start by forming round balls. Place them on a parchment paper, slightly apart from one another. Use a fork to flatten the butter mint candy patties, leaving the fork prints on them as you do it.
- Shaped with molds - Dust the molds with powdered sugar. Pinch some of the dough. Form into a round ball and roll into some powdered sugar. Press it into the mold, firmly. Flip the mold and gently push the shaped mint out. For best results, use soft flexible silicone molds.
- Rolled and cut - Place the butter mints candy mixture between 2 plastic sheets. Roll to desired thickness and use mini cookie cutters (dipped in icing sugar) to cut out your desired homemade butter mint shapes.
Nutrition
Calories: 4.1kcal | Carbohydrates: 0.8g | Protein: 0.1g | Fat: 0.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 0.3mg | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 0.2mg | Sugar: 0.8g | Vitamin A: 3.4IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 0.2mg | Iron: 0.1mg