Strawberry Mints

Strawberry Mints are adorably pink candies you can make at home. These easy mints make a perfect gift or addition to any dessert table.

If you like mint candy recipes, make our mint oreo fudge next. You’ll love this Strawberry Shortcake Fudge too.

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Why This Recipe Works

These homemade mint candies look similar to those cream cheese mints you always see at weddings and baby showers. Only these are made without any cream cheese at all!

• No special equipment required!
• Buttery soft “melt in your mouth” texture.
• Refreshing mint flavor with a hint of strawberry.
• Beautiful pink color!

If you love making homemade candy, you’ll have to try our copycat Peppermint patties next. So simple, yet easy.

Ingredient Notes

You only need 5 simple ingredients for this Strawberry Mints recipe.

• Corn syrup – We use light corn syrup in this recipe.
• Butter- unsalted is our prefered choice.
• Powdered sugar – Also called “confectioner’s sugar”, it’s combined with the corn syrup to create a soft sticky dough.
• Mint extract – We use just a scant half a teaspoon to flavor these mints. Use pure mint extract, not imitation flavoring, for best results.
• Strawberry gelatin powder – We added the powder right to the dough for the perfect strawberry flavor and pink color.

Tips and Tricks

• The dough will be crumbly when you mix the ingredients together.
• Use your hands to roll the dough into balls. The warmth of your hands will help the dough stay together.
• Dip the fork in powdered sugar before using it to flatten the mints. This will help prevent the dough from sticking to the fork.
• Let the Strawberry Mints set at room temperature for at least 3 hours before you eat them.
• Give these as a gift or party favor in a cute jar with a ribbon. Wonderful for Valentine’s Day!

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Strawberry Mints

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By: Aimee

Strawberry Mints are adorably pink candies you can make at home. These easy mints make a perfect gift or addition to any dessert table.

Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 3 hours hours

Total Time: 3 hours hours 15 minutes minutes

Servings: 30 candies

Ingredients 

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• ▢ ½ cup unsalted butter softened
• ▢ ½ teaspoon mint extract
• ▢ ⅓ cup light corn syrup
• ▢ 3 ¾ cups powdered sugar
• ▢ 3 Tablespoons strawberry gelatin powder

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Instructions 

• In a large mixing bowl, combine butter, extract, corn syrup, sugar, and gelatin. The dough will be crumbly.
• Using your hands, pinch about 2 teaspoons of dough and work it into a ball. Place on parchment paper.
• Repeat until all dough has been rolled. Dip tines of fork in powdered sugar and flatten each mint with a fork.
• All the mints to set at room temperature for about 3 hours, to become firm.

Notes

• Store in airtight container at room temperature. Or refrigerate and enjoy chilled.
• The dough will be crumbly when you mix the ingredients together.
• Use your hands to roll the dough into balls. The warmth of your hands will help the dough stay together.
• Dip the fork in powdered sugar before using it to flatten the mints. This will help prevent the dough from sticking to the fork.
• Let the Strawberry Mints set at room temperature for at least 3 hours before you eat them.
• Give these as a gift or party favor in a cute jar with a ribbon. Wonderful for Valentine’s Day!

Nutrition

Calories: 93kcal, Carbohydrates: 17g, Fat: 3g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 8mg, Sodium: 4mg, Sugar: 16g

Course: Candy

Cuisine: American

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Homemade Strawberry Mints are soft, sweet and so pretty in pink!