Best After Dinner Mint Delights Recipes
CHOCOLATE MINT SANDWICH COOKIES
I got this recipe from my daughter years ago. I've taken these chewy filled cookies and the treasured recipe to many cookie exchanges.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 30m
Yield 2-1/2 dozen cookies.
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- In a small saucepan, combine the butter, brown sugar, water and chocolate chips. Cook and stir over low heat until chips are melted. Cool. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to chocolate mixture. , Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° until firm, 10-12 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool. , In a large bowl, combine confectioners' sugar, butter, milk, extract, salt and, if desired, food coloring until smooth. Spread on the bottoms of half of the cookies; top with remaining cookies.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 213 calories, Fat 8g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 23mg cholesterol, Sodium 187mg sodium, Carbohydrate 36g carbohydrate (27g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.
AFTER DINNER MINTS
Steps:
- In a small pan on medium heat, melt carob chips. Add mint oil. Spoon 1/2 teaspoon of melted carob and mint oil into bottom of confection candy cups. Chill 10 minutes. Keep refrigerated.
HOMEMADE BUTTER MINTS
Steps:
- Taste the candy and add more mint extract if desired; different brands have different strengths, and it's better to start with less flavoring and add more if necessary.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 14 kcal, Carbohydrate 2 g, Cholesterol 1 mg, Fiber 0 g, Protein 0 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, Sodium 1 mg, Sugar 2 g, Fat 1 g, ServingSize 15 Butter Mints (180 servings), UnsaturatedFat 0 g
AFTER-DINNER MINT CREAM
This creamy syllabub is a spin on classic mint choc chip and a great way to use up leftover chocolates
Provided by Silvana Franco
Categories Dessert
Time 10m
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Put the mascarpone, double cream, caster sugar and sherry in a bowl and whisk until thick enough to hold its shape. Break 200g of the after-dinner mints into small pieces, then beat these into the cream mixture. Spoon into tiny glasses or bowls and chill until needed. Add 1 more thin after-dinner mint to each dessert before serving
Nutrition Facts : Calories 595 calories, Fat 51 grams fat, SaturatedFat 30 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 33 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 32 grams sugar, Protein 3 grams protein, Sodium 0.21 milligram of sodium
AFTER DINNER MINTS
This has been a tradition in my family for three generations to make huge batches of these every christmas and give them out to family friends and workmates. EVERYBODY loves these they melt in your mouth and taste divine. you will have everybody raving about them. And the best thing about them is how simple they are to make. Can be easily doubled, trebled..
Provided by kiwileese
Categories Candy
Time 1h
Yield 50 chocolates approx
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Soften the butter,
- Blend in cream cheese, icing sugar and peppermint essence.
- Roll into small balls, press flat with the palm of your hand.
- Place in the freezer until firm and then coat with melted chocolate.
- Store in freezer.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 66.6, Fat 2.9, SaturatedFat 1.8, Cholesterol 3.6, Sodium 10.4, Carbohydrate 10.9, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 9.8, Protein 0.5
AFTER DINNER MINTS
Make and share this After Dinner Mints recipe from Food.com.
Provided by kittycamo98
Categories Low Protein
Time 30m
Yield 100 mints, 50 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Lightly spray baking sheet. Place sugar, water, corn syrup, butter and salt in a large saucepan. Cook over medium high heat, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes, or until it reaches 270 degrees F. (When a small amount is dropped in ice water it will form threads that will bend.) Take off heat, let stand until it stops bubbling.
- Pour the mixture onto prepared cookie sheet and let stand for 5 minutes, or until cool. Drizzle peppermint flavoring and food coloring over candy. Dip fingers in cornstarch and pull candy straight without twisting. Keep on folding and stretching until it looks creamy. Stretch candy into a 1/2 inch rope.Pour powdered sugar into the baking pan. Cut the candy into 1/2 inch pieces and toss in sugar to coat. let stand overnight.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 71.4, Fat 0.5, SaturatedFat 0.3, Cholesterol 1.2, Sodium 6.5, Carbohydrate 17.4, Sugar 15.7
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