Рецепт Chocolate Mint Cream Cheese Buttons

by Trish - Mom On Timeout

These Chocolate Mint Cream Cheese Buttons are perfect for all occasions! Lovely mint flavored cream cheese mints filled with a decadent chocolate ganache. Guaranteed to be a hit with your chocolate and mint loving friends and family! Let’s be friends! Sign up to get my new recipes in your inbox! Follow me on Facebook and Instagram too! PIN IT NOW! PIN IT NOW! Every so often I get asked if I have a cream cheese mints recipe. I reply yes, but not on my blog. Super helpful, no? Well, I’m almost there. It’s coming in the next week or two :) To tide you over, and in preparation for St. Patrick’s Day, I thought I’d share this easy candy recipe with you today. It’s a cream cheese mint filled with chocolate ganache. These little mints are a hit at parties and are crazy easy to make. This recipe makes a whopping 6 dozen candies so there’s plenty for a crowd. I like to make them really small – bite-size really. I usually about a teaspoon of the dough for each mint. Scoop a level teaspoon to ensure the mints are all the same size. I’ve made these before and just popped a Hershey’s kiss in the center. Fun and easy. Even better, however, is this version where I make a little indention and then fill it with ganache. I mean, everything is better with ganache, amiright? You could keep the mints white if you prefer to not use food coloring. I like to make them green so my guests know that they are mint-flavored. I don’t go overboard though. Gel food coloring is best here because it doesn’t add too much moisture to the dough. Speaking of mint flavored, I do mean MINT, as in spearmint. Not peppermint. I’ve done that before and in those cases, I color the candies pink. I’m a stickler like that.   I’ve made a quick video to show you just how easy they are to make! You can check it out here.  Super fun and the kids can help too! PIN IT NOW! I am totally in love with all mint and chocolate flavored treats – they’re my favorite! Make sure to check out some more recipes with this awesome flavor combination like these Chocolate Covered Mint Patties or these Chocolate Mint Brownies or perhaps this Mint Chocolate Chip Cheese Ball. Chocolate Mint Cream Cheese Buttons   Print Prep time Total time   These Chocolate Mint Cream Cheese Buttons are perfect for all occasions! Lovely mint flavored cream cheese mints filled with a decadent chocolate ganache. Guaranteed to be a hit with your chocolate and mint loving friends and family! // Mom On Timeout Author: Trish - Mom On Timeout Serves: 6 dozen Ingredients 4 oz cream cheese, softened 4 to 5 cups powdered sugar ½ teaspoon mint extract several drops of green gel food color 1 cup heavy whipping cream 10 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips Instructions Combine cream cheese and one cup of powdered sugar in a large bowl and use a stand mixer or hand mixer to combine. Gradually add the rest of the powdered sugar and ix until combined, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. Add the extract and gel food color and mix until combined. (I usually end up using my hands because it's faster.) Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Scoop out a teaspoon of the dough and form into a ball using the palm of your hands. Place it on the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with the rest of the dough. Use the end of a wooden spoon or a small measuring spoon to create indentions in each bowl. Dust the measuring spoon with powdered sugar if it sticks at all. Chill the mints until firm, about 1 hour. Place chocolate chips in a heat-proof bowl or large measuring cup. Bring heaving whipping cream just to a simmer and then pour over the top of the chocolate chips. Stir once or twice and then let sit for 2 minutes. Continue stirring until the chocolate is fully melted and incorporated. Transfer the ganache to a ziploc bag and let it set for 30 minutes or so until it has thickened up - think yogurt consistency. You can speed up this process by placing it in the refrigerator but keep an eye on it or it will get very firm. Cut the corner off of the bag and pipe the ganache into the center of each mint. Chill for about an hour, or until the ganache has set up. Store in refrigerator. 3.5.3226 More mint and chocolate desserts! Chocolate Mint Fudge Crumb Bars Mint Chocolate Chip Cheeseball Chocolate Covered Mint Patties Chocolate Mint Brownies  Mint Chocolate Cream Pies For all bars recipes, go HERE. For all dessert recipes, go HERE. Sign up to get emails when I post new recipes! For even more great ideas follow me on Facebook – Pinterest – Instagram – Twitter – Bloglovin’. Have a great day!   Sign up now to get new recipes delivered straight to your inbox...it's FREE!Your information will *never* be shared or sold to a 3rd party.