Keto Butter Cream mints are no-bake, soft, creamy peppermint cream cheese treats that deliver rich buttery flavor with virtually zero net carbs per serving.
These mints evoke the familiar flavor of classic wedding mints but with a much softer, melt-in-your-mouth texture.
When I was a kid, my sister once tried to sneak wedding mints at a relative’s rehearsal dinner and swallowed them whole to avoid being caught. She began to choke, and my father had to perform the Heimlich maneuver. Thankfully she was fine, and the story became family lore whenever mints appeared at a table. These butter cream mints are much softer, so that kind of hazard isn’t an issue.
My sister had a habit of eating quickly as a child and once required the Heimlich more than once. I, on the other hand, was a very slow, picky eater who would push food around my plate looking for hidden onions and such. Different habits, different outcomes, but both stories make these small mints feel especially nostalgic in our house.
I used a drop or two of organic natural red and green food coloring to make these mints festive for the holidays, but the food coloring is optional. Left uncolored, the mints will be a simple white. My kids also had fun rolling a small amount of each color together to make tie-dye mints before pressing them flat with a fork.
Common Questions About the Keto Butter Cream Mints Recipe:
Use a powdered sweetener for this no-bake recipe to avoid a gritty texture. If you only have granulated sweetener, pulse it in a food processor until it reaches a powdered consistency.
Yes. Food coloring is purely optional and used for decoration; the mints are delicious uncolored.
Use ½ to 1 teaspoon of mint extract depending on how intense you want the flavor. Start with ½ teaspoon, taste, and add more if needed.
Soften butter and cream cheese at room temperature until pliable, or use brief microwave bursts (10-second intervals) until slightly softened—being careful not to melt them.
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Keto Butter Cream Mints
Stacey
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Ingredients
- 8 oz Cream Cheese — full fat, softened
- 1 ¼ cups Low Carb Powdered Confectioner’s Erythritol
- ¼ cup Butter — softened
- ½ to 1 teaspoon Mint Extract
- Natural Food Coloring — optional
Instructions
- Add softened cream cheese, softened butter, powdered sweetener, and mint extract to a mixing bowl.
- Using a hand mixer or stand mixer, beat until smooth and creamy. Scrape the sides of the bowl and mix again so everything is fully combined.
- Separate the mixture into two or more bowls if you plan to color different batches.
- If using food coloring, add one or two drops to each bowl and stir until the color is evenly distributed.
- Cover and chill the bowl(s) in the refrigerator for at least two hours, or until the mixture is less sticky and easy to handle.
- Remove from the fridge. Pinch off small amounts and roll between your palms to form ½ tablespoon-sized balls.
- Place the balls on baking sheets lined with parchment paper.
- Use a fork to gently press each ball into a small, round wafer shape.
- Return the baking sheets to the refrigerator and chill for one hour to set.
- Store the mints in an airtight container, separating layers with parchment paper. Keep refrigerated or freeze for longer storage.
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Notes
*All nutritional data are estimates based on the products used.
Yield: about 40 mints. Servings: 20 (2 mints per serving). Net Carbs Per 2 Mints: 0g (estimated).
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