Mint Sugar Recipes

MINT SIMPLE SYRUP

Steps:

• Combine water, sugar, and mint leaves in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Simmer for 1 minute. Remove from heat and let syrup steep, about 30 minutes.
• Pour syrup into a sterilized glass jar through a mesh strainer to remove mint leaves; let cool.

MINT SUGAR

Steps:

• Process the sugar and mint in a food processor until the mint is finely chopped and dispersed throughout the sugar, scraping down the bowl of the processor with a spatula halfway through. Refrigerate for up to 3 days in an airtight container.

MINT SUGAR

Steps:

• In an electric coffee/spice grinder finely grind mint with sugar. Mint sugar may be made 1 hour ahead and kept in an airtight container.

HOMEMADE MINTS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and mint extract until smooth. Gradually beat in as much confectioners' sugar as possible; knead in remaining confectioners' sugar. , Divide mixture into four portions. Tint one pink, one green and one yellow, leaving one portion white. For each color, shape into 1/2-in. balls. Dip one side of each ball into sugar. Press sugared side into small candy molds; unmold and place on waxed paper. Let stand 1 hour or until dry before storing in airtight containers; refrigerate. May be stored for up to 1 week before serving.

BUTTER MINT SUGAR COOKIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
• Place buttermints and a 1/2 cup granulated sugar in a sturdy plastic sandwich bag and crush with rolling pin, meat mallet, or hammer.
• In a large bowl, combine crushed mint mixture with butter, with an electric mixer set at medium speed, beat for 2-3 minutes.
• Add egg and vanilla extract; continue beating until well mixed.
• Reduce speed to low, and add gradually add flour mixture. Beat until well mixed.
• Shape balls into 1-inch balls; roll in decorator sugar if desired. Place 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes or until edges are slightly browned. Immediately remove cookies and transfer to a cooling surface.

JAMIE OLIVER'S PINEAPPLE WITH BASHED-UP MINT SUGAR

Steps:

• Core the pineapple and cut it into quarters.
• Thinly slice of bits of the quarters. Make your slices as thin as possible.
• Arrange the slices on a plate in one or two layers. I tend to go for one.
• Put the sugar into a mortar and pestle and then add the mint leaves.
• Jamie then says to 'bash the heck out of it' until the color of the sugar changes to a greenish color. I find it smells really nice at this point.
• Sprinkle the sugar over the top of the pineapple slices and serve.