Heavenly Hot Chocolate with White Chocolate Peppermint Stir Sticks

  • Created By
    Jenny Evans
  • Shared On
    12/23/13
  • Posted In
    Beverages
A word from the cook
There is no hot chocolate better than this! Truly "Heavenly!"
Ingredients

Heavenly Hot Chocolate:

1/3 c. cocoa powder
½ c. sugar
Pinch of salt
1/3 c. boiling water
3 c. milk
½ c. evaporated milk
½ c. half and half
1 tsp. vanilla extract
½ c. grated milk chocolate
½ c. grated bittersweet chocolate

White Chocolate Peppermint Stir Sticks:

One box of candy canes (full size), dozen
1 bag of white chocolate chips, or 10 oz. of any good quality white chocolate
12 full size marshmallows

Instructions

Heavenly Hot Chocolate:

In a medium sauce pan, combine the cocoa powder, sugar and salt. Add the 1/3 cup boiling water. Stir well and heat on medium heat until heated through. Add the milk, evaporated milk and the half and half. Stir well and heat until heated through but do not bring it to a boil. Add the grated chocolates, stir well. Take off the heat and add the vanilla; stir well. Serve immediately. Or keep warm on the stove on simmer. 

White Chocolate Peppermint Stir Sticks:

Take wrappers off the candy canes. Cut the hooks off of the candy canes with kitchen shears. Leave the stick about 4 inches long. Pierce the top of each marshmallow with the candy cane stick and make it as straight up as possible.

Put the unused parts of the candy cane in a food processor and crush into fine bits. Pour the bits in a bowl.

Melt the white chocolate.

Dip the marshmallows in the white chocolate, covering all of the marshmallows and the lower part of the stick. Roll in the crushed candy cane bits. Set on wax or parchment paper. Put in the refrigerator or the freezer to set the chocolate. Keep in a covered container. 

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