It’s cold outside.. Really cold! Since we’re all still getting back into the swing of our daily routine, wouldn’t it be a nice treat to have some yummy hot cocoa ready to greet the kiddos when they walk through the door? Try some of these ideas and recipes to spice things up a bit!
Nutella Hot Cocoa
Ingredients:
1 Tablespoon of Nutella for ‘each cup’ of milk (whole milk tastes best)
Whipped cream or Marshmallows
Optional: Sprinkle of Cinnamon’
Directions:
1. Heat milk in sauce pan or microwave. When hot—stir/whisk in the Nutella until all is combined
2. Pour into cups and top with mini-marshmallows or whipped cream
3. Optional: Sprinkle with a little cinnamon
YUM-O
Rasberry Cocoa
Ingredients:
3 cups instant hot cocoa mix
1 package unsweetened raspberry-flavored kool-aid mix
Directions:
Combine all ingredients in a container that seals/closes tightly.
Shake until well blended.
Stir 2 heaping tablespoons into a mug of hot water.
Store the remainder in an air tight container
Snowy White Hot Cocoa
Ingredients:
1 ½ tablespoons white-chocolate instant pudding mix
1 cup milk
Whipped cream
Directions:
Combine pudding mix and milk in a microwaveable mug.
Heat in the microwave for 60 seconds on high.
Top with whipped cream and/or crushed candy canes, if desired.
If you want to earn some extra cool mom points, try making up some cute “Chocolate Spoons” to go with your cocoa snack.
Ingredients and Supplies:
– spoons, plastic work best
– chocolate chips, regular and mini chips
– marshmallows
– coconut, shredded and sweetened
– peanut butter chips
– butterscotch chips
– crushed candy canes
– wax paper
– plate
Directions:
Heat up your chocolate chips for spoon dipping first. Place a 1/2 cup of chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl and microwave for 1 minute. Take it out and stir, then continue to heat it for 20 second intervals until melted.
Once your chocolate is melted, dip your spoon into the bowl. You’ll need to stir it around and turn it over to make sure you’ve got it all covered in chocolate. Then set the spoon onto a plate covered in wax paper.
When you’ve got your spoons dipped, it’s time to decorate them. For a snowman, place 3 marshmallows in a line down the spoon. Top one with a peanut butter chip for the hat and a flake of coconut for the scarf. Then two mini chocolate chips get a tiny dip of melted chocolate on the bottom of them before you place it on the top marshmallow for the eyes.
For more directions and photos of the chocolate spoons visit this blog
