Homemade Candy Cane Hot Cocoa Mix Recipes

CANDY CANE HOT COCOA MIX - GIFT

Steps:

• Layer ingredients in a pretty glass quart container or any other packaging of your choice.
• Decorate the container with a tag, ribbon, and any other wrapping desired.
• On the directions tag write, "Spoon 3-4 tablespoons of the mix into your cup and add boiling water. Stir well and add milk if desired".

HOMEMADE CANDY CANE HOT COCOA MIX

Steps:

• Put the chocolate bars in the freezer for about 10 minutes. This will help you grind them in the food processor without the chocolate melting.
• In a very large bowl, whisk together the cocoa powder, sugar, cornstarch, and kosher salt.
• Break the dark chocolate and white chocolate bars into the food processor and pulse until the chocolate is ground into small crumb-size bits. Add to the cocoa powder mixture.
• Break the candy canes into pieces and add to the food processor. Pulse until they are ground. Add to the cocoa powder mixture and chocolate.
• Stir everything together, then add to the food processor in batches and grind until the mixture is a fine powder consistency.
• Add to mason jars and gift away!
• To make the cocoa, add two heaping tablespoons cocoa mix to one cup (8 ounces) warm milk and add a candy cane stir stick.

CANDY CANE HOT COCOA MIX

Steps:

• Crush Candy Canes (add a little powdered sugar if you are crushing them in a food processor).
• Combine crushed candy canes, sugar, creamer and cocoa and mix well.
• Place in jars.
• Add 1/4 cup mix to a mug of hot water.
• Enjoy!

CANDY CANE COCOA

Steps:

• In a sauce pan bring the milk to a simmer.
• Add the chocolate and crushed candies.
• Whisk until smooth.
• Divide hot cocoa between 4 mugs and garnish with whipped cream and serve with a candy cane stirring stick.

HOMEMADE HOT COCOA MIX

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients in a very large bowl. Store in an airtight container. To serve, mix 1/3 cup mix with 1 cup boiling water.

CANDY CANE COCOA

Steps:

• In a saucepan, heat milk until hot, but not boiling. Whisk in the chocolate and the crushed peppermint candies until melted and smooth. Pour hot cocoa into four mugs, and garnish with whipped cream. Serve each with a candy cane stirring stick.

CANDY CANE HOT CHOCOLATE

Steps:

• In a large bowl measure and sift powdered sugar, unsweetned cocoa, coffee creamer,salt and skim milk powder.
• Break up and pulse in food processor til candy canes are very fine. Cover your ears its gonna get noisy!
• Mix all together and store in air tight container until ready to serve.
• To make hot chocolate mix 1/3 cup hot chocolate mix in a cup of boiling water. Top with whipped cream!
• For a gift basket idea I make a batch of just plain hot chocolate, one batch with candy cane added and one batch with mini marshmallows. For a batch -one cup of mini marhmallows. Fill three decorative air tight containers with one of each of these kinds label with instructions for making, add a cute mug, nice gift for the holidays.
• About 14 candy canes or 175 gram box will yield one cup.

CANDY CANE HOT COCOA "GIFT IN A JAR"

Steps:

• 1. In a large bowl, combine powdered milk, chocolate pudding mix, chocolate drink mix powder, creamer, confectioners' sugar, crushed candy canes and cocoa. Divide the mixture between three (1 quart) jars or six (1 pint) jars. Seal, and decorate as desired. These can be stored in a dry area for 3 months.
• 2. 2. Attach a tag with the following instructions:
• 3. Candy Cane Hot Cocoa: Dissolve 1/3 cup cocoa mix in 1 cup boiling water. (two heaping tablespoons.)