Homemade hot chocolate with peppermint flair, and made up in just 15 minutes. What a great DIY gift this Christmas!
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Total Time15 minutesmins
Servings: 24to 32 servings
Author: Nikki Gladd
Ingredients
12peppermint candy canes(6 ounces), broken into pieces
1cupinstant dry milk
¾cuppacked light brown sugar
10ouncesgood quality bittersweet chocolate(chopped) or chocolate chips
Instructions
Working with dry hands, slowly add the candy cane pieces into the feeding tube of the food processor while turned on. Process until the candy cane is a fine powder. (Do not allow any moisture into the food processor, or you'll end up with a sticky mess and a stuck lid.)
Turn the processor off and add the dry milk and brown sugar. Process until smooth, then add the chocolate and process to a fine powder.
Store in an airtight container for up to 1 month. To serve, mix 3-4 Tablespoons cocoa with 1 cup of hot milk.
Notes
There is no cocoa powder in this recipe, but if you would like it a little more chocolaty, try adding about 1 ½ cups unsweetened cocoa powder to the food processor and process with the rest. But, if you do this, you will probably want to use more candy canes, as well.