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Hot Cocoa Happy Hour

12/21/2020

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Hot cocoa happy hour.
Earlier this month, I had some of my girlfriends over for a “hot cocoa happy hour”. I had seen the idea online and thought it looked cute (& easy!) So I went for it.

I thought I would share what I did - just in case anyone else is looking for a sugar bomb :)
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Hot cocoa charcuterie board.
HOT COCOA CHARCUTERIE BOARD
  • white chocolate pretzel Christmas trees
  • mini marshmallows
  • red & green M&Ms
  • Heath bar (broken into pieces)
  • Hersey's Cookies & Cream bar (broken into pieces)
  • mini chocolate chips
  • peppermint-covered cookies
  • chocolate-covered pretzel sticks
  • Ferrero Rocher chocolates
  • candy canes
  • peppermints
HOMEMADE HOT COCOA
  • 1/4 cup Hershey's cocoa powder
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 4 cups milk
  • 1/3 cup hot water
  • ​dash of salt
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Chocolate-dipped hot cocoa mug.
CHOCOLATE COVERED MUGS
In a sauce pan, melt 4-5 cups of chocolate chips. Add a splash of milk so it's not quite as thick. Turn mug upside down, dip into the melted chocolate — being careful not to get as much on the handle. Let the extra drip back into pan for 30 seconds… then flip over.

NOTE: I put my mugs in the freezer for about 30 minutes before dunking that way the chocolate would solidify faster and not run down the side too much. I think this helped make it not quite as messy.
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The whole spread.
ONE MORE THING….
No doubt, a hot cocoa charcuterie board & mug of hot cocoa results in a big time sugar rush. So I also put out a few bowls of salty snacks to help balance the tastebuds. I had out a bowl of popcorn, cheeze-its and potato chips… with another bowl of pieces of fruit and one for veggies (helps with the guilt of eating all the sugar) :)

And don’t forget the holiday plates + napkins!
- KC
1 Comment
charlie
12/26/2020 09:30:24 am

my blood sugar exploded just seeing the pics! lol

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