Candy Cane Cocoa

Name: Candy Cane Cocoa
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 (1 cup) servings
Ingredients: 4 cups milk; 3 (1 ounce) squares semisweet chocolate, chopped; 4 peppermint candy canes, crushed; 1 cup whipped cream; 4 small peppermint candy canes

Rating: 4.6 stars

138 Ratings
104 Reviews
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The rich flavor of chocolate combines so well with peppermint. This is the perfect drink to sip while trimming the tree.

By Althea

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Recipe Summary

prep:

5 mins

cook:

10 mins

total:

15 mins

Servings:

Yield:

4 (1 cup) servings

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 4 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

4 cups milk
3 (1 ounce) squares semisweet chocolate, chopped
4 peppermint candy canes, crushed
1 cup whipped cream
4 small peppermint candy canes

Directions

Step 1

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.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

486 calories; protein 10g; carbohydrates 80.2g; fat 14.9g; cholesterol 30.9mg; sodium 140.8mg. Full Nutrition

Reviews (104)

Most helpful positive review

Shannon Hewett

12/26/2003

I thought it was good but we used two big candy canes insted of four small ones so it was really sweet.You also need to crush them up really really good or else it has big chunks in it so you need to kind of turn it into dust. my whole family liked it even the kid who wont eat any thing!We drank it on new years eve. Read More

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TARAMACD

12/16/2003

A nice change from the old standard but not spectacular. Make sure you use whole milk -- I tried to get by with the skim milk I had on hand and it just wasn't quite right. Read More

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(20)

138 Ratings

5 star values: 100
4 star values: 27
3 star values: 8
2 star values: 0
1 star values: 3

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Shannon Hewett

12/26/2003

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NewBride

12/10/2006

Wow we really liked this! It was so easy to make. We didn't have candycanes - we crushed 8 round Starlight mints in place of the candycanes. We put them in a sealed plastic bag and placed it on our cutting board to make breaking the mints up easy. We just smashed the bag with a hammer. We topped the cocoa off with the swirly whipped cream from a can and it looked and tasted like something straight from Starbuck's. We're going to make this one an annual tradition. Read More

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LARINA

12/30/2003

This was a great treat! My family also enjoyed this while decorating the tree this year. I added red colored sugar sprinkles to the top of the whipped cream. It was very attractive looking and the kids went crazy! We loved it! Read More

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KIMAR

12/21/2003

Strong chocolate flavor but the peppermint flavor was very subtle. Read More

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MINIMOE331

11/28/2004

i made it with instant hot chocolate and crushed the hook off of a candy cane and then stuck the rest of the candy cane in the drink and it tasted great! Read More

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TARAMACD

12/15/2003

A nice change from the old standard but not spectacular. Make sure you use whole milk -- I tried to get by with the skim milk I had on hand and it just wasn't quite right. Read More

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learning2cook

11/02/2003

Oh wow is all I can say! I crave this not only during the holidays now. Very easy to make. I used nutri-sweet calorie reduced instead of regular whipped topping and no one even noticed the difference. For someone who isnt into sweet things this might have a little too much flavour for them so just serve half a cup. Read More

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TINA3089

11/08/2003

This was great my family drank it on new years eve! Read More

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VICTORIACOOK

12/30/2003

Just suited for a cold winter day.Quite tasty indeed! Read More

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Strong chocolate flavor but the peppermint flavor was very subtle.

i made it with instant hot chocolate and crushed the hook off of a candy cane and then stuck the rest of the candy cane in the drink and it tasted great!

A nice change from the old standard but not spectacular. Make sure you use whole milk -- I tried to get by with the skim milk I had on hand and it just wasn't quite right.