Adorned From Above: 2013-01-06

Welcome to the first annual Winter Fun Blog Walk

We now have Six Blogs participating and we are so excited to share our fun posts with you.

Linda from Two Succulent Sisters is sharing her Feather Paper Crafts

Debi from Adorned From Above has 5 Fun Hot Chocolate Recipes for you

Myrna and Joye from The Busy Bees are sharing 8 Warm You Up Meals in Bowls

We have Marci from Stone Cottage Adventures sharing 6 Winter Sewing Projects

And finally, we have Kathy from Life On Lakeshore Drive is sharing her beautiful Winter Wonderland Wreath

Our newest addition is Helen fromBlue Eyed Beauty Blog - My Winter Bucket List 2012

The Winter Fun Blog Walk will be in the sidebar of each blog for the month of January,

We hope you take a walk on through each post and see what fun things are happening out there.

If you would like to participate in our next Blog Walk
send one of us an email and we will add you to the list.
Linda, Debi, Myrna, Joye, Marci, Kathy, and Helen

I found these 5 Hot Cocoa Recipes in the Taste of Christmas Cook Book Hot Cocoa and Other Wintry Beverages published by Barbour Publishing at my local Lifeway Christian Bookstore. I fell in love with the recipes when I looked at this cookbook and since it was only $4.99, I bought it to share some recipes with all of you this winter. They are all pretty easy and straight forward, and I think you'll enjoy them during this winter season.

So here we go for today 5 Hot Cocoa Recipes.

1. World's Best Hot Cocoa

Ingredients

1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/2 cup sugar ( I use stevia in the raw or splenda
1/3 cup hot water
1/8 tsp salt
4 cups milk
3/4 tsp vanilla

Mix cocoa, sugar or stevia, hot water, and salt in a pan until it boils. Boil for 1 minute, then add milk and heat until hot, but not boiling. Remove from heat and add vanilla. Stir well and serve.
Serves 5

2. Creamy Dreamy Hot Cocoa

Ingredients:

1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup cocoa powder
2 tsp vanilla
1/8 tsp salt
6 1/2 cups hot water

Mix sweetened condensed milk, cocoa powder, vanilla, salt in a pan. Next add hot water. Heat on stove until hot, but not boiling. Stirring frequently.
Serves 8

3. Hot Chocolate Eggnog

Ingredients:

4 cups eggnog
1/2 cup chocolate syrup
1/4 tsp nutmeg
2 1/2 tsp vanilla
Whipped Cream
nutmeg to sprinkle on top of whipped cream

Mix eggnog, chocolate syrup, and nutmeg in a pan and heat until hot not boiling. Once hot, remove from heat and add vanilla. Pour into 4 mugs and top with whipped cream and nutmeg.
Serves 4

4. Double Marshmallow Hot Cocoa

Ingredients

4 cups milk
1 1/4 cups marshmallow cream
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/8 tsp salt
1/2 tsp vanilla
miniature marshmallows

Mix milk, marshmallow cream, sugar, cocoa powder, and salt to a pan and start stirring. Heat over medium heat stirring constantly until the sugar dissolves. Turn heat to low and keep cooking and stirring until most of marshmallow cream dissolves, but not completely. Leave some marshmallow chunks. Once hot, remove from heat and pour into mugs. Add miniature marshmallow on top and serve.
Serves 5

5. Chocolate Mint cocoa

Ingredients:

10 oreos coarsely chopped
3 cups milk
1/2 cup chocolate syrup
1/2 tsp peppermint extract

Add all ingredients into a blender, and blend until smooth. Pour into a pan and heat until hot, but not boiling, stirring frequently. Pour into mugs and serve.
Serves 3 to 4

I loved all of the recipes and I hope you do too. These will make such delicious winter drinks, so have fun and enjoy. I always love heaing from you.

Enjoy!!!
Debi and Charly

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