Adorned From Above: 2013-01-13

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. Peanut Butter Hot Cocoa

Ingredients:

1/2 cup chocolate syrup
1/2 cup peanut butter
ground cinnamon
4 cups milk
miniature marshmallows

Add chocolate syrup, peanut butter, cinnamon, and milk in a pan and heat, stirring until smooth. Cook until hot but not boiling. Remove from heat. Pour into mugs and top with marshmallows.
Serves 4 to 5

2. Hot Fudge Sundae Cocoa

Ingredients:

1 3/4 cups half and half
1 cup milk
3/4 cup hot fudge sauce
1/8 tsp cinnamon
2 cups vanilla ice cream
Whipped Cream
Warmed Hot Fudge Sauce
Marachino Cherries

Add half and half milk and hot fudge sauce, and cinnamon to a pan. Cook over medium heat until very hot, but not boiling. Add 1/2 cup ice cream to 4 mugs. Then pour hot cocoa over the ice cream in each mug. Top each mug with whipped cream and a cherry.
Serves 4

3. Thin Mint Cocoa

Ingredients:

1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 cup instant hot chocolate mix
1/3 cup hot water
4 cups milk
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp peppermint extract

Mix sugar, hot chocolate mix in hot water until completely dissolved. Bring to a boil and boil for 2 minutes add milk, vanilla, and peppermint extract and continue cooking until hot. Pour into 4 mugs and serve.
Serves 4

4. Caramel Hot Chocolate

Ingredients:

1 1/3 cups instant hot chocolate
4 cups hot water
1 caramel filled chocolate bar ( chopped )
Whipped Cream

In a pan add instant hot chocolate and hot water and heat to boiling. Add chopped caramel filled chocolate and stir until dissolved. Pour into 4 mugs and top with whipped cream and serve.
Serves 4

5. Brown Sugar Hot Chocolate

Ingredients:

3 oz unsweetened chocolate
1/3 cup water
4 cups hot milk
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 pinches salt

In a double boiler melt chocolate in water. Slowly stir in milk, brown sugar and salt. Whisk until chocolate is smooth and blended. Serve Immediately.
Serves 4

6. Winter Party Cocoa ( for a crowd )

Ingredients:

4 cups sugar
3 1/4 cups cocoa powder
1/2 tsp salt
4 cups warm water
8 cups boiling water
4 gallons hot whole milk

Toppings
marshmallows
whipped cream
mini chocolate chops
mini candy canes or crushed peppermint
sprinkles

In a large pan combine sugar, cocoa powder, salt, and warm water mix well. Add boiling water and boil for 10 minutes. Stir in hot milk. Put in a crockpot or a large heated serving bowl. Put mugs and toppings next to the serving bowl.

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

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