I blame Pinterest for the stress factor that goes into gift giving now – everything on there looks so incredibly perfect that it’s impossible to come up with something that seems good enough! Oh well, peppermint hot chocolate mix! Everyone likes that right? I’ll throw in some biscotti too, just in case. And then you never really know if they like what you give them. So hopefully the teachers like it! Does anyone else stress about what to give? I never know. I made regular hot chocolate mix last year, so this year I decided to make it into a peppermint hot chocolate mix. I made this mix last year for Christmas teacher gifts and had rave reviews, so when I started my usual what on earth do I give to the teachers stressing, I decided to just do basically the same thing again. Stir in the vanilla, and whisk to finish dissolving the cocoa. 4 cups milk whole, almond, cashew 3 tablespoons Hersheys Special Dark Cocoa Powder 4 packets SweetN Low 8 mini candy canes 1 tsp. Either heat on the stovetop, or microwave in 30-second incrementsstirring after eachuntil hot. Directions: Whisk all ingredients except vanilla. Turn heat down to low and add chocolate and half of the crushed candy cane. And you can mix it with either hot water or milk – it mixes well with either and tastes great. Theres also a step-by-step recipe video above. It makes about 20 full servings, but if you, like me, are making mini cups for kids, there’s more than that. It takes about 5 minutes to make and you have a ton of mix. Bold statement I know, but really, it is. Tie mason jars with ribbon or twine and a tag. Optional: top it off with mini marshmallows if there’s extra room at the top. This is hands down the best hot chocolate mix I’ve ever had. For the peppermint hot chocolate mix: In a 16-ounce mason jar, layer the following ingredients: cocoa powder, sugar, chocolate chips, crushed peppermint.
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