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HOT CHOCOLATE WITH PEPPERMINT SCHNAPPS

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Provided by Michael Chiarello : Food Network

Time 10m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

1 quart milk (skim, 2 percent or whole) or half-and-half
6 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped (recommended: Scharffenberger)
9 ounces peppermint schnapps
Whipped cream, for serving
6 peppermint sticks, for serving

Steps:

Heat 1 cup of the milk in a medium saucepan over low heat. Add chocolate, stirring constantly, until melted. When the chocolate has melted, increase heat to medium and add the remainder of the milk while whisking rapidly. Do not allow to boil.
Serve in small cups fortified with a jigger (1 1/2 ounces) of peppermint schnapps and a dollop of whipped cream. Add a peppermint stick to stir.
If transporting in a thermos, heat thermos up with hot water to get it warm for 1 minute. Pour water out and fill with hot chocolate.

COCOA SLEIGH RIDE

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This is the best to have on Christmas eve or Christmas morning.

Provided by Ashleigh

Categories Hot Chocolate

Time 8m

Yield 1

Number Of Ingredients 4

Ingredients

1 instant cocoa
3 tablespoons whipped cream
1 tablespoon red and green candy sprinkles
1 maraschino cherry

Steps:

In a large mug pour 6 to 8 ounces of hot water over instant cocoa; mix well until dissolved. Spoon whipped cream onto cocoa; top with candy sprinkles and a cherry.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 202.8 calories, Carbohydrate 35.8 g, Cholesterol 6.9 mg, Fat 5.6 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 2.4 g, SaturatedFat 1.9 g, Sodium 156.4 mg, Sugar 19.3 g