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Hot Chocolate Recipe, Peppermint Optional

December 11, 2014 By Tia 8 Comments

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Easy, Homemade Hot Chocolate Recipe with Peppermint. Great for gift giving. | tiaskitchen.com/hot-chocolate-recipe-peppermint-optional #glutenfree #dairyfree #vegan #recipe #hotchocolate #hotcocoa

Why a hot chocolate recipe?

Why not?

I am a little bit obsessed with chocolate and mint together.

OK. That’s a big fat lie.

I am HUGELY obsessed with chocolate and mint together. See these Chocolate Mint Brownies.

Oh, and I have a peppermint hazelnut clusters recipe coming soon.

I love this time of year. It’s an awesome excuse to make even more stuff with chocolate and peppermint together. Especially hot chocolate and peppermint. Yum, yum yum!

Easy, Homemade Hot Chocolate Recipe with Peppermint. Great for gift giving. | tiaskitchen.com/hot-chocolate-recipe-peppermint-optional #glutenfree #dairyfree #vegan #recipe #hotchocolate #hotcocoa

So when I got into Christmas present making mode a few weeks ago, the wheels in my brain focused on chocolate. (I have tons of apple cinnamon jam, apricot jam, apple butter and applesauce ready to give.)

And, since it is cold in most parts of the Northern Hemisphere, I thought, HOT chocolate. Now, how to make hot chocolate that is givable as a Christmas present? Hmmmm.

I started thinking about it. Hot Chocolate has been around for a long time, right? That means the original version isn’t the chemical-laden, preservative-mess that you get in a packet today. It has to be pretty simple. Right?

Research time!

Well, low and behold. It’s pretty gosh darn simple to make homemade hot chocolate. Therefore it would be pretty gosh darn simple to make it as Christmas presents.

Easy, Homemade Hot Chocolate Recipe with Peppermint. Great for gift giving. | tiaskitchen.com/hot-chocolate-recipe-peppermint-optional #glutenfree #dairyfree #vegan #recipe #hotchocolate #hotcocoa

But I needed to make it MY kind of hot chocolate if it is going to be given out. So………

How to add peppermint to it? I would just use peppermint extract if I was making it for myself cup-by-cup. But that would be weird and gloppy in a powder mix. So how do I get powdery peppermint?

There are lots of candy canes around this time of year. I just need to figure out how to crush them.

Well, pulverize them, really. Ah, yes, food processor.

Easy, Homemade Hot Chocolate Recipe with Peppermint. Great for gift giving. | tiaskitchen.com/hot-chocolate-recipe-peppermint-optional #glutenfree #dairyfree #vegan #recipe #hotchocolate #hotcocoa

I found two versions of candy canes I wanted to try. The regular little ones and these other ones that supposedly dissolve in hot liquid. You would think the ready-to-dissolve ones would crush easier, wouldn’t you? Um, no.

Trust me on this one. Just crush regular candy canes. Way easier.

And you can make as much of this as you want to give away or keep for yourself. It’s a great gift that you know people will use.

Well, if they like chocolate and peppermint together. You can also leave out the peppermint if your receivers are not fans. Enjoy!

Linking this to Gluten-Free Wednesdays (GFW), the weekly blog carnival that  Shirley of gfe gluten-free easily, Linda of The Gluten-Free Homemaker and Lynn of Lynn’s Kitchen Adventures host.

Linking this to Gluten Free Fridays over at Vegetarian Mama.

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Hot Chocolate Recipe (gift), Peppermint Optional

  • Author: Tia
  • Prep Time: 5 mins
  • Total Time: 5 mins
  • Yield: 1 pint 1x
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup Cocoa Powder
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 30 little Candy Canes (optional)

Instructions

  1. Add all ingredients into a food processor and process until candy canes are pulverized.
  2. Put into jar and print hot chocolate making instructions.

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Hot Chocolate Recipe (drink), Peppermint Optional

  • Author: Tia
  • Prep Time: 5 mins
  • Cook Time: 5 mins
  • Total Time: 10 mins
  • Yield: 1 serving 1x
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup Dairy Free Milk (or regular milk)
  • 2 tbs Hot Chocolate Mix

Instructions

  1. Add milk and hot chocolate mix to a pan and combine with whisk.
  2. Heat until warm.
  3. Add your favorite little marshmallows on top.
  4. Drink and smile.

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Easy, Homemade Hot Chocolate Recipe with Peppermint. Great for gift giving. | tiaskitchen.com/hot-chocolate-recipe-peppermint-optional #glutenfree #dairyfree #vegan #recipe #hotchocolate #hotcocoa

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  1. Baby June says

    December 17, 2014 at 6:17 pm

    Mmm that sounds fabulous! I love chocolate + peppermint, definitely think that would be necessary here 🙂

    Reply
    • Tia says

      January 12, 2015 at 12:42 pm

      Hi Baby June,

      Thank you! I agree with you about peppermint and chocolate. Yummy!

      ~Tia

      Reply
  2. Jess says

    December 18, 2014 at 11:12 am

    Thanks for sharing this. Got everything I need to make these for my daughters class gifts.

    Reply
    • Tia says

      January 12, 2015 at 12:43 pm

      Hi Jess,

      Sorry about the late reply. I hope this worked out for your daughter’s class gifts.

      ~Tia

      Reply
  3. Kara @ Yaya Recommended says

    December 19, 2014 at 12:50 pm

    This is such a cute Christmas gift idea! And I LOVE chocolate and peppermint together. I want to go pulverize some candy canes now lol.

    Reply
    • Tia says

      January 12, 2015 at 12:46 pm

      Hi Kara,

      I love homemade gifts for Christmas. People seem to enjoy them more than the store bought stuff. And pulverizing is always fun.

      ~Tia

      Reply
  4. vegetarianmamma (Cindy) says

    December 25, 2014 at 7:59 pm

    Thanks for linking up at our Gluten Free Fridays Party! I have tweeted and pinned your entry to our Gluten Free Fridays board on Pinterest! 🙂 I can’t wait to see what you share next time!
    -Cindy

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    • Tia says

      January 12, 2015 at 12:48 pm

      Hi Cindy,

      You’re welcome! Thanks for sharing it.

      ~Tia

      Reply

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