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a festive hot cocoa bar with steaming mugs, candy canes, marshmallows, and bowls of toppings in a wide horizontal shot, on a decorated kitchen counter with greenery and lights blurred behind, natural light, shallow depth of field, landscape orientation

Candy Cane Cocoa Bar

A self-service hot cocoa station provides guests with peppermint-rimmed mugs and festive toppings to create their own warm holiday beverages.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 6 cups whole milk
  • 1 cup cocoa powder
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 8 whole candy canes
  • 1 cup mini marshmallows
  • 1 cup whipped cream
  • 1/2 cup chocolate shavings

Method
 

  1. Warm the milk in a saucepan, then whisk in the cocoa powder and sugar until smooth and steaming.
  2. Crush a few candy canes and use them to rim the serving mugs with a little melted chocolate.
  3. Pour the hot cocoa into a warmed carafe or keep it warm on the stovetop for serving.
  4. Arrange small bowls of mini marshmallows, whipped cream, chocolate shavings, and whole candy canes as stirrers.
  5. Let guests pour their cocoa and top it however they like at the bar.

Notes

A whole candy cane makes a fun edible stir stick for each mug.