Mickey’s Festive Hot Chocolate Recipe

Mickey’s Festive Hot Chocolate

Ingredients

• 1/4 Cup sugar
• 1/8 Cup cocoa powder, plus extra for garnish
• Dash of salt
• 3 Tbsp water
• 2 Cups milk
• 1/4 Tsp vanilla extract
• White chocolate melts
• Zip-top bag
• Scissors
• Festive sprinkles
• Mini and regular marshmallows
• Toothpicks
• Mini and large candy canes
• Whipped cream
• Peppermints
• Straw

Instructions

Hot chocolate
1. Combine sugar, cocoa, salt, and water in a sauce pan, mix, and continue to stir over medium heat until it boils.
2. Once it boils, bring the heat down and add the milk. (But don’t let it boil again.)
3. Keep stirring, then remove from heat and add vanilla.
Decorating
4. Melt the white chocolate candy in a microwave-safe bowl in 15-second increments until it’s completely melted. Stir in between each 15 seconds.
5. Place the melted candy in a zip-top bag, then cut a small hole in one corner. This is your piping bag.
6. Pipe the melted candy around the mugs, including large drips coming down the sides. (Tip: smooth with a spoon when you finish piping.)
7. While it’s still warm, pour festive sprinkles all over the melted candy.
8. Place mugs in the freezer
9. Take one regular marshmallow and two mini marshmallows to make Mickey
10. Break a toothpick in half and attached the two ears.
11. Using a knife, cut a slit on the bottom to make it easier to add him to the rim of the mug.
12. To crush the candy canes, simply place them on a cutting board while they’re still in the wrapping and use a large spoon (or other heavy kitchen utensil) to crush them. Then open the packets and pour into a bowl.
13. Take the mugs out of the freezer and let them sit for 5-10 minutes.
14. Pour the hot chocolate inside. Top with whipped cream.
15. Tip - Cut a hole out of the middle of a piece of paper, then hold this above the whipped cream while you sift cocoa powder on top. This way, it only goes on the whipped cream.
16. Add the marshmallow Mickey, a large candy cane, a straw, and more sprinkles
17. Add the crushed candy canes, peppermints, and sprinkles around the bottom of a small plate