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Candy Cane Crush

Play Candy Cane Crush with our recipe for Peppermint Hot Cocoa.

What do you do with your leftover candy canes? We used to hang bunches of them on the Christmas tree each year when the kids were young. It was a big deal for them to let their friends pick one off of the tree before going home. But we hung so many we had lots of leftovers when Christmas was done. So I started smashing them up to make Peppermint Marshmallows for hot chocolate. When I used large-sized marshmallows I used up most of the crushed candy. It’s easy and tastes good, too. And hot cocoa is good all through the chilly season.

 

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Today is National Candy Cane Day. If you’ve got some leftovers and you want to celebrate, cook up this quick recipe from Complete Christmas Cooking.  And while you’re at it, pick up a copy to see how to use your savory Christmas leftovers!

 

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Hot Cocoa with Candied Marshmallows

 

This rich and delicious treat warms tummies on cold days. This recipe makes 4 large cups of cocoa.

 

Ingredients

·      12 Regular-sized Marshmallows

·      1 C crushed Hard Peppermint Candies

·      Chocolate Syrup

·      32 oz Milk

·      7 oz can Sweetened Whipped Cream

 

Preparation

·      Use food mallet or rolling pin to crush candies on cutting board. Put crushed candy pieces into small cereal-sized bowl.

·      Pour about 1/3 C of chocolate syrup into another small cereal-sized bowl. Add more if necessary.

·      Roll 1 marshmallow at a time into chocolate syrup to coat it, and then through the crushed candies to coat. Put candy-coated marshmallows aside for 20 minutes to set.

·      Heat milk in saucepan over low heat until hot, stirring to prevent boiling and curdling.

·      As milk heats, stir in chocolate syrup until it has become as chocolaty as you like.

·      Pour the milk into 4 large Cups.

·      Spray whipped cream onto tops of hot cocoa.

·      Place 3 candied marshmallows into each cup of cocoa and serve.

This recipe works with any hard candy you have on hand. Use it today for National Candy Cane Day and all winter long.

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