Frosty the Snowmint

Submitted by PalatablePastime

"Snowmen will melt your heart, and may melt in your cocoa too, but this warm mug of minty delicious chocolate will warm you right up."

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1⁄4 cup cocoa
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 pinch salt
• 1⁄3 cup hot water
• 8 miniature peppermint patties
• 4 cups milk
• 4 peeps snowmen marshmallows (or 8 regular marshmallows)

directions

1. Stir together sugar, cocoa, vanilla, salt and hot water in a large saucepan until blended.
2. Break peppermint patties into smaller pieces and drop into liquid.
3. Bring liquid to a boil over low heat, whisking constantly; until mixture is dissolved and mixted together smoothly.
4. Stir in milk and heat through until chocolate reaches desired drinking temp; pour into mugs and top with a snowman marshmallow in each mug (or 2 reg marshmallows if using those); serve.

Reviews

[Sharon123]

Yum! I scaled this down for one, used Andes mints, and loved it! I used miniature marshmallows. Thank you for a real treat this morning!