~Merry Christmas 2014

Merry Christmas to all of my blogging friends and faithful followers.  Thanks for sticking with me all these years!

*One of our family's traditions is to make White Peppermint Hot chocolate on Christmas Eve.  Enjoy the recipe!

White Peppermint Hot Chocolate

4 Cups 1% low-fat milk

7 hard peppermint candies, crushed

½ cup white chocolate chips

½ tsp peppermint extract

4 hard peppermint candies

1 Tbsp light-colored corn syrup

6 Tbsp frozen fat-free whipped topping

1.    Cook milk in a heavy saucepan over medium heat until warm (do not boil!)

2.    Add crushed peppermint candies, stirring until candies dissolve.

3.    Add white chocolate, stirring with a whisk until chocolate melts. Cook until tiny bubbles form around the edge of the pan (do not boil), stirring constantly with a whisk.

4.    Remove from heat, stir in peppermint extract.

5.    Coarsely crush 2 peppermint candies; set aside.

6.    Finely crush remaining 2 peppermint candies.

7.    Coat rims of  3-6 mugs with corn syrup.

8.    Place finely crushed peppermint candies into a saucer; dip rim of each mug into candies to coat.

9.    Pour 2/3 cup of hot chocolate into each mug; top each serving with 1 Tbsp whipped topping. Sprinkle 2 coarsely crushed candies evenly over topping.