Creamy Hot Chocolate Recipe With Peppermint Whipped Cream Should Be In a Hallmark Movie (10 Minutes) Beverages Holidays Desserts Gluten-free

Baby, it’s getting really cold outside. Warm up this wintery season with this hot chocolate recipe that has a fun peppermint whipped cream on top. This creamy hot chocolate recipe is so good and perfectly, well, perfect, it should be served in on a Hallmark movie with a stack of fluffy pancakes. 

To make this homemade cocoa recipe and fluffy whipped cream topping you will need the following simple gluten-free ingredients: heavy cream, candy canes, unsweetened cocoa powder, granulated sugar, salt, milk and vanilla extract. Read about the health benefits of cocoa powder.

This is a festive hot cocoa beverage recipe to serve with breakfast, brunch, as a warm midday snack or after dinner for dessert. Decorate mugs of the hot chocolate with candy canes. How fun! 

Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 2

Ingredients

Whipped Cream

• 1 cup cold heavy cream 
• 3 candy canes (or peppermint candies)

Hot Chocolate

• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 - 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• pinch salt
• 1 cup milk
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Here's how you make it:

1. For the whipped cream, crush the peppermint candy. Whip the cream until soft peaks form. Add in 2 to 3 tablespoons crushed candy canes and continue to whip until heavy peaks form. Store in the refrigerator. 
2. For the hot chocolate, whisk together the cocoa, sugar, salt and milk in a saucepot over medium-low heat until cocoa and sugar are dissolved. Stir in vanilla. Serve in mugs topped with the whipped cream. This recipe can easily be doubled or tripled. Store any unused whipped cream in the refrigerator.

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