This recipe was given to me by my sister, who is a true lover of all things chocolate.  Her recipe actually uses cinnamon sticks instead of candy canes; however, we had a large stash of candy canes and it is the season for peppermint hot chocolate!

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Peppermint Hot Chocolate

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Ingredients

• 1/4 Cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
• 1/4 Cup Sugar
• 1/2 Tsp Ground Cinnamon
• 1/8 Tsp Salt
• 1/2 Cup Water
• 3 1/2 Cups Milk
• 1 Tsp Vanilla Extract
• 1/2 Tsp Almond Extract
• 4 Peppermint Candy Canes

Instructions

1. Using a small saucepan cooking on medium heat, add the cocoa, sugar, cinnamon, salt and water. Cook until the mixture is smooth, about 5 minutes. Pour in the milk and reduce heat to simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in the vanilla and almond extracts. Whip the hot chocolate until it becomes foamy. Pour into a mug and add the candy cane.

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I made this right after the holidays and had a stash of candy canes to use.  I felt like the candy cane made the hot chocolate delicious!  It was just enough peppermint without being to strong, which for me made it perfect.  I will be drinking this often until I run out of all the leftover candy canes!

Enjoy!