A very Happy New Year to you all! Before I put Christmas food behind me and focus on a new year of fun and healthy recipes, I have one last vaguely festive recipe to share with you.
These yummy hot chocolate stirrers make a great Christmas gift for kids to make, but they're not just for Christmas - they're also a lovely treat to have around the house whenever the weather is chilly.
We had an unseasonably warm Christmas here in the south of the UK, but the colder winter weather seems to have finally arrived this week, with thick frost on the ground at last.
We're enjoying the last few days of the Christmas holidays with family walks and bike rides in the cold winter sunshine, and there's nothing better after a frosty winter walk than a delicious cup of homemade hot chocolate!
These yummy hot chocolate stirrers are just the thing to turn a cup of warm milk into a special treat, and I've found that my kids love both making and consuming them!
I used mini chocolate reindeer for this batch, to make them extra festive, but any chocolates will work, or just top them with mini marshmallows or sprinkles. I also made a mixture of milk and white chocolate, but you can use just milk or dark chocolate if you prefer.
Easy Homemade Hot Chocolate Stirrers
Ingredients (makes 14):
- 200g milk chocolate
- 200g white chocolate
- 2 59g packs Maltesers mini reindeer
- handful mini marshmallows
Equipment:
- silicone ice cube tray
- wooden lolly sticks
Method:
Break the milk chocolate into pieces and place it in a microwave safe bowl.
Melt the chocolate by cooking in the microwave for 30 second bursts, stirring between each one to ensure it melts evenly. Be careful not to overheat or burn the chocolate, heat only until just melted and smooth.
Drop spoonfuls of the chocolate into around half of the sections of your ice cube tray, dividing it equally between each section. The chocolate should fill each section to about two-thirds of the way up.
Tip: Don’t worry if the chocolate ends up dripping all over the place, any drips can easily be removed at the end!
Repeat with the white chocolate - melting it in the microwave and spooning into the remaining sections of the mould.
Add a lolly stick to each section of the mould, pushing it right to the bottom of the chocolate to help it stay in place.
If using chocolate reindeer, unwrap each one and push it carefully into the chocolate next to each lolly stick.
Add mini marshmallows to top the remaining sections of chocolate.
Carefully place the tray in the fridge to chill. Make sure the cubes of chocolate are completely set before removing - chill for at least an hour or so to be sure.
Carefully pop the stirrers from the ice cube tray.
Wrap up in cellophane to give as gifts. Make sure you include a label to explain what they are!
To serve, stir into a cup or mug of warm milk to turn it into delicious hot chocolate.
Enjoy!
If you enjoyed this recipe, you might also like my homemade hot chocolate with snowman marshmallow recipe. Or are you looking for more homemade gift ideas? Check out these 30+ easy edible gifts that kids can make themselves!
For more fun ideas for the festive season, check out the Christmas Food section here on the Eats Amazing blog or pop over and follow my Christmas Pinterest boards for lots more fun ideas from around the web; Christmas, Cute Christmas Food Ideas and Healthy Christmas Food.
Grace
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Easy Homemade Hot Chocolate Stirrers
Ingredients
- 200 g milk chocolate
- 200 g white chocolate
- 2 59 g packs Maltesers mini reindeer
- handful mini marshmallows
Equipment:
- silicone ice cube tray
- wooden lolly sticks
Instructions
- Break the milk chocolate into pieces and place it in a microwave safe bowl.
- Melt the chocolate by cooking in the microwave for 30 second bursts, stirring between each one to ensure it melts evenly. Be careful not to overheat or burn the chocolate, heat only until just melted and smooth.
- Drop spoonfuls of the chocolate into around half of the sections of your ice cube tray, dividing it equally between each section. The chocolate should fill each section to about two-thirds of the way up.
- Repeat with the white chocolate - melting it in the microwave and spooning into the remaining sections of the mould.
- Add a lolly stick to each section of the mould, pushing it right to the bottom of the chocolate to help it stay in place.
- If using chocolate reindeer, unwrap each one and push it carefully into the chocolate next to each lolly stick.
- Add mini marshmallows to top the remaining sections of chocolate.
- Carefully place the tray in the fridge to chill. Make sure the cubes of chocolate are completely set before removing - chill for at least an hour or so to be sure.
- Carefully pop the stirrers from the ice cube tray. Wrap up in cellophane to give as gifts. Make sure you include a label to explain what they are!
- To serve, stir into a cup or mug of warm milk to turn it into delicious hot chocolate.
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