Tag: marshmallows

Warm Up With a Hot Cocoa Bar

It’s a snowy and cold day today where we live. Brrr! It makes me long for a hot drink and a soft blanket! (Step aside, iced coffee!) This Christmas in a white elephant exchange, I received this cute set for making hot cocoa.

It got me to thinking about how nice it would be to have a hot cocoa bar with all our favorite ingredients. And this cold snowy day is the perfect day for one! 🙂 Here’s what we had for our hot cocoa bar:

Hot cocoa mix – this brand is my favorite!

Some candy canes for stirring

Sprinkles for on top

Miniature marshmallows

Chocolate chips

Cinnamon, if you like a touch of spice

And, of course, whipped cream!

Set everything together in a nice arrangement.

Grab your favorite mugs, some spoons and heat up some water. Mix your hot cocoa mix with the hot water in your mug…

And then add your favorite additional ingredients! Mmmm, so warm and yummy!

Sip your delicious hot cocoa till your heart is content and your belly is nice and warm! 🙂

Candy Coated Marshmallows For Valentine’s Day

If you are looking for a yummy treat for your kids for Valentine’s Day, you might like this one – candy coated marshmallows! (My hubby ate 3 of them last night so they must be pretty good!) 😉

You will need marshmallows, paper sticks, candy melts and sprinkles or edible decorations.

Melt some candy melts in a small container according to the package directions. I melted mine in the microwave.

After the candy melts are melted, dip one end of a paper stick into the candy.

Push the stick into the middle of the marshmallow.

Submerge the marshmallow in the melted candy, turning it so it is completely covered with the candy.

Allow the excess candy to drip back into the dish and then lay the coated marshmallow on a piece of wax paper. Or if you have a piece of styrofoam, you can stick the marshmallow into the styrofoam to hold it.

Quickly, before the candy hardens, add the sprinkles or edible decorations to the marshmallow. I used gourmet white sugar…

Sprinkles…

And candy hearts.

You can also use more of the melted candy wafers to decorate by letting some strings come down from a spoon.

And there you have it! Pretty candy covered marshmallows for a fun Valentine’s Day treat! You can stick them in a block of styrofoam for serving too. Or put them into individual plastic treat bags and tie them closed with a ribbon bow. 🙂