Though this neck of the woods has its fair share of coffee shops with your favorite hot chocolate goodness, nothing really beats the taste of making it at home. For those that feel like bringing friends over to catch up over cocoa and your favorite winter movie, weve got what you need to make a grown-up hot chocolate bar below.
Hot Chocolate Bar
To really set up a good hot chocolate bar, a simple trick is using mason jars to hold all the toppings and add-ins guests can put in their hot cocoaalong with paper tags tied with ribbon so they know what each jar holds. Its also a way to add a simple but classy touch. Heres a list of ingredients you might want to include:
- Dark and white chocolate chips
- Cinnamon sticks or powder
- Small toffee bits
- Peppermint sticks or small candy canes
- Pocky chocolate stir sticks
- Caramel or a flavoring of your choice
- Fresh whipped cream
- Sprinkles of your choice
We just did a blog about making your own homemade hot chocolate, which wed highly recommend. You can have that simmering in a pan on the stove or a crockpot on low next to the ingredients. If youre planning on spiking your hot chocolate, you can also include peppermint schnapps, Baileys, Kahlua, or similar spirits for taste.
Its best to have guests bring their own mugs from home. That way they can use your sink to clean their own dishes before they head home for the night. And thats really all there is to it.
But what about you? Are you planning on utilizing the above ingredients and add-ins? Or would you swap anything out? Do you have a favorite hot cocoa recipe youd use as your base? Let us hear about it all in the comments below! Hot Chocolate Bar
Though this neck of the woods has its fair share of coffee shops with your favorite hot chocolate goodness, nothing really beats the taste of making it at home. For those that feel like bringing friends over to catch up over cocoa and your favorite winter movie, weve got what you need to make a grown-up hot chocolate bar below.
Hot Chocolate Bar
To really set up a good hot chocolate bar, a simple trick is using mason jars to hold all the toppings and add-ins guests can put in their hot cocoaalong with paper tags tied with ribbon so they know what each jar holds. Its also a way to add a simple but classy touch. Heres a list of ingredients you might want to include:
- Dark and white chocolate chips
- Cinnamon sticks or powder
- Small toffee bits
- Peppermint sticks or small candy canes
- Pocky chocolate stir sticks
- Caramel or a flavoring of your choice
- Fresh whipped cream
- Sprinkles of your choice
We just did a blog about making your own homemade hot chocolate, which wed highly recommend. You can have that simmering in a pan on the stove or a crockpot on low next to the ingredients. If youre planning on spiking your hot chocolate, you can also include peppermint schnapps, Baileys, Kahlua, or similar spirits for taste.
Its best to have guests bring their own mugs from home. That way they can use your sink to clean their own dishes before they head home for the night. And thats really all there is to it.
But what about you? Are you planning on utilizing the above ingredients and add-ins? Or would you swap anything out? Do you have a favorite hot cocoa recipe youd use as your base? Let us hear about it all in the comments below!