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    Peppermint Bark Hot Chocolate

    December 12, 2017 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 1 Comment

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    peppermint bark hot chocolate

    With 4 squirrely boys, it’s tough to take a photo of them and they are all looking and smiling at the camera. I’ve tried all kinds of things over the years and last year, I hit the jackpot of ideas.

    Stick them all into a tree. (See here.)

    This year, I decided to take a different approach.

    Let’s make something together in the kitchen and take photos while we are at it…

    I thought about cookies, but that’s a bit messy.

    So I settled on cocoa.

    And it was a “smile nicely for the camera and you can have all the cocoa you want” kind of thing.

    Kinda. Sorta. But really…that’s how it all played out.

    And everybody wins!

    I get this amazing photo of the boys – all smiling so nicely.

    And they get cocoa…not all the cocoa that they wanted, but enough for great smiles.

    *insert best mom ever laugh here*

    Here’s one of the cocoa’s that we made…and a sneak peek at our family Christmas photo…minus Steve and me. 😉

    peppermint bark hot chocolate

    Make the hot chocolate.

    Drop in a piece of peppermint bark.

    Easy….peasy.

    peppermint bark hot chocolate

    And I HIGHLY recommend this kind of photo session…if you have squirrely, I don’t want to smile at the camera kids.

    Because it works.

    See….

    These precious-adorable-handsome-growing-up-too-fast-little-men-of-mine, they melt my heart!!

    Other Peppermint Bark Recipes from $5 Dinners

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    Enjoy!

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    Peppermint Bark Hot Chocolate

    So easy and yummy. Plus perfect to use in a family photo session!
    Prep Time10 minutes
    Cook Time5 minutes
    Servings - 4 servings

    Ingredients 

    • 4 cups milk, warmed
    • 1/2 cup hot cocoa mix - store bought or homemade
    • 4 pieces store bought peppermint bark

    Instructions

    • Warm the milk over medium low heat. Whisk in the hot cocoa mix.
    • Ladle into mugs and then add 1 piece peppermint bark to each mug. Swirl until melts.
    • Enjoy Peppermint Bark Hot Chocolate on chilly winter eve!

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    1. Lisa Huff says

      January 16, 2018 at 7:35 pm

      Ohhh nice! Looks delicious!

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