Peppermint White Hot Chocolate |
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Prep Time: 8 Minutes Cook Time: 8 Minutes |
Ready In: 16 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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Ingredients:
4 cups 1% low-fat milk |
7 hard peppermint candies, crushed |
1/2 cup white chocolate chips |
1/2 teaspoon pure peppermint extract |
4 hard peppermint candies |
1 tablespoon light-colored corn syrup |
6 tablespoons frozen fat-free whipped topping, thawed |
Directions:
1. Cook milk in a heavy saucepan over medium heat until warm (do not boil). Add 7 crushed peppermint candies, stirring until candies dissolve. Add white chocolate, stirring with a whisk until chocolate melts. Cook until tiny bubbles form around edge of pan (do not boil), stirring constantly with a whisk. Remove from heat; stir in extract.
2. Coarsely crush 2 peppermint candies; set aside. Finely crush remaining 2 peppermint candies. Coat rims of 6 mugs with corn syrup. Place 2 finely crushed peppermint candies in a saucer; dip rim of each mug in candies to coat.
3. Pour 2/3 cup hot chocolate into each mug; top each serving with 1 tablespoon whipped topping. Sprinkle 2 coarsely crushed candies evenly over topping.
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