The End of the Holidays is So Bittersweet…

Name: The End of the Holidays is So Bittersweet…
Ingredients: ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 2 tablespoons sugar; ⅛ teaspoon salt; ¼ cup hot water; 4 cups milk (fat-free, 2% or whole); 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate (60% to 90% cacao), chopped; 1 teaspoon peppermint extract (not spearmint); ½ teaspoon vanilla; Whipped cream; 4 large candy canes or ¼ cup finely crushed red and white peppermint hard candies

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There’s some peppermint extract called for, so the candy cane doesn’t have to do all the work.

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Ingredients

½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tablespoons sugar
⅛ teaspoon salt
¼ cup hot water
4 cups milk (fat-free, 2% or whole)
2 ounces bittersweet chocolate (60% to 90% cacao), chopped
1 teaspoon peppermint extract (not spearmint)
½ teaspoon vanilla
Whipped cream
4 large candy canes or ¼ cup finely crushed red and white peppermint hard candies