Reviewed: Dec. 6, 2007

I made this for a ladies party and it was a hit. For 5 women I made 8 servings and it was just enough to fill each mug. It is very sweet and rich so I skipped on the whipping cream. Thanks - i will use it again this holiday season.

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AllyDee

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Home Town: Prince George, British Columbia, Canada

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Reviewed: Dec. 6, 2007

I tried years ago.. since I saw it in Martha Stewart Show...but... I used entire candy canes at the bottom of the served cup instead of crushed peppermints.. works well too..Warmest Holidays...

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Naida

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Reviewed: Dec. 1, 2007

I made this recipe while my mom was at work, and I had two mugs waiting for when she got home. We decorated the Christmas tree and drank our cocoa together and she absolutely loved it and said that we might have a new Christmas traditional drink! However, I did add a bit more crushed candy cane to the recipe for a more pepperminty taste.

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Amanda

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Reviewed: Jul. 3, 2007

I made this last year for a holiday party and it was a big hit!

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Jessica53214

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Reviewed: May 28, 2007

I'm so sorry...forgot to review this when I made it for my students at Christmas! Everyone got a "Candy Cane Stirrer" and loved the whole experience...so did the class moms! Thx!

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squeaky6

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Reviewed: Feb. 24, 2007

Try adding cherry candy canes instead of peppermint for a different twist. Although I haven't tried this recipe, I put cherry canes in my instant cocoa and it tastes like a liquid cherry cordial.

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irelandwhispers

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Living In: Littleton, Colorado, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 8, 2007

I made this for a brunch and everyone loved it! I had to make 3 batches. Will definetely make again. You do not need to break the candy up too small, it will melt if you heat the hot chocolate slowly on the stove top.

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BCMILLER

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Reviewed: Jan. 1, 2007

Yummy recipe! I made it for a pre Christmas get-together, and everyone really enjoyed it :)

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Chelsey Wolnowski

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Reviewed: Jan. 1, 2007

Delicious, made this last night, and was a big hit. I couldn't find candy canes at the store, so instead I bought a york peppermint patty and dinner mints. I highly recoomend adding a york patty, as it really brings a strong peppermint flavor. I found peppermint whipping cream at the store, to my delight, which was a perfect topping. I decorated the cups with andes mint candies broken in half with a few dinner mints. SO delicious, I will make this again.

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Sameera Azad

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Reviewed: Dec. 30, 2006

This was awesome! Made it for Christmas Eve for the kids in nice big coffee mugs, garnished with candy canes as stirrers..Lovely recipe,Thank you!

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Pattipoopidoo

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Reviewed: Dec. 26, 2006

Delicious and not too strong of the peppermint.

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Elisa Sue

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Home Town: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 26, 2006

really really good hot cocoa! made it for friends for a Christmas caroling event and everyone loved it! made it again for my family on Christmas morning. It will now be one of our Christmas traditions!

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Reviewed: Dec. 19, 2006

Perfect. Wouldn't change a thing. It's so rich and chocolatey!!!

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Reviewed: Dec. 13, 2006

It wouldn't be fair for me to rate this recipe since I didn't really follow it, but when I saw it and realized I didn't have one of the main ingredients (candy canes) on hand I decided to make a concoction of my own! I had York Peppermint Patties lying around and made the following drink: (All measurements are rough estimates so please change to your liking!) ~2 1/2 cups skim milk, 3 Peppermint patties chopped into about 3-9 small pieces each, ~1/3 cup semisweet chips ....WOW! This drink is AWESOME and tastes SO much like the Starbucks Peppermint Mocha (without the espresso of course!) I also think that compared to candy canes, the peppermint patties may have melted in a shorter amount of time and to a smoother consistency... Enjoy! :)

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Reviewed: Dec. 10, 2006

Wow, we really liked this! It was so easy to make. We didn't have candycanes - we crushed 8 round Starlight mints in place of the candycanes. We put them in a sealed plastic bag and placed it on our cutting board to make breaking the mints up easy. We just smashed the bag with a hammer. We topped the cocoa off with the swirly whipped cream from a can, and it looked and tasted like something straight from Starbuck's. We're going to make this one an annual tradition.

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Reviewed: Dec. 10, 2006

I can't believe that this cocoa has only 5 ingredients! This cocoa is really good and I would recommend this to anyone!

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Reviewed: Dec. 5, 2006

I made this for my kids and we all Loved it! Will make it a tradition to make this again! We used marshmellows instead of whipping cream, delicous!

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Reviewed: Dec. 3, 2006

Best cup of hot creamy hot cocoa I have had! To make measuring easy on me, I simply poured milk in a mug, poured that in the saucepan. Scooped up chocolate chips in a shot glass, and smashed the candy cane in a ziploc baggy using a meat mallet :) Two minutes and I have a creamy, chocolatey cup of cocoa!! Way better then making cocoa from cocoa powder. I can even adapted this recipe for my son who is allergic to dairy by simply using rice milk instead of whole milk. Thanks so much for sharing!

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Mama Ducky

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Reviewed: Dec. 1, 2006

I really loved this twist on hot chocolate! My husband was afraid the peppermint would ruin it, but it didn't at all. This is definitely a keeper for us.

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