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A Christmas Hot Chocolate Bar is the perfect addition to any holiday party and the perfect way to keep your guests warm!
Christmas Hot Cocoa Bar
For our activity with the girls I teach at church,I hosted a Hot Chocolate Bar. We were working on a service project making fleece blankets for a homeless shelter so I decided since we were helping keep others warm we could warm up our tummy’s with some hot chocolate.
I thought our family Joy photo in the snow made the perfect backdrop for the hot chocolate bar.
Christmas Hot Chocolate Bar Ideas
- Container for Hot Chocolate. I used my neighbor’s cute snowman hot chocolate dispenser but you could also use a crock pot to keep the hot chocolate warm.
- Flavored Syrups. Provide a selection of syrups to add flavor to the hot chocolate such as vanilla, peppermint, almond, caramel, amaretto and cinnamon . My personal favorite is Amaretto!
- Marshmallows. I made some cute chocolate/peppermint dipped marshmallow stir sticks for the hot chocolate. Of course there had to be a nice selection of marshmallows too – big and small, regular and peppermint. I also found some fun holiday Peeps that I just couldn’t resist.
- Stirrers. In addition to spoons, I also had candy canes and pirouette cookies to use as stir sticks.
- Toppings. Whipped Cream is required as well as things to sprinkle on top. We added bowls of mini M & M’s, crushed up toffee and chocolate sprinkles.
I also made my favorite sugar cookies. I made them small and frosted them white to look like little snowballs.
The girls loved it and so did their mothers who had joined us for the afternoon of blanket making.
Such a cute group of girls!
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Marti says
Sounds like a fun party and the table looks beautiful! I wanted to let you know I featured it in my roundup! You can see it here…http://sewlicioushomedecor.com/30-delicious-hot-chocolate-recipes. 🙂
Marti
Leigh Anne says
Thanks so much for the feature Marti!
Kim Henrichs says
I love this!!!
alicia says
You’ve inspired me to do these chocolate dipped marsmallows and hot chocolate for my first grade bible study class! I bought tollhouse semi sweet chips and was going to melt them in the micro.. is that ok? What did you use? Thank you!
Leigh Anne says
I actually used some chocolate melts and melted them in the microwave but chocolate chips should work fine. If is too thick after melting add a little vegetable oil to it to thin it out.
Ellen says
Saying prayers for your kids to arrive home quickly, safe and sound!!!!! Wishing you all happiness, the best of times & the good health to enjoy it all.
This looks amazing, better than I ever remember. I think you are one of the most creative, giving, caring women I know. I feel blessed to know you! Let’s drink coco to that!!!!!!
Leigh Anne says
Thank you so much for your sweet comment Ellen! One of the my kids has landed and is in Portland and another is on her way. Hoping the other 3 get out o.k. tomorrow!! Merry Christmas to you!!
Patti says
You hit a home run on this one! Wow! Everything is spectacular!
Leigh Anne says
Thanks Patti – was totally fun to do!!