Melting Hot Chocolate Snowman

It’s chilly outside and making a batch of hot chocolate for your kids as an after school treat will warm them up and put a smile on their faces! This decadent recipe uses dark chocolate and milk rather than coco powder and water, creating a creamy delicious drink. The kids will probably not appreciate the hot chocolate as much as the adorable melting snowman looking back at them while they sip away. If you are short on time, the snowman faces can easily be made ahead of time and stored in a sealed plastic bag or wrapped in plastic wrap. Use your child’s favorite candies to personalize their snowman. Share your snowmen with us on social media with the hashtag #meltingsnowman.

Kids can help:

  • Make snowman faces.

  • Make the chocolate hats using assortment of candy.

  • Whisk the whipped cream.

  • Add the dollops of whipped cream to the mugs.

  • Place the snowman’s head into the mugs.

  • Decorate the button’s with mini chocolate chips.

  • Drink the hot chocolate and eat the snowman marshmallows.

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Melting Hot Chocolate Snowman
Serves: 2
 
Ingredients
  • 2 marshmallows
  • 1 teaspoon mini chocolate chips
  • 2 orange candies for the nose
  • 2 quarter size chocolate coins
  • 2 round chocolates or gum drops for the top hat
  • 1 natural fruit roll up
  • 2 ½ cups low fat milk or soy milk
  • ¾ cup dark chocolate, finely chopped
  • ½ cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1 teaspoon confectioners' sugar
Instructions
  1. Assemble the snowman by slicing marshmallows in half. Using the sticky side of the marshmallow, stick the mini chocolate chips as the eyes and an orange candy for the nose.
  2. Set aside 6 mini chocolate chips for the buttons.
  3. In a small bowl, melt remaining mini chocolate chips in the microwave. Using the melted chocolate as “glue”, build the snowman's top hat by placing the melted chocolate between the chocolate coin and round chocolate. A toothpick works well to apply the melted chocolate. Allow to dry for a minute.
  4. “Glue” the top hat to the snowman's head using the melted chocolate. Set aside to dry.
  5. Using a natural fruit roll up, do not remove the plastic before cutting into a strip to make the scarf. Peel from plastic right before placing in the mug.
  6. In a medium saucepan, heat 2 ½ cups milk to a simmer. Add ¾ cup dark chocolate and whisk until melted. Remove from heat. Pour into mugs and set aside.
  7. In a mixer, whisk ½ cup heavy whipping cream and 1 teaspoon confectioners' sugar on high speed until the liquid fluffs into soft whipped cream.
  8. Scoop a dollop of whipped cream into each mug.
  9. Place the snowman's head at the edge of the mug. Add the buttons using mini chocolate chips and serve.

~Recipes and photos by Katie Romey, MS, RD, Foodstirs Chef

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