Hot Cocoa Cones

Hot chocolate, probably considered one of the most loved comfort foods during cold weather. For good reason too, there is nothing like sitting under a blanket with a nice steamy mug of cocoa. My favorite hot cocoa has crushed peppermint, cream, and lots of marshmallows. So yummy.

I decided to make some hot cocoa cones to sell at the Yuletide Bazaar next week, I figured who not, just about everyone loves hot cocoa!

They are fairly simple to make, and really fun too. To make the cocoa mix, you combine:

2 cups of powdered milk

1 cup of sugar

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa

1/2 cup powdered nondairy creamer

You don't have to put into cello cone bags, but I think that is part of their charm. You could put them into tins, bags, jars, whatever your heart desires. 

If you use the cello cone bags, take 3/4 cup of the cocoa mix and pour into one of the bags. Twist the bag where the cocoa is, and take a small rubber band or twist tie and tie it off. Take a pair of scissors and clip off the extra , leaving about an inch above where it is sealed off. 

Then you take the small cocoa cone, and put it inside one of the larger ones. The reason I do this is so the cocoa mix is sealed off, and is easy to get to without much fuss. You then pour in 1/4 cup of mini semi-sweet chocolate morsels, and then 3/4 cup of mini marshmallows on top of those. I then top mine off with either a red or green spiced gum drop. Each cone is about 2 servings, just divide the mix into a mug full of hot milk, (or water if you prefer), stir in the morsels, and top with marshmallows.

There are so many variations to this, you could use different flavors of creamer, you could substitute the chocolate morsels for chopped up Andes mints, crushed peppermints, toffee bits, the only limit is your imagination.

Tomorrow I'll be making some chocolate dipped plastic spoons in little bags, and attach them to the cones with some decorative ribbon and a nice little tag. I usually sell these for $3 dollars each, or 2 for $5. I think I will probably keep that the same.

With how chilly it is outside, I'm tempted to tear into one, make me a mug full, and find something nice on the television!