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Hot Cocoa Mix with Candy Cane Marshmallows

Need a last minute hostess gift? Whip up a batch of this Hot Cocoa Mix with Candy Cane Marshmallows and you will be all set,

Course Beverage

Cuisine American

Keyword candy cane marshmallows, hot cocoa

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes minutes

Total Time 20 minutes minutes

Author cindy

Ingredients

Hot Cocoa Mix

• 2 cups confectioner's sugar
• 1 1/2 cups cocoa powder
• 3 cups dry milk
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 cups milk chocolate chips

Candy Cane Marshmallows

• 6 marshmallows full-size
• 6 mini candy canes
• 4 large candy canes
• 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips

Instructions

Hot Cocoa Mix

• Clean and dry 2 pint Mason jars with lids or 1 quart Mason jar with lid.
• In a medium bowl, sift together the confectioner's sugar, cocoa powder, dry milk and salt.
• Pour the powdered mix and the chocolate chips into your food processor and pulse until the chips are in tiny pieces and everything is well mixed.

  (If you have a small food processor like I do, split the recipe in half and do this step twice).
• Now just pour your cocoa mix into your Mason jar(s) and seal with the lid.
• To make a cup of cocoa add 2-3 TBS of cocoa mix to an 8 oz cup of hot water.

Candy Cane Marshmallows

• Cover a plate or tray with parchment paper.
• Remove the wrappers from all the candy canes and set them on a clean plate.
• Place the marshmallows on the parchment covered plate. Stick a small candy cane in each marshmallow, like a handle.
• Place the large candy canes in the food processor and pulse until they are small bits.
• Using a double boiler, melt the chocolate chips while stirring constantly.
• Remove melted chocolate from the stove.
• Using the small candy cane as a handle, dip the marshmallow in the chocolate.

  Sprinkle the crushed up candy cane on the chocolate.
• Set the candy cane marshmallow back on the parchment covered plate to dry.
• Allow to dry completely before placing in an airtight bag for gifting.

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We are huge sports fans in our home. We love football, baseball and NASCAR. One of the great things about having Direct TV is that watching sports has become a family affair. Unlike some families where dad heads to the local sports bar to watch his favorite team play, we gather in the living room-as a family and enjoy games together. Direct TV can be the Father’s Day gift that helps your family spend time together.

Direct TV has amazing all-access sports packages. NFL football season is right around the corner (Yay!) With Direct TV’s NFL Sunday Ticket you can watch up to 200 NFL Games a week in your living room! Wouldn’t you love access to 14 games every Sunday? How cool is the Player Tracker feature? You can set up alerts for up to 18 players and receive alerts when they make a big play! That should be a big help to your Fantasy Football League.

Right now Direct TV has some extra special deals for new subscribers that sign up before the digital transition takes place. Also, now is the time to get the best deals on NFL Sunday Ticket with the Early Bird offer that is good through July 31st. Listen to The Mom Maven when I say, “Dad wants Direct TV for Father’s Day.”

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The people at Snapily , a photo-technology company, developed a new 3-D, animation technology that literally allows you to bring your photos to motion (flip-book style) on a card, invitation, wallet sized business card, scrapbook, or stationary. In a nutshell you can customize a card where 2 to 5 photos can be brought to motion on a card.

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Snapily is simple to use. It took me less than 3 minutes to make a Father’s Day card using a picture of my boys from 1999 and one from 2005. Make sure you check out Snapily today and order your Father’s Day cards.

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