This week I made Peppermint Hot Chocolate at home using Neilsen-Massey Pure Chocolate Extract. The cocoa was delicious and if Jordan and I didn’t show some restraint we could have drunk the entire batch, it was so good. The peppermint was just right, not too overpowering.

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Peppermint Hot Chocolate

This hot chocolate recipe is perfect for a cold winter's night.

Course Beverage

Cuisine American

Prep Time 2 minutes minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes minutes

Total Time 32 minutes minutes

Servings 6 -8 mugs of cocoa

Author Cindy Schultz

Ingredients

• ⅓ cup unsweetened quality cocoa powder Dutch processed
• 1½ cups powdered sugar
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 4 cups whole milk
• 2 cups half-and-half
• 1 teaspoon Nielsen-Massey Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Extract
• ½ teaspoon Nielsen-Massey Pure Peppermint Extract
• ¼ teaspoon Nielsen-Massey Pure Chocolate Extract

Instructions

• In a medium saucepan, combine cocoa powder, sugar and salt.
• Place over medium-low heat and gradually whisk in milk and half-and-half until combined.
• Stirring occasionally, heat to desired temperature, being careful not to let the mixture boil.
• Stir in pure vanilla, peppermint and chocolate extracts.

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I remember the first time I had Crème Brûlée. I was at a media event at Walt Disney World, May 26, 2010. We had lunch at the California Grill. The entire meal was delicious but the Crème Brûlée was divine.  I knew I had a new, upscale favorite dessert. I have since enjoyed this treat on two Carnival cruises, and at the Kona Cafe and Les Halles at Walt Disney World. This treat seemed so decadent I was afraid to try it at home.

Recently I received some samples from Nielsen-Massey Vanillas. I got the Nielsen-Massey Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Powder and the Nielsen-Massey Chocolate Extract. I have spent a lot of time looking through the recipes on the Nielsen-Massey website and a lot of them I wouldn’t classify as easy recipes. I still need to find a recipe to try the chocolate extract but I used the vanilla powder in the Crème Brûlée.

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Crème Brûlée with Nielsen-Massey Vanillas

Prep Time 25 minutes minutes

Cook Time 45 minutes minutes

Total Time 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes

Servings 4

Author cindy

Ingredients

• 2 cups heavy whipping cream
• 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons Nielsen-Massey Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Bean Powder
• 3 egg yolks
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 325°.
• Lightly butter four 5 oz. ramekins.
• Combine the cream, 3 tablespoons granulated sugar and vanilla paste in a medium saucepan over low heat.
• Cook until heated through and steam is rising, stirring constantly.
  
• Whisk the egg yolks, egg, 1/4 cup granulated sugar and salt in a large bowl.
  
• Temper the eggs with the hot cream mixture, stirring after each addition of the hot cream mixture. Pour evenly into the ramekins.
• Place the ramekins in a 9 inch by 13 inch pan.
• Fill the pan with enough hot water to reach approximately one-third of the way up the side of each ramekin.
  
• Bake for 40 - 45 minutes or until set. Let stand until cool. Chill, covered, until ready to serve.
• Combine 1/4 cup granulated sugar and the brown sugar in a bowl and mix well.
• Sprinkle evenly over the top of each crème brûlée.
• Torch the top of each ramekin to caramelize the sugars or place the ramekins on a broiler pan and broil until the sugar caramelizes.

Notes

Make sure you cook until they are set, this may take more than 45 minutes.

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