Peppermint Hot Chocolate & Mocha Spoons {homemade holiday gift}
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Peppermint Chocolate Spoons
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makes 15
2 cups semisweet (dark or milk are fine too!) chocolate chunks or chips
1 teaspoon peppermint flavor *I recommend Simple Organic Peppermint Flavor available at Whole
Foods
1 candy cane, crushed
15 plastic or wooden spoons
15 plastic treat bags (I used Wilton brand from Michael’s)
baking twine or ribbon
Place a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of 1 inch of simmering water. Place the chocolate pieces in the bowl and stir until melted. Remove from heat and stir until smooth. Stir in peppermint flavor. Carefully pour melted chocolate into a small ice cube tray or any other small round or square mold. I used a small ice pop mold and a ceramic egg crate for my molds – you can get creative! Sprinkle melted chocolate with crushed candy cane pieces. Insert spoons. My spoons stood up without falling over. If yours do seem to fall over, wait until your chocolate has stiffened up a little. Place in the refrigerator for 30 minutes or until completely hardened. To remove chocolate spoons from the molds, fill a shallow dish or frying pan with hot water. Dip the bottom of the mold in the hot water and the chocolate should release more easily. Place molded chocolate on wax paper. Place back in the refrigerator for a few minutes if chocolate is at all melty – you don’t want chocolate on your bag. Place chocolate spoons in the treat bags and tie with twine or ribbon. If using labels, poke a hole in the top of labels and tie onto the twine.
YUM, this looks amazing! A perfect holiday gift, I love it!
These are so much fun and the spoons are too cute! Love them!
Great idea Yummy Mummy!
thank you! 🙂 cheers!
Great and fun idea, Marina! It is my third year of giving only consumable gifts, and this will be added to my collection. Thanks for sharing! Are you the next Martha?! 🙂
I'm dying right now!!!! I must make these asap!!!! And I mean it. I can hardly stand it!!!!
These are such a fun and festive idea and pretty! I can't wait to try them. Love the spoons! Thank you for sharing all of your fabulous ideas with us, your delicious recipes and gorgeous photography. It's always a treat to pop by your blog.
This is the cutest homemade gift idea ever, I love it!
What a cute idea for the holidays, I love this! 🙂
Marina,
What a delicious and fun idea for a little gift. Thanks for this. It looks so yummy, I hope I can make enough!
Karen
What a wonderful and cute idea! I love it!!
These are so adorable….I wouldn't be able to give any of them away! =)
My daughter loves peppermint and those spoons…delicious looking!!
Well this is a fun idea and great gift not just for teachers but your manicurist, or even hair stylist. Great idea and so simple. Can't wait to make some just for myself as well.
Dee-lish!
There is nothing I love more than DIY holiday gifts! And I love the spoons and printables-it's all about the packaging!
Your photos always look so beautiful. This is such a cute idea for gifts for the girls at my work. 🙂
Wow Marina, this is such a fantastic idea. Beautiful DIY holiday gift. Thank you! 🙂
Just made these this afternoon! So super easy, cute, and yummy! My hubby loved it. Can't wait to deliver some to my sons preschool teachers tomorrow. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Hi Marg, oh my goodness I am so excited it worked out well for you! Thanks for your comment 🙂
I do these with plastic spoons and white chocolate.
These are so cute, and I'm sure they're pretty yummy! Great gift idea. I'd love for you to share them at my Handmade Link party that kicked off today.
What a great idea! Now I want hot cocoa…
This is so sweet. And looks so yummy 🙂 Okay…what are your photography secrets?! I'm desperately trying to get better at my photography (just for merely blogging purposes, not for a profession!) hehe. Your photos make me drool 🙂
aw thanks… I'm clearly having fun with my twinkle lights in the background!
Thanks for the idea! I used a mini candy cane instead of a spoon. I also cut a marshmallow in half and put the candy cane in it, then dunked it into the chocolate in the ice cube tray. Just dropped some off at the neighbors – hope they are good!
What a great idea!!!