It's Cold Outside...

Snowman Soup***

Slow*Cooker 

*White Hot Chocolate*

There are those who say white chocolate is not chocolate. . . Bring me white chocolate and I will love you.  Befriend you.  Buy you a Holiday gift!

This Snowman Soup is decadent without being overly sweet… It’s scrumptious and velvety and such a beautiful twist to the normal concept of “Hot Chocolate.”  

So… if you need a new drink for after you go a Caroling . . . or after you tour the Christmas lights in your neighborhood … or after a long, long, long Monday . . . this is the drink for you!

Ingredients

• 4 cups Whole Milk
• 3 cups Half-and-Half
• 1 and ½ cups White Chocolate Chips
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla
• Whipped Cream
• Crushed Peppermint Candies
• Jumbo Marshmallows
• Mini Chocolate Chips
• Orange Reese’s Pieces (or similar brand)

Instructions

·      Pour the Milk and Half-and-Half into a 3-quart slow-cooker.

          Add the White Chocolate Chips.

·      Cover and turn the slow-cooker to LOW.

·      Cook for 3-4 hours, stirring occasionally to help the chips melt.

·      When fully melted, stir in 1 teaspoon of vanilla.

·      Ladle the drink into mugs and add the toppings in the following order:

·      Whipped Cream

·      Crushed Peppermint Candy

·      Snowman Marshmallows

To Make Snowman Marshmallows
Slice the Jumbo Marshmallows in half to create round Snowman faces.  On the sticky, “cut” side of the marshmallow half, add mini chocolate chips for eyes and the mouth and half of a Reese’s Pieces Candy for a “carrot nose,” pressing down on each piece of candy to help it adhere to the sticky marshmallow.