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Hello, friends!
I am so excited to share today’s post with you because I get to share some of our holiday traditions with you! My favorite Christmas tradition is going each year to pick out a fresh cut tree, and then bring it home to decorate with the family.
This year, Levi was really into it – and Wyatt hung two or three ornaments and then sat back and watched us finish the rest. This is my favorite tradition because we make a whole day of it. We decorate our tree, make homemade hot chocolate, and then when it’s all done we snuggle up with our warm cups of hot chocolate and enjoy a Christmas movie together.
The holidays for us are all about celebrating together, and my kids really inspire me to keep our traditions each year. I want them to grow up remembering these memories, and cherishing them.
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Like I mentioned before, one of my favorite parts of decorating our tree is drinking the homemade hot chocolate afterwards. I’ve been really into making hot chocolate this year, and I wanted to share the recipe for a delicious Peppermint White Hot Chocolate that you can make in your crock pot! Easy, right? This recipe is perfect to start at home before you go out to get your tree, it takes two hours to cook on low – plenty of time to get your tree, bring it home, and begin to decorate!
Peppermint White Hot Chocolate Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1 (14oz) can sweetened condensed milk
- 6 cups milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
- 3 1/2 cups of white chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup of crushed candy canes
Instructions
- Add all ingredients into the crockpot, mix well
- Set to low
- Set timer for two hours
- Top with whipped cream, crushed candy cane pieces, and a fun straw
- Enjoy!
This hot chocolate is so, so delicious – I can’t wait for you all to try it! I also really love that it turns out pink because of the coloring from the crushed candy canes, as a mom to two boys, I’ll take a little pink sprinkled in whenever I can! 🙂
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That sound so good! I’ve used my crock pot for a lot of things, but never something like hot chocolate. I can’t wait to try this.
Time to bust out the crock pot! That sounds so good. I love hot chocolate, and I love peppermint. I also LOVE easy, and nothing’s easier than the crock pot.
Oh wow, these sound amazing! I’ve never heard of a crockpot being used for drinks!
I LOVE mint! I want to make these just for me! I don’t have to share do I?
I have never had white hot chocolate. This recipe looks delicious and oh so festive!
What?! This drink sounds delicious! I love how it is made and the combination of the chocolate and the peppermint. Yummy!
I’ve never tried white hot chocolate before. But is sure does look delicious! Will try!
love love love the xmas tree and that white hot chocolate looks so tasty
This crock pot peppermint white chocolate hot chocolate sounds delicious and I will have to try making this for sure for the holidays. I would have never thought to make the hot chocolate in the crock pot but it sounds like a great idea. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
This looks so good. It’s been raining throughout the night and supposed to rain all day today. I think a big pot of hot chocolate is in order for when my youngest gets home from finals today. Thanks for the recipe.
I will have to get out my crock pot and try this recipe. It looks so delicious and will warm you up in this cold weather.
This looks right up my alley. I love a warm cup of hot chocolate especially when it is cold outside. I will have to get some peppermint candy canes.
That looks so good! I need to make these. My oldest daughter and husband would love it. They love the minty flavor.
This looks so yummy! I love non-traditional hot cocoas! I think my daughter would love this because it’s pink!
that sure looks good! I’ll have to try making this for the family this holiday season : ) thanks for sharing this yummy recipe!
Your Peppermint White Hot Chocolate sounds delicious! One of my girls will only drink white hot chocolate and she would love this!
Your tree is gorgeous. I use my crock pot several times a week but have never thought to make beverages in it. I can’t wait to try your recipe. That hot chocolate looks scrumptious.
So much great stuff you can do with a slow cooker. I never thought to do something like this.
A drink in a Crockpot! That’s surprising! I guess that saves time too! Why haven’t I though of that!!! Good thing I bumped on your post, I’ll try that soon! Thanks for the recipe! 🙂
Omg this cocoa looks so yummy!!! A perfect holiday treat!!!!! Must give your recipe a try!!!!
Hi. How many cups did this make? Thanks.