Peppermint Mocha Cocoa

December in a mug, and it knows it.

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You will need

  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 2 tbsp Dutch process cocoa
  • 1 shot espresso
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1/8 tsp peppermint extract
  • Crushed candy cane

Make it

  1. Whisk the cocoa and sugar into the cold milk, then heat until steaming.
  2. Pull the espresso and stir it in.
  3. Add the peppermint extract a drop at a time. An eighth of a teaspoon is already a lot.
  4. Top with whipped cream and crushed candy cane.
Make it grown-up

Add 1 oz peppermint schnapps. Skip the extract entirely if you use schnapps, or it goes straight to toothpaste.

Goes well with

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