Part of Our Holiday Movie Snack Board
This Hot Cocoa Dip is our twist on an old classic. We take the familiar flavors of hot cocoa and mix them with with smooth heavy cream, cream cheese, and vanilla yogurt to create a version of the beverage that you can use for dipping. Serve this dip alongside some simple and festive Santa Hat Dippers made with strawberries and two sizes of marshmallows, and the inner child in everyone is sure to come out.
Our love of holiday movies inspired us to create some easy and delicious recipes based on a few of the classics from our childhoods. You can see all these recipes come together in our Holiday Movie Snack Board. Happy Holidays from our family to yours! And happy snacking!
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Heat the heavy cream in the microwave until it is hot but not bubbling. Then pour in the hot cocoa mix and whisk vigorously until the powder has dissolved. Allow the cream to slightly cool for about 1-2 minutes.
Pour the chocolate chips into the cream mixture and do not stir for 1 minute. After a minute, whisk the chocolate chips into the heavy cream until all the chocolate has melted. Stir in the cinnamon. Set aside to cool.
In a mixing bowl, combine the cream cheese and vanilla yogurt until it is smooth. Then pour in the chocolate cream until fully combined and even. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
Make the Santa hat dippers by cutting off the stem of each strawberry. Then cut each of the regular sized marshmallows in half. Layer a marshmallow half, followed by a cut-side down strawberry and a mini marshmallow at the point. Stick a long toothpick through all three pieces to create a little Santa hat.
Serve the Santa hats as dippers alongside the Hot Cocoa Dip and enjoy dipping!
Hot Cocoa Dip FAQS:
You will need the following ingredients:
Heavy cream, hot cocoa mix, semi-sweet chocolate chips, vanilla yogurt, cream cheese, cinnamon, strawberries, mini marshmallows, regular marshmallows
You will need the following supplies:
Mixing bowls, long toothpicks, a knife
Seal any uneaten hot cocoa dip in an airtight container and keep it in the refrigerator and eat it within three days.
The Hot Cocoa Dip and Santa Hat Dippers are best enjoyed chilled.
Hot Cocoa Dip
Ingredients
For the Dip:
- ½ cup heavy cream
- ¼ cup hot cocoa mix
- ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup vanilla yogurt
- 2 ounces cream cheese, softened
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
For the Santa Hat Dippers:
- 10 strawberries
- 10 mini marshmallows
- 5 regular marshmallows
Instructions
- Heat the heavy cream in the microwave until it is hot but not bubbling. Pour in the hot cocoa mix and whisk vigorously until the powder has dissolved. Allow the cream to slightly cool for about 1-2 minutes.
- Pour the chocolate chips into the cream mixture and do not stir for 1 minute. After a minute, whisk the chocolate chips into the heavy cream until all the chocolate has melted. Stir in the cinnamon. Set aside to cool.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the cream cheese and vanilla yogurt until it is smooth.
- Pour in the chocolate cream until fully combined and even. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
- Make the Santa hat dippers by cutting off the stem of each strawberry. Then cut each of the regular sized marshmallows in half.
- Layer a marshmallow half, followed by a cut-side down strawberry and a mini marshmallow at the point. Stick a long toothpick through all three pieces to create a little Santa hat.
- Serve the Santa hats as dippers alongside the Hot Cocoa Dip.
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