| A Warm Twist On Winter Hello everybody! This is Layna Hurley, your Oneida County Dairy Princess. Well, winter has arrived, the snow is falling, people are running around holiday shopping and the kids are playing in the snow! It doesn’t matter if you are a young child having fun making snowman, sledding, skating or just making snow angels. Maybe you are a teenager going skiing or snowboarding or an adult going snowmobiling, or maybe you are coming in from shoveling, plowing or from doing chores in the barn. No matter what you are doing, you need to replenish the nutrients that were used during your activities. There is no better way to replenish those nine important nutrients and stay warm than drinking hot chocolate made with milk. Here is a recipe for hot chocolate with a twist, and since it contains dairy, it can count towards your 3 servings of dairy a day. Remember 1 serving can be gotten from an 8oz serving of milk or yogurt, or a 2oz piece of cheese, so be sure to get your 3 servings a day. Candy Cane Cocoa Ingredients 4 cups milk 3 (1 oz) square semisweet chocolate, chopped 4 peppermint candy canes, crushed 1 cup whipped cream 4 small peppermint candy canes Directions 1. In a saucepan, heat milk until hot, but not boiling. Whisk in the chocolate and the crushed peppermint candies until melted and smooth. Pour hot cocoa into four mugs, and garnish with whipped cream. Serve each with a candy cane stirring stick. Makes 4 servings. |
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