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Homemade Peppermint Mocha!

by Suki on 2010/12/20 · 17 comments

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If I had to choose my favorite thing about the holidays, it would be the peppermint overload of the season! Each year, I would wait until December to order peppermint white mochas from Starbucks. They’re just the right amount of sweetness, minty goodness, and coffee for the occasional coffee drinker that I am. They will make them year-round if you just ask, but I prefer to stick with my once-a-year indulgence.

This year, however, I’ve yet to visit Starbucks for this minty creation because:

1) One week a year, my building has a coffee cart come in to serve free drinks.
2) We’re making our own peppermint mochas at home!

Homemade Peppermint Mocha

Ingredients:
- Coffee
- Peppermint bark
- Condensed milk + Whole milk [feel free to substitute w/ non-dairy]
- Whipped cream

What To Do:

1) Prepare your coffee. We used a French press, but it doesn’t really matter as long as it is HOT enough to melt the chocolate.

2) Prepare your sweetener/creamer. We combined condensed milk and whole milk to desired sweetness.

3) Put the peppermint bark and sweetener/creamer into your mug.

4) Pour hot coffee into the mug, stirring to dissolve everything!

5) Top with whipped cream and enjoy!

Absolutely delicious! :) I purchased the 2-lb. box of peppermint bark from Costco not too long ago. It’s $10 and more peppermint bark than we’d ever think we’d need/use! It’s a good thing we put them in our coffee now.

Aside from our delicious peppermint mochas, what should we use the peppermint bark for?

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  • http://frolicndetour.wordpress.com/ Jennie

    Ooooh, pretty! I usually don’t like mint and chocolate together, but you’re making me reconsider. :)

    • http://superduperfantastic.com/ suki

      :P Or we can just keep things as they are, so I can continue saying, “MORE FOR ME!” Mmm, mint and chocolate!

  • http://linda.curious-notions.net Linda

    This does indeed look GORGEOUS. Love it. Wish we were neighbors so I could just invite myself over all the time. haha :)

    • http://superduperfantastic.com/ suki

      Given enough notice, you’re welcome to come by anytime. ;) It’s really easy to make!

  • Anonymous

    That is GENIUS!

    • http://superduperfantastic.com/ suki

      And very easy. :) For the non-coffee version, we just use hot cocoa for a peppermint hot chocolate.

  • http://twitter.com/ElisaQueen Jean C
    • http://superduperfantastic.com/ suki

      Oooh, yummy. Hoping I have unsweetened cocoa at home to do this! :)

  • http://www.kimskitchensink.com Kim’s Kitchen Sink

    Maybe your boyfriend should bring some peppermint bark into work tomorrow. Just sayin.

    Also? I never thought to make peppermint mochas this way, though I have thought to stick a mini candy cane in my mug. :)

    • http://superduperfantastic.com/ suki

      He’ll be bringing in peppermint bark chocolate cookies tomorrow!

      • http://www.kimskitchensink.com Kim’s Kitchen Sink

        YESSSSSSS!!!

  • http://simplyshaka.wordpress.com/ Tiffany @ Simply Shaka

    Thanks for stopping by! Holy crap, I want to buy some peppermint bark and make mochas–what a fabulous idea! I went to Costco yesterday and now sad that I missed it there. As for what to do with it…..I’ve racked my brain and I have absolutely not one suggestion except bring it in for the co-workers.

    • http://superduperfantastic.com/ suki

      The cookies turned out really good. I might have to make ‘em again some other time, but for now, the peppermint bark is going to end up in coffee or hot chocolate!

  • http://www.edenseats.wordpress.com Eden

    I really cant stand starbucks. Its like after you have good coffee, you cant go back to starbucks. but your mocha looks great and I’m in love with your mugs and french press.

    • http://superduperfantastic.com/ suki

      Yeah, I can’t drink Starbucks other than the peppermint white mocha once a year. :)

      1. Not really a coffee drinker. 2. I usually drink Philz when I do.

      Did you get a chance to try Philz when you were up here?

  • http://keaneiscool.com keane

    Equally genius!

    Wonder how vodka or spiced rum would taste in them :)

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