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How to Set Up the Perfect Hot Chocolate Bar

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When the weather starts to get cooler it’s time to set up the Hot Chocolate Bar! Grab some mugs, some hot chocolate, peppermint sticks & mini marshmallows! Here are some ideas on How to Set Up the Perfect Hot Chocolate Bar!

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The month of cookie swaps, Christmas lights and hot chocolate is upon us! Who am I kidding, hot chocolate month is every month for me!
 

 

Ok, well maybe not June but in June I’m still drinking chocolate milk so perhaps I should say that chocolate milk month is every month in my house. 😉
 

 

Literally I’m like a 5 year old; I could drink chocolate milk with every meal. haha But the second we start to get a chill in the air I’m pulling out the mugs and making hot chocolate every night.
 

 

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This new apartment has brought out my “cozy side” that I’ve been searching for. I can actually relax here and just have “me” time. Not that I get to have a lot of downtime but when I do get a chance to jump on the couch with my fleece blanket and mug of hot chocolate I find that I actually can unwind here and just breath for a bit.
 

 

You may remember in previous posts that I’ve talked about how much I wanted to just relax with a good book and snuggle up in front of the fire place every winter. I use to do that all the time when we lived in NC but I haven’t been able to relax like that in years…until now.
 

 

Speaking of the apartment, the new apartment also makes me WANT to have indoor cozy gatherings with friends and family. We had our first dinner guests over the other night and I can’t wait to have more. I know I talked to you the other day about cookie swap gatherings and I’m still thinking about having one! If it doesn’t happen this year, I’m 100% going to have one next year!
 

 

But let’s move on,ok? You’re here to read about “How to Set Up the Perfect Hot Chocolate Bar and I want to tell you all about that! I know some people think that setting up something like a Hot Chocolate Bar at home is too much work but I’m here to tell you that it’s easy peasy and that you’re going to wonder why you haven’t been doing this all along!
 

 

You don’t have to put a lot of money into it, you don’t have to set out hundreds of items and you don’t have to spend a ton of time on it.

 

Ready to set up an easy but perfect Hot Chocolate Bar? Let’s do this!

 

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Here’s what I sit out when I’m putting together my Hot Chocolate Bar:

 
  • A variety of colorful mugs or Christmas mugs
  • Pretty glass jars of mini peppermint marshmallows
  • Glass jars of regular mini marshmallows
  • A few jars of mini chocolate chips
  • A large jar of peppermint sticks
  • TruMoo Chocolate milk
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You can add any type of candy or chocolate that you want to the hot chocolate bar, these are just the items that I normally stick to.
Oh and Ps….you’ll probably want to throw in a plate of cookies too just for good measure. 😉
 

 

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Let’s start with the main thing that you’re going to need for any hot chocolate bar, the hot chocolate. For this hot chocolate bar TruMoo is the chocolate milk of choice! There is no mixing required and it heats up in a jiffy in the microwave or in a sauce pan on the stove top.

 

 

If you don’t know much about TruMoo let me take just a second to tell you a tad about it. It’s real milk (1% Lowfat Milk) that’s got the perfect amount of Chocolate mixed right in. It’s available nationwide (our store has the gallon and half gallon jugs) and it’s perfect cold when the weather is warm and it’s fantastic hot when it’s chilly outside!
 

 

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Now the Hot Chocolate bar is all set up so let’s make our first mug of hot chocolate!
 

 

First you’re going to need to heat up the TruMoo Chocolate milk.
 

 

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Next, go ahead and pick out your favorite mug.
 

 

I lined up everything in a row and added these cute little chalkboard labels to everything to help the line move along. 😉
 

 

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Once you’ve filled your favorite mug with the Hot/Warm TruMoo Chocolate Milk it’s time to add in your mix-ins and toppings.

 

 

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I’ve set out little jars of mini peppermint marshmallows and regular mini marshmallows, so scoop up some of those and toss them onto the top of the hot chocolate.

 

 

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You’ll also want to toss on a few mini chocolate chips…or don’t…more for me if you leave them behind but I highly recommend them.

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Then you just need to grab a peppermint stick to stir it and sweeten the deal! That’s it, you’re done.

 

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That’s all you need for the perfect Hot Chocolate Bar. It doesn’t need to be fancy to make an impression and to be fun.

 

 

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You just need hot chocolate, a few mix in and the people you love.

 

 

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So let’s say you’re going to have a cozy night in with your family with the fire place roaring in the back ground while you snuggle up with a good book or pop in a Christmas movie to enjoy together you might want something a little special that evening, right?

 

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Maybe you’re going to have your own cookie swap party this Holiday season and you’re looking for something a little extra cute for the party….

 

 

 

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A Hot Chocolate Bar would be perfect for either one of these occasions! Ok, actually a Hot Chocolate bar is perfect for any occasion; we even had a hot chocolate bar at our wedding. 🙂
 

 

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So curl up with a good book, snuggle and watch a family movie or have a cookie swap party with your loved ones, either way you’ve got the ideas and tools to set out a fantastic Hot Chocolate Bar for everyone!
 
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  1. A Family Feast says

    Such a fun idea! We’re having a kids party next weekend – I think I’m going to do this! Thanks for sharing!

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  3. Kimberly @ The Daring Gourmet says

    How cute is this?! What a fun post! And now I’m going to go make myself and my kids some hot chocolate! 🙂

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  4. Ashley @ Wishes and Dishes says

    This is so ironic because I was just looking up last night how to do a hot chocolate bar! Such a great idea for a party!

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  6. Julie @ Texan New Yorker says

    This is so adorable!! I haven’t made hot chocolate in so long, you’re totally inspiring me to change that. 🙂

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  8. cilla says

    I love it! I’ll be doing it for a cold winter night when were having a family night. Thanks for making life a little simpler. Love the idea of the trumoo.

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  10. Renee Goerger says

    Hot chocolate bars are so much fun. I was just at one the other day for my great nieces 1st birthday party!

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  12. Dee Dee Eberle says

    Love this. Any “make-your-own” assembly line for get togethers is such a fun update to a regular old buffet. Delicious, too!

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  13. Tracie says

    Did you use chocolate milk at your wedding. I have a west bend coffee maker, I was wanting to use it to make hot chocolate for my son’s wedding. How do you think that would work?

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    • Angie says

      Hey! We had hot chocolate with milk and water (labeled both) and I just used the little thermal pitchers things but a west bend coffee maker would probably work. I’ve never used one though. We just had someone make it before the reception and put it in the thermal pitchers and such.

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    • Angie says

      The clips? Which ones are you talking about? There aren’t any clips that I can remember 🙂 They had twine connected to them that I hung around the lip of the jars. Is that what you meant?

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