Today's entry must be a short and to the point post. Life got busy the last couple days and I have had a splitting headache most of today thanks to change in the weather. We are experience a heat wave of 32 degrees at the moment! Good old Ohio weather.
Anyway, the two remaining hot drinks I simply cannot do without are caramel apple cider and homemade hot chocolate. No packets of Swiss Miss in my house!
Anyway, the two remaining hot drinks I simply cannot do without are caramel apple cider and homemade hot chocolate. No packets of Swiss Miss in my house!
Caramel Apple Cider
12 oz. Healthy Harvest 75% sugar free apple juice (or any Apple Cider/apple juice)
2 teaspoon of Sugar free or regular Caramel Syrup
1 t. cinnamon syrup* (see below)
Top w/ fat free cool whip and/or a cinnamon stick, if desired.
Cinnamon syrup
- Combine 1 c. Splenda or sugar with 1 c. water.
- Add 6 T. cinnamon
- Bring to a boil.
- Let simmer 10 minutes with splenda or 5 minutes with sugar.
- Cool and store in airtight container.
This version is much more flavorful than Starbucks version of the same. You can even mix it all up ahead of time and put it in the fridge. Just give it a shake before you pour it into a pan to heat on the stove or a mug to heat in the microwave. A meat or candy thermometer is useful. I like my drinks about 140 degrees.
*I have found that if you don't want to bother with the cinnamon syrup, if you heat with a cinnamon stick or 2 you get some cinnamon flavor, although to as much as if you use the syrup.
Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix
- 3/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1 cup. sugar or splenda
- 2 cup dry milk
Combine all and keep in an air tight container. To make 1 cup hot chocolate, combine 1/3 cup of mix with 2 tablespoons of boiling water in a mug. Mix thoroughly. Add 3/4 cup water and microwave in 30 second increments until is it your desired temperature.
To make a large batch for a crowd, combine entire amount of mix with 1 cup boiling water in a dutch oven on the stove top. Add 10-11 cups of water and heat your desired temperature. Can be kept warm in a crock pot. Again a meat or candy thermometer is useful - and I like my drinks about 140 degrees.
Best music for these drinks is any laid back Michael Buble song.
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