Fun recipes for the Christmas holidays! A fancy, creamy peppermint snowflake cocktail and chocolate frosted flake candies – the easiest candy you’ll ever make! Chocolatey and crunchy one-bite candies.
Peppermint Snowflake Cocktail
Equipment
- 1 cocktail shaker
Ingredients
- 1 ounce vodka
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 ounce peppermint schnapps
- 1 ounce creme de cacao
- 2 ounces heavy cream
- 2 Andes chocolate mints
Instructions
- Place martini glass in freezer to chill while making cocktail. Place vodka, peppermint schnapps, creme de cacao and heavy cream in a cocktail shaker with ice. Cover shaker and shake vigorously. Strain into a chilled martini glass.
- Use a vegetable peeler or sharp knife to shave Andes chocolate mints over the top of cocktail.
Chocolate Frosted Flake Candies
Equipment
- 20 mini cupcake liners
- 1 double boiler
Ingredients
- 11.5 ounce bag Ghiradelli milk chocolate chips
- 1 cup Frosted Flake cereal small single serving containers are available in the cereal aisle in the grocery store.
- 1/2 cup sliced almonds
- flaked sea salt
Instructions
- Lightly toast almonds in oven. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
- Place 20 mini cupcake liners on a large plate or baking sheet.
- Melt milk chocolate chips in double boiler.
- Add Frosted Corn Flakes to melted chocolate. Stir and add sliced almonds.
- Stir to cover cereal and almonds with chocolate.
- Using two spoons, scoop approximately 1 tablespoon chocolate mixture into each mini cupcake liner.
- Sprinkle candies lightly with flaked sea salt. Cover and place in refrigerator to harden.
- Remove from refrigerator and bring to room temperature before serving.
