Christmas Hot Chocolate Station
Make a festive DIY hot chocolate station with jars of marshmallows, chocolate, biscuits and sprinkles. Ready in 10 minutes and perfect for Christmas parties or keeping in your kitchen throughout December.
Servings: 10 servings
Ingredients
- 400 g of Hot Chocolate powder
- 2.5 litres Milk
Toppings (as much as you like)
- 1 can of Squirty cream (250g)
- 200 ml of Flavoured syrup
- 250 g of Marshmallows
- 250 g of Chocolate chips
- 10 Gingerbread people
- 20 Mini cookies
- 40 g of Sprinkles
- 10 Candy canes
- 4 tablespoons of Ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Choose a space on your kitchen counter or sideboard. Gather your jars, mugs, toppings and decorations.
- Fill clean, completely dry jars with hot chocolate powder, marshmallows, chocolate chips, mini cookies and sprinkles. Put smaller toppings into little pots or spice jars.
- Arrange everything on a tray or stand, with taller jars at the back and smaller containers at the front. Add mugs, teaspoons, scoops and any festive decorations.
- Make your favourite hot chocolate, add cream if you like, and let everyone choose their own toppings!
- Keep any milk, whipped cream or other chilled ingredients in the fridge until you're ready to serve.
Notes
- Keep it manageable. You don't need 15 jars of toppings. Start with five or six favourites and add more if you have the space.
- Use different-sized jars. Taller jars at the back and smaller pots at the front make everything easier to see and reach.
- Don't overfill the biscuit jars. Biscuits can lose their crunch, so add small amounts and top them up regularly.
- Use a tray. Keeping everything on a tray makes the station easy to move when you need the worktop space for cooking.
- Put a scoop in each jar. It makes serving easier and helps stop sticky fingers going into the toppings.
- Keep the hot chocolate simple. You don't need to make an elaborate homemade drink every time. A good-quality hot chocolate powder works perfectly.
- Offer different milk options. Dairy and plant-based milk give everyone a choice. Check the ingredients in the toppings as well if catering for allergies.
- Keep the toppings separate. This makes it easier for guests to choose what they like and helps avoid mixing different ingredients.
- Use what you already have. Recycled jars, ordinary mugs and supermarket ingredients can look just as festive as expensive accessories.
- Let the kids help decorate. Filling the jars, choosing the sprinkles and arranging the mugs is all part of the fun. An adult should handle the hot milk and drinks, and hard sweets should be kept away from younger children.
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