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Originally Posted by Xidelt
What was that awesome blog that somebody mentioned in another thread that had the recipe for hot chocolate on a stick? That blog or website had a TON of awesome gift ideas that you could make! They were easy/simple/cheap, but looked really nice!
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That's actually very easy to make. All you do is get attractive spoons that you want to give out (wally world or target or even the dollar tree), cellophane wrapping, ribbon, and get some melting chocolate or you can use Baker's semi-sweet chocolate squares. You can add flavoring if you desire like Adams Vanilla or McCormick's peppermint or rum flavoring or some creme de menthe.
Then all you do is to melt the chocolate (use a double boiler or use a pot for the bottom with the water and use a bowl for the top of the double boiler part) and add like 1/4 to 1/2 tsp of the flavoring to the chocolate.
When melted, (don't boil to lava like heat--produces a gooey and NASTY smelling substance--think of burnt popcorn) and dip the spoons in the mixture. Dip the spoon several times, only to the top portion of the spoon and the handle. Let dry on a dry rack or just get a piece of styrofoam and stand the sucker up. When dry, get a piece of cellophane, wrap the spoon up in it, tie off with a piece of curling ribbon. Put in with a cup and a packet of cocoa and wrap the entire sucker up for the present.
You can do it with plastic spoons, just don't get the chocolate lava burning hot--or it will be a melted mess (just think, Wizard of Oz).
It's not a hard thing to do and does make loverly gift!