White Hot Chocolate

This has become a delicious yearly tradition in our home. The recipe comes from Taste of Home's website

Ingredients

• 6 cups half-and-half cream, divided
• 1-1/3 cups vanilla or white chips
• 2 cinnamon sticks (3 inches)
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• Dash ground nutmeg
• 3 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions

In a large saucepan, combine 1/2 cup cream, vanilla chips, cinnamon sticks, cinnamon and nutmeg. Cook and stir over low heat until chips are melted. Stir in remaining cream; heat through. Discard cinnamon sticks. Stir in vanilla.

I added extra cinnamon and a pinch of extra sugar so that this would suit my husband's taste. You could also try omitting the cinnamon and nutmeg and replacing it with a teaspoon of peppermint extract. Yum!