This delicious and easy DIY for hot chocolate spoons is a great gift or activity for a chilly afternoon!
This recipe couldn't be simpler, resulting in the cutest hot chocolate spoons.
I love fun projects like this - they're easy to make with kids if you want a festive family activity.
Nothing is better than a warm cup of hot chocolate on a chilly day, and these hot chocolate spoons make great gifts for friends and family.
The blend of semi-sweet and milk chocolate makes for a rich cup of hot chocolate, and the peppermint extract adds a delightful festive flavor.
Enjoy these for a Christmas treat or to get cozy on a cold winter day!
Ingredients You'll Need
It doesn't take much to make these hot chocolate spoons - here's what you'll need:
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup milk chocolate chips
- ½ teaspoon peppermint extract
- ⅓ cup dehydrated mini marshmallows (or regular mini marshmallows)
- 10 to 12 wooden spoons (disposable bamboo spoons or other)
- Silicone ice cube tray
*Details on the silicone ice cube tray and bamboo spoons are below.
How to Make this Recipe
Melt the Chocolate - You'll melt the semi-sweet and milk chocolate chips in the microwave (or on the stovetop) for 1 ½ to 2 minutes, stirring often to make sure it's not burning. Stir till all the pieces have melted fully. Stir the peppermint extract into the chocolate.
Pour Chocolate in Mold - Pour the melted chocolate into the silicone ice cube tray. Spread evenly between at least ten molds.
Add the Spoons - Add a bamboo or other lightweight spoon to each of the molds with chocolate.
Top with Marshmallows - Top the chocolate with a tablespoon of mini marshmallows.
Refrigerate - Refrigerate the chocolate spoons for at least 1 hour to let the chocolate harden.
How to Use - Pop the hot chocolate spoons out of the silicone ice cube mold. Heat a cup and a half of milk on the stovetop or in a microwave, add to a mug, and stir the hot chocolate spoon in the hot milk till it's fully combined.
More Fun Treat Recipes to Try
- Fruit and Nut Dark Chocolate Bites - These super simple chocolate treats are made with trail mix!
- Magic Shell Smoothie Bowl - An easy smoothie bowl with a hard chocolate shell.
- Pomegranate Dark Chocolate Bites - These beautiful and festive treats are made with three ingredients - pomegranate, dark chocolate, and sea salt.
Tips for Making Hot Chocolate Spoons
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Specialty Ingredients - Dehydrated mini marshmallows look really cute on these spoons. Sometimes, you can find them at the grocery store, or you can get a pack online as well.
Recommended Tools - I highly (highly!) recommend using a silicone ice cube tray for this - it's so much easier to pop the chocolate out of silicone molds. Here's the silicone ice cube tray I have. I also recommend bamboo spoons or another lightweight spoon as they will stay upright in the chocolate easier. Here are the bamboo spoons I used.
Storing Tips - Store these hot chocolate sticks in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
Diet/Allergy Alternatives - If you'd like this recipe to be vegan, you can use dark chocolate chips or vegan chocolate chips instead of milk chocolate.
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Hot Chocolate Spoons
Ingredients
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup milk chocolate chips
- ½ teaspoon peppermint extract
- ⅓ cup dehydrated mini marshmallows or regular mini marshmallows
- 10 to 12 wooden spoons disposable bamboo spoons or other
- Silicone ice cube tray
Instructions
- Melt the semi-sweet and milk chocolate chips in the microwave (or on the stovetop) for 1 ½ to 2 minutes, stirring often to make sure it's not burning. Stir till all the pieces have melted fully.
- Stir the peppermint extract into the chocolate.
- Pour the melted chocolate into the silicone ice cube tray. Spread evenly between at least 10 molds.
- Add a bamboo or other lightweight spoon to each of the molds with chocolate.
- Top the chocolate with a tablespoon of mini marshmallows for each mold.
- Refrigerate the chocolate spoons for at least 1 hour to let the chocolate harden.
- To Serve - Pop the hot chocolate spoons out of the silicone ice cube molds. Heat a cup and a half of milk on the stovetop or in a microwave, add to a mug, and stir the hot chocolate spoon in the hot milk till it's fully combined.
Cloey says
This recipe looks like it would be a fun gift idea! How would you recommend packaging them for gifts?
EW says
I think a little bit of clear plastic and a red ribbon could be cute! You could also use a square of parchment paper and ribbon or twine as well.
Dinah Sutton says
I am going to make these as gift baskets with mugs etc for my craft shows. Do they have to be refrigerated all the time or in the cool weather if sealed will they fair well without being refrigerated?
Emily says
Hello! I have never kept them at room temperature for multiple hours - because the chocolate is not tempered, I'm not confident saying they'd be fine for longer periods of time. I would recommend trying it before making a bunch and taking them to a craft show!
Dinah Sutton says
Thanks...I made a couple tonight and am going to see how they fair on the counter for a couple days. If need be i will keep in a cooler at the craft shows and then add them to the gift boxes as purchased...
Mary Lou says
Can you use vanilla extract for these chocolate spoons? Also, if I make them 2 days before I need them, should they be refrigerated?
Emily says
Do you want to use the vanilla extract as a sub for the peppermint extract? If you make them in advance, I would refrigerate them!