So, the first Monday of each month we have a cooking program, and we thought it would be fun to do Hot Chocolate and Apple Cider. You know, its cold outside, so why not be warm at the library? But, we also added another twist. Instead of just Hot Chocolate, we did Mexican Hot Chocolate. Apparently, both the warm drinks and Mexican Hot Chocolate was a good idea, because the kids had a great time.
We had a pretty good group (15-18 kids) that came to the program, so I divided them in half, and had one group work on the Mexican Hot Chocolate, while the other group worked on the Apple Cider.
Our kitchen is a little small for 15-18 kiddos, so we got all of our ingredients together in our large meeting room, and then we carried them into the kitchen to cook.
While we waiting for the drinks to get hot, we made a Hot Chocolate Powder mix that the kids could take home with them.
If you have a stove at your library, I'd say definitely give this a try. The recipes are simple and easy to do, but the taste of the drinks was amazing!
Mexican Hot Chocolate from Rachel Ray
http://bit.ly/wUSxS9
Simple Hot Apple Cider from Making This Home
http://bit.ly/wzBXmd
Hot Cocoa (what I used for the powder mix) from Food Network
http://bit.ly/wfif28
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