For a special treat for the kids after brunch, serve this drink garnished with whipped cream and mini candy canes.
Soft, chewy cookies sprinkled with colourful candy cane make a festive gift. You can also stick the peppermint pops into a plastic foam ball for a novel gift of a centrepiece.
As you stir this creamy white hot chocolate with the peppermint stick, it slowly melts, adding extra minty flavour. Use a food processor or resealable plastic bag and rolling pin to crush the candy cane.
One cookie is just fine, but a cookie within a cookie is so much better! Tucked inside each of these tender chocolate goodies is a cool peppermint candy cane dough which makes every bite an absolute delight.
Use golden, candy-cane (striped) or white beets or any other non-red beet for a stunningly colourful salad. These varieties tend not to bleed their colour. Red beets on their own will work fine, too.
Melt-in-your-mouth peppermint drops are creamy and cool – a perfect treat to accompany a hot winter beverage. Lightly smashing the candy canes with a rolling pin makes a good mix of peppermint dust and chunks of red and white for a festive pop of colour.
Whipping hot sugar into foamy egg whites yields the glossiest, stiffest meringues that hold their shape while baking and have a crisp but chewy texture.
