Peppermint White Hot Chocolate

• 4 cups 1% low-fat milk
• 7 hard peppermint candies, crushed
• 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
• 1/2 teaspoon pure peppermint extract
• 4 hard peppermint candies
• 1 tablespoon light-colored corn syrup
• 6 tablespoons frozen fat-free whipped topping, thawed

1. Cook milk in a heavy saucepan over medium heat until warm (do not boil). Add 7 crushed peppermint candies, stirring until candies dissolve. Add white chocolate, stirring with a whisk until chocolate melts. Cook until tiny bubbles form around edge of pan (do not boil), stirring constantly with a whisk. Remove from heat; stir in extract.
2. Coarsely crush 2 peppermint candies; set aside. Finely crush remaining 2 peppermint candies. Coat rims of 6 mugs with corn syrup. Place 2 finely crushed peppermint candies in a saucer; dip rim of each mug in candies to coat.
3. Pour 2/3 cup hot chocolate into each mug; top each serving with 1 tablespoon whipped topping. Sprinkle 2 coarsely crushed candies evenly over topping.

milk, peppermint candies, white chocolate chips, peppermint, peppermint candies, lightcolored corn syrup

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/peppermint-white-hot-chocolate (may not work)