Spice up your coffee with a peppermint stick – Advent Calendar Day 2
Ahhh coffee! In my book, there is no better way to wake up in the morning than enjoying a freshly brewed cup of coffee. So for Day 2 of our AMAZING Life Holiday Advent Calendar we decided to create a cup of coffee that would make any Elf proud! :)
If you are anything like us, by the time Christmas arrives, you will probably have enough peppermint sticks and candy canes to last an entire year. For the most part, we rarely eat them. But this year, we found the perfect solution. Inspired by Starbucks Peppermint Latte, we brewed up a fresh batch of coffee and added a peppermint stick. As the warm coffee slowly melts away the stick, your coffee will quickly began to take on a wonderful minty flavor. Its like having Christmas in a cup!
If you are even more adventurous, you can easily turn your morning cup of coffee into a tasty Peppermint Mocha! We had a few bags of hot chocolate lying around and decided to use them instead of sugar. For your very own Peppermint Mocha Coffee just follow the recipe below.
Recipe: Peppermint Mocha Coffee
Ingredients:
- Your favorite morning coffee
- One peppermint stick or candy cane
- 1/2 packet of instant hot chocolate
- Milk
Instructions:
Prepare your morning coffee as you normally would. We prefer to use a french press to prepare a perfect cup but any method will work. Grab your favorite mug from your cupboard and add 1/2 a packet of instant hot chocolate. Pour coffee over chocolate leaving a small amount of room in the cup. Top off with milk and use a peppermint stick to stir everything together. Sit back and enjoy the perfect way to start Day 2 of Advent.
Happy Holidays!