it's brilliant isn't it?
what is it with sticks on food anyway?
if you put a whole ham on a stick, would it make it cuter?
probably. funny lookin' yes, but cute.
well, hot cocoa on a stick is not a new idea here.
but gosh darn it, it looks so cute when it's all wrapped up and i once again fall prey to the presentation evilness that gets me every time!
i mean, putting a dead rat on a stick with a purrtee sparkly ribbon around its neck will probably make me wanna check it out.
it's awful i know!
anyway,
look at this:
yes, you are seeing that right.
it'll make anyone do this:
wanna know how to make them?
well, i wasn't about to reinvent the wheel with a new hot cocoa on a stick recipe, so i just used my ole friend mr. google and he brought me to this recipe.
10 minutes to make?
score!
so one day about a month or so ago, while at tj maxx (a very dangerous store by the way, don't go in there unless you want to give away your money), i came across a weird honeycomb mold. i thought, "well, this is different...maybe i'll have a honeybee party or something and use it." knowing full well i wasn't going to have a honeybee party anytime in the near, like, 20 years. but i got it anyway. (see? it's a very dangerous store)
but alas!
i DID use it and made these.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyiWfD5YCrbYQg17MlXHU2EJlfwyJY7hNO4QR5L9hoos8gSjm443DCLcG5uq29F61EhcYoJuhszVKiIQDipVHx28FFZ_hpHT1i26iX2qsUIdd-d0tLZgc4yp4Q_uAtILxy22Ch3AcC7Jzp/s1600/2-cups-of-cocoa-mold-hooplapalooza.jpg)
hexagonal cube things of hot cocoa on a stick.
meh.
i wasn't impressed.
even with a stick in it.
what in heavens is wrong with me?
anyway, i got to thinking and used this:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeMxCC8BcGNZUm3K3Leky2Ev1Oh-5iDrbVqO_m7zIqjttHC627lnhwqgDfBR9f58_DQPUxk2zmMw7KMTeSz9-Te2z8_Pq6wsAMeZCrB7eRR4fPKcbHV_yKzTKKXYdBotts4aFhzgZ-QSO1/s1600/1-cups-of-cocoa-ingredients-hooplapalooza.jpg)
to do this:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYq17Ie1NMKeva3214siTFy-YTkvaCdyacd6y5UN2tg5GRpssN1MCKMAx9AL2v-SBALjgBPLUMqrx0cdQGKe02ma_iIbDe9lQy0Mr_epUk8UN_oBJZYcbj79Ae7vE2SRwZJEOi0aFKXXtJ/s1600/4-cups-of-cocoa-fill-hooplapalooza.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhlX0bra7FaOjePFHLnMKqGEobUBBzR4ouAU_gIE4gv5gFhV4dIGVbgCg4G8SUmALaAlDTN4QFhIMR0GUYsMa4ihR30Y_O8xhuOak3Lc5hEnJncL_nGsIJzZLI2_FEsD8gDj5VIdCwmX8-/s1600/8-cups-of-cocoa-stick-hooplapalooza.jpg)
cut this to get your handle,
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfwpZmrtimWwvXvrVJ0MCTKvWL5FPUwaAITMTH3O9AcE_JerNJx4-raI84Htg8KJmOyDeDh_Pp4aEDV7cKSBlUR8XHnWmf3_h8fQR0fRWdHf6h2a2eGP3mhn5XlsBEbzSdm30sfgwzd_Km/s1600/5-cups-of-cocoa-handle-hooplapalooza.jpg)
(that blob of melted chocolate is the glue to attach it to the cup)
and this is what you get!
so you can now dunk the tiny cup in a big cup of warm milk.
yummy!
huh?
it doesn't look christmasy?
well, i guess we can fix that if you choose to be insane like me.
how about this?
or really go bonkers and do this:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJSqMKBMykOUJIzcf6YFmrJOQZdcp2uIaNSvLfJfXFa1xIOVY-McXMPpBn1P0ZTY3a6YgoasQAMdjh3lbGvGewwZeqMcvC9RqoYbgQTItAvZmXQ7AcJ35CYa1txZU_pUp2cXO1OK8ZRbYQ/s1600/12-cups-of-cocoa-details-hooplapalooza.jpg)
i used the extra white almond bark i had in the decorator bag and went a little nutty.
that last pic in the lower right corner is supposed to be a santa hat and not a capital D, but whatever. things like that happen when i choose to go overboard.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThk9_Gka0rPxdD9Mj3eaz-ZVySg-Yj6mjwFZ-f8rV5ZjutKTC7AiCJ5iF7yWoVXyrbBvcdS0HaFfVsbzSi2K-EH0JD4nhpYr5NqjgeGCOgNrurpiOeKiwxxEaeuR3BZhrIX9DnuSJLXV3/s1600/13-cups-of-cocoa-details-done-hooplapalooza.jpg)
but at least now they look christmasy huh?
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi348MPBrc4T-tHhUvJ3iSMeLXanFkLxjQF0Nw7a2PaAJrdI9B9_RmXSviQgaO64vrwAlzG4GXPoY4aKcbPueqnp1CGj0WwYnGuz24ktWRef3DpYd4gVbotdlL6wUQnQA5bHOWwnqL3eiUq/s1600/14-cups-of-cocoa-ribbon-hooplapalooza.jpg)
no more "meh".
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAqHS7HnXOwZ5aVG7g3Vp2irxbbogrdfDj8GuHAHZiZ093dqWa_9zim5qdoBP3_SJgenz9BrnGZSlkOLntXvvAnsYiEvdb8LhqzHoRJeLgv29pyv1VnWuO1HEGCxBHPXDE2b0KsCxJJynq/s1600/15-cups-of-cocoa-embellished-hooplapalooza.jpg)
oh i just love these!
now i gotta figure out another gift for my friends cuz i wanna keep them all to myself.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfjtHdqu1DyvH1OCgDbIOhOF8HiQPHELVyeoIBjfyPb1zMIliO_lqNvEi_HnfwUWHfhpuL0Bhp3BMvOKdEDOlQHhCwqQkH1EPdIn4-Q4eB-sRADc4LVK4A7PgME1QHtiq-se52CtOWaXum/s1600/cups-of-cocoa-title-hooplapalooza.jpg)
it pays to be bonkers sometimes.
merry merry!