If Christmas was bottled into one flavour it would be peppermint and that is why I chose to create this. This recipe is a match made in heaven with chocolate and peppermint. The marshmallows, whipping cream and candy cane crush are like the icing on the cake and make this dessert light and fluffy!
The festive decorated mason jars were so much fun to make. I dehydrated the oranges for 3 hours at 350F and then used a cinnamon stick and bay leaves left over from the Mulled wine I made the day before. The faux cranberries from Amazon, burlap string I picked up from Michaels and the holiday ribbon from Amazon gave these jars that perfect pop of rustic charm I was looking for.
I don’t know about you, but homemade gifts are my favourite. Everyone can appreciate the thought of a homemade gift right?! Making Christmas gifts really gets me into the holiday spirit too. The decorating, baking and gift making are all parts of the Christmas spirit! After making these jars, I am totally fired up and feeling the holiday glow!
My Measurements Tips
- T – is for Tablespoon
- t – is for teaspoon
- Yields: 8 servings
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Chill Time: 3 hours
Must Haves
- whisk
- large bowl
- double boiler
- food processor
Ingredients
- 2- 400ml canned coconut milk
- 1/2 cup of oat milk
- 1/2 cup chia seeds
- 1 T cocoa powder
- 1 1/4 cups maple syrup
- 1/2 cup vegan chocolate chips
- 1/4 coconut oil
- 1 t pure peppermint essential oil/flavouring
- 3 candy canes + have a few whole for decoration
- 283g vegan mini marshmallows
- 4 cups vegan whipping cream
Instructions
- Prepare a double boiler for melting the chocolate and coconut oil. Begin with adding coconut oil to the pot. Once melted add the chocolate and melt. Once melted add the oat milk, maple syrup and give a good stir. Warm all the ingredients for 2 minutes.
- Pour in all the ingredients from the pot into a mixing bowl. Whisk in the rest of the ingredients except for the candy canes and marshmallows and give it a good stir. Now chill for 3 hours with a lid.
- Crush the candy canes in a food processor.
- After chilling, you can use little mason jars like the one in my photo or use a large bowl. For either, simply begin adding in this order; chocolate chia seed pudding, marshmallows, whipping cream and crushed candy canes into three layers. Top with a little extra whipping cream and crushed candy cane at the top. Feel free to add a candy cane for decoration.
