Hot Chocolate Bar

I hosted a "mom's night" a couple weeks ago, and a hot chocolate bar just seemed like a must have! 

Warning: not the best quality pictures, as I kind of rushed to take them before my guests arrived.

Little blurry, but you'll get the idea.

Hosting is such a great opportunity to get all you "pretties" out and on display. 

My vintage Santa mugs were the star of this set up.

They were a Christmas present my sister had gotten me last Christmas.

She found them on Etsy, and they are very old - I was happy to have them be both (safely) useful and on display.

There are so many great ideas for Hot Chocolate Bars on Pinterest and Instagram. 

I had a lot of fun "researching" before the party to come up with the perfect toppings and display area.

TOPPINGS

* Mini Chocolate Chips

* Mini Marshmallows 

*Crushed Peppermint

*Andes Creme De Menthe Baking Chips

*Caramel Sauce

*Reddi Whip

*Bailey's 

** I also had some mini biscotti cookies, lady fingers, and shortbread cookies. Off to the side my vintage Santa held candy canes and his sleigh held chocolate hazelnut wafers. 

The hot chocolate was not from a recipe. I just threw together some chocolate milk, whipping cream, Swiss Miss, cinnamon, cacao, and a little pink Himalayan salt.  It was yummy!

My entryway console table made the perfect spot. 

I've left this little display set up as part of my Christmas decor for the year.

I like having all of my vintage Santa items in one place. I think it has a bigger impact that way. The mugs, runner, lights, and little figurines have all been gifted or collected over that last couple years. Aside from the mugs being from Etsy, everything else was from either the thrift store or a garage sale.  

The "Hot Chocolate Bar" sign was something I created in Microsoft Word with the help of a free downloadable font for "chocolate".

The stainless steel Coleman warmer worked perfectly for the hot chocolate.

My sweet little mugs. 

They have a lot of "crazing" and the paint is in very good condition for how old they are. 

ALSO, didn't realize til halfway through the party that I had forgotten to put the other two spoons in the mugs! Whoops. 

I love having a few different heights in displays, but it is particularly helping in food related displays because you can squish more food or needed items into one spot.

If I was more tech savvy I'd link this sign below as a printable for anyone not wanting to create their own. But I'm just not. Sorry.

I could email it to you?

But also it's fun to be a little creative and make your own. :)

Overall I love how this little bar turned out! Minus the one santa light that wouldn't cooperate. 

There always has to be something, right?

It was a very fun mom's night "in" just sharing a meal and some hot chocolate together. It is such a great time of year to get together and make the most of it getting dark out at 4:30 p.m. 

Plus, moms always need a little break and drinkable chocolate is just a good idea in general!

Thanks for stopping by!

A mini Christmas Home Tour is to come. 

Blessings,

Olivia

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