{"id":2201,"date":"2020-12-24T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-24T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents.com\/?p=2201"},"modified":"2020-12-21T12:25:56","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T17:25:56","slug":"jakes-mountain-hot-drinks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents-q.mtvi.com\/jakes-mountain-hot-drinks\/","title":{"rendered":"Warm Your Paws with Jake\u2019s Hot Cocoa + Mulled Cider"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Follow these two simple recipes. Then cuddle up with your favorite pup.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spiced Hot Chocolate<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(<strong>Difficulty Level:\u00a0<\/strong>Easy)<\/p>\n<p><strong>What You&#8217;ll Need<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1.5 oz. chocolate bar (dark or bittersweet)<\/p>\n<p>1.5 cups milk (skim milk is not recommended)<\/p>\n<p>3 Tbsp granulated sugar<\/p>\n<p>2 tsp vanilla<\/p>\n<p>1 cinnamon stick<\/p>\n<p>Pinch salt<\/p>\n<p>3 cinnamon sticks, for serving<\/p>\n<p>Miniature marshmallows, for serving<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Make<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step One<\/strong>: To get started, break the chocolate bar into small pieces. (Parents should do this part because a sharp knife may be needed.) Let your child add the chocolate bar to a pan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step Two:<\/strong> Help your child measure out the milk and cup of sugar. Add to the pan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step Three:<\/strong> Use a plastic spoon to scrape the sticky seeds from the vanilla bean. Add to the pan, along with the cinnamon stick.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step Four:<\/strong> Add a pinch of salt and place the pan on the stove. Heat the ingredients under low heat, stirring constantly with a whisk to avoid burning, until chocolate is melted. Be careful not to burn the milk. (Parents should do this part.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step Five:<\/strong> While you&#8217;re stirring, have your child add a cinnamon stick to each mug.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step Six:<\/strong> Carefully pour the chocolate mixture into each mug. Your child can add three or four miniature marshmallows to each mug before serving.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hot Mulled Cider\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(<strong>Difficulty Level:\u00a0<\/strong>Easy)<\/p>\n<p><strong>What You&#8217;ll Need <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2 cups apple cider<\/p>\n<p>2 cinnamon sticks<\/p>\n<p>1 clove<\/p>\n<p>1 tart apple, cored and sliced<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Make<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step One:<\/strong> Bring the cider, cinnamon sticks, and clove to a simmer over medium heat in a small sauce pot. Let the mixture simmer for about 3 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step Two:<\/strong> Pour into mugs and add the sliced apples. Have your child carefully garnish each mug with a cinnamon stick. Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Follow these two simple recipes. Then cuddle up with your favorite pup. &nbsp; Spiced Hot Chocolate &nbsp; (Difficulty Level:\u00a0Easy) What You&#8217;ll Need 1.5 oz. chocolate bar (dark or bittersweet) 1.5 cups milk (skim milk is not recommended) 3 Tbsp granulated sugar 2 tsp vanilla 1 cinnamon stick Pinch salt 3 cinnamon sticks, for serving Miniature [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":2218,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[140,314,17,375],"tags":[332,200,201,202,43,149],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents-q.mtvi.com\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2201"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents-q.mtvi.com\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents-q.mtvi.com\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents-q.mtvi.com\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents-q.mtvi.com\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2201"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents-q.mtvi.com\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2201\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11328,"href":"https:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents-q.mtvi.com\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2201\/revisions\/11328"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents-q.mtvi.com\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents-q.mtvi.com\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents-q.mtvi.com\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2201"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents-q.mtvi.com\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}