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pastel hot chocolate board

hot cocoa charcuterie dessert board

Since Piper’s birthday is in August (and we’ve spent her life in Colorado, Saipan, and Texas), we’ve never once had hot chocolate on her birthday before.

hot cocoa charcuterie dessert board

But that girl LOVES hot cocoa, and whipped cream and marshmallows are two of her favorite things.

hot cocoa charcuterie dessert board

So our southern hemisphere home gave us the perfect opportunity this year to do a hot chocolate board for her Paris birthday.

hot cocoa charcuterie dessert board

Marshmallows are definitely not as much of a thing in New Zealand (especially variety in marshmallows), but we collected several pastel hues, grabbed some pumpkin mallows at the American store in Auckland (they were a HUGE HIT with the party guests), and even randomly found some mini-rainbow mallows.

hot cocoa charcuterie dessert board

Since it was a Paris party, of course we added macarons and meringues to the board. But wouldn’t it just be the BEST pastel hot cocoa board for Christmas or New Year’s?

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a cozy hot chocolate bar for the snow bunny party

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DIY hot cocoa bar (and shopping list)

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the sweetest thing chocolate themed baby shower

My sister-in-law, Tricia, and I share a fond affection for macaroons. And ice cream. And oreos. And a whole list of other fabulous sweet treats. So this “Sweetest Thing” chocolate themed baby shower was right up her alley (and I don’t know if I’ve ever had so much fun putting together a shower menu, except […]