Create a hot chocolate board including Nutella whipped cream to serve your gal pals for Galentine’s Day! Whether you celebrate on February 13th, official Galentine’s Day, or another day, enjoy catching up with your friends while sipping a mug of chocolate.
Colors for a Galentine’s Hot Chocolate Board with Nutella Whipped Cream
Start your board by choosing a color scheme you like for Valentine’s Day. I chose pink for this board because I had napkins with that color. Don’t feel limited to traditional pink and red. Try using orange, purple, or coral colors. Your Galentine’s board should reflect what you like, even if it’s an elegant creamy white and brown board.
Hot Chocolate
The kind of hot chocolate you serve depends on whether you want to make homemade chocolate or use a mix. There are fancy hot chocolate makers such as the Velvetiser, which uses chocolate flakes and an electric pot to create a cup of chocolate. Or you can heat milk yourself and provide a dry chocolate mix or chopped chocolate pieces to flavor it. You can also use hot water and a mix that includes powdered milk. Hot water works best when you have a lot of cups to make. Use a hot water dispenser if you need to prepare ahead of time or want to serve outside.
Provide different kinds of hot chocolate on your board, including milk, dark, and white chocolate. You can create other flavors with add-ins, so you don’t have to buy too many chocolate mixes.
Add-Ins for Galentine’s Hot Chocolate Board with Nutella Whipped Cream
The add-ins make the board unique. You know your friends and their preferences, but be sure to have a variety of add-ins so you include everyone’s favorites and opportunities to try something new. Ideas include:
- Mini and heart-shaped marshmallows
- Whipped cream
- Flavored chocolate such as hazelnut and orange
- Cinnamon
- Red pepper
- Finely crushed peppermint and peppermint stirring stick candy
- Maple sugar or syrup
- Flavored syrups
- Pumpkin pie spice
- Vanilla or chocolate malt
- Cloves
- Nutmeg
- Sea salt caramels
- Cookies for dipping
Nutella Whipped Cream
And for a special treat, make an easy Nutella whipped cream (recipe below). No matter what you include on your hot chocolate bar, the fun part is serving from a beautiful board and trying new flavors of hot chocolate with your friends.
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Enjoy your Galentine’s Day board!
Nutella Whipped Cream
Equipment
- mixer with whisk attachment
Ingredients
- ¾ cup Nutella
- 1 ½ cups heavy whipping cream
Instructions
- Place Nutella and whipping cream in a mixer bowl. Stir to combine the mixture.
- Beat with a whisk attachment until smooth and fluffy.