Stilettos and Diapers Reviews: Easy Holiday Entertaining (and a yummy Christmas cocktail recipe!)

Monday, December 8, 2014

Easy Holiday Entertaining (and a yummy Christmas cocktail recipe!)

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All opinions are mine alone. #HolidayMadeSimple #CollectiveBias 
Easy Holiday Entertaining, Hot cocoa bar via Stilettos and Diapers
I'm a bit of a "go all out-er" when it comes to parties and holidays. I love entertaining and I love to go theme crazy. I also really love when I can do all of those things very easily, with easy recipes and a small amount of clean up. Yesterday, I got exactly what I wanted. 

We had some friends over and I wanted to make it Christmas-y without too much work. I created a colorful winter wonderland in our dining room in about an hour. A simple snack menu included a snowman cheese ball, toffee fudge, a hot cocoa bar for the kids and a yummy "blue Christmas" cocktail for the grown ups. 
Easy Holiday Entertaining, Hot cocoa bar via Stilettos and Diapers
The cocktail was pretty delicious, if I do say so myself. I crushed up Wonka®  Sweetarts®  candy canes and mixed it with sugar. After dipping the glasses in some simple syrup, I rolled them around in the candy cane mix for a festive look. 
Easy Holiday Entertaining, candy cane cocktail rim via Stilettos and Diapers
The drink itself is 1 part vodka, 1 part sour mix, 1 part blue curacao and 2 parts pineapple juice. I think they looked so cute and festive with the bright candy canes!
Blue Christmas Cocktail via Stilettos and Diapers
I had 3 types of cocoa for the kids, 2 types of marshmallows and some whipped cream. Although, I did catch Cooper shooting whipped cream into his mouth, straight from the container.
Easy Holiday Entertaining, Hot cocoa bar via Stilettos and Diapers
My friend asked if I made the fudge and was shocked when I said yes and how easy it was! I used the Nestle®  Carnation Famous Fudge Kit for my very first attempt at fudge making and it was SO easy. It's a box that has everything you need to easily make fudge, then I made it my own by mixing in 3/4 cup of toffee chips, right before I spread it in the pan. I used another 1/4 cup of the chips to press on the top. After chilling a couple hours, I sliced it and put it out. All 1.5lbs was gone in the day. Seriously so good. I think I'm going to make more in little packages for friends and teachers this year! 
Easy Holiday Entertaining, Easy Toffee Fudge via Stilettos and Diapers
Snowman cheeseball needed some mini chocolate chip eyes, but no one seemed to mind. 
Easy Holiday Entertaining, Hot cocoa bar via Stilettos and Diapers
I used some more of the candy canes to decorate and was glad I snapped a pic before the kids ate them all! 
Easy Holiday Entertaining, Hot cocoa bar via Stilettos and Diapers
A couple of my sweet friends. The boys were too busy watching football to get in on the cocktail pictures. 
Easy Holiday Entertaining, Hot cocoa bar via Stilettos and Diapers Easy Holiday Entertaining, Hot cocoa bar via Stilettos and Diapers Easy Holiday Entertaining, Hot cocoa bar via Stilettos and Diapers
Pretty much everything I used for the party can be found at Walmart. From the delicious fudge kit and candy canes, right down to the cute little containers and stir sticks. Talk about #HolidayMadeSimple. PS, the fudge is right in with the baking mixes, so when you're in there trying to decide what to bring to your next party, grab a box. You won't be sorry! 

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2 comments:

  1. oh it all looks great and those drinks look awesome, I'll have to make them.

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  2. What a fun party!! Love all of the cute details you put into the tablescape and food spread. #client

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