Frothy Cappuccino Punch

Serve this holiday beverage for breakfast when you have family and friends over for a holiday brunch or enjoy it during a quiet winter evening by the fire!

1 gallon freshly brewed, double-strength ground coffee*, chilled
3 cans (12 fluid ounces each) NESTLE CARNATION Evaporated Milk, chilled, divided
1 cup granulated sugar, divided
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 quart chocolate ice cream
NESTLE TOLL HOUSE Semi-Sweet Chocolate Baking Bars, made into curls
Ground cinnamon (optional)

POUR coffee into large punch bowl. Combine 2 1/4 cups evaporated milk, 1/2 cup sugar and vanilla extract in blender; blend until frothy. Add milk mixture to coffee. Repeat with remaining evaporated milk and remaining sugar. Add scoops of ice cream to punch and top with chocolate curls.

LADLE punch into cups; sprinkle with cinnamon.

* Measure 2 rounded tablespoons of ground coffee to every 6 ounces of water. Vary measurements to suit your individual taste.

HINT: To make chocolate curls, carefully draw a vegetable peeler across a bar of NESTL TOLL HOUSE Semi-Sweet Chocolate. Vary the width of your curls by using different sides of the chocolate bar.

Yields 50 servings

Recipe and photograph provided courtesy of Nestle and meals.com - used with permission.