Healthy Food Dinner Diet Recipes

Creamy Hot Cocoa Recipe

Posted on 10. Jun, 2009 by admin in Hot Chocolate

“It’s old fashioned, it’s comforting, it makes the kitchen smell wonderful and it’s good for the soul.”

INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

* 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
* 3/4 cup white sugar
* 1 pinch salt
* 1/3 cup boiling water
* 3 1/2 cups milk
* 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 1/2 cup half-and-half cream

DIRECTIONS

1. Combine the cocoa, sugar and pinch of salt in a saucepan. Blend in the boiling water. Bring this mixture to an easy boil while you stir. Simmer and stir for about 2 minutes. Watch that it doesn’t scorch. Stir in 3 1/2 cups of milk and heat until very hot, but do not boil! Remove from heat and add vanilla. Divide between 4 mugs. Add the cream to the mugs of cocoa to cool it to drinking temperature.

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