Homemade hot chocolate, the perfect holiday warm up!
Yield: Serves 4-6
Prep Time: 7 minutes
Ingredients
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
¾ cup white sugar
Pinch of salt
1/3 cup boiling water
3 ½ cups of milk
¾ teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup half-and-half cream
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.
* Make ahead to this point and refrigerate. When ready to serve, reheat and continue with the recipe.
