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creamy hot cocoa

(2 ratings)
Recipe by
Nathaniel Lutz
Georgetown, TX

very good

(2 ratings)

Ingredients For creamy hot cocoa

  • 1/3 c
    cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 3/4 c
    cup white sugar
  • 1
    pinch of salt
  • 1/3 c
    boiling water
  • 3 1/2 c
    milk
  • 3/4 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1/2 c
    half-and-half cream

How To Make creamy hot cocoa

  • 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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