Hot Cocoa
from tasteofhome.com
15 min
211 kcal / serving
Making this hot cocoa recipe from scratch is almost as easy as preparing a store-bought version—but it turns out even more delicious.
Ingredients
- ½ cupsugar
- ¼ cupbaking cocoa
- salt
- ⅓ cuphot water
- 4 cupswhole milk
- ¾ teaspoonvanilla extract
- optional: miniature marshmallows, sweetened whipped cream or cinnamon sticks
Directions
- 1
In a saucepan, combine the sugar, cocoa and salt. Add the water, and bring to a boil. Cook and stir for two minutes.
- 2
Stir in the milk. Heat to serving temperature (do not boil). Remove from the heat, and stir in the vanilla. Whisk until frothy.
- 3
If desired, garnish each serving with marshmallows, whipped cream or cinnamon sticks.