Dark Chocolate Hot Cocoa

Chocolate Covered Christmas ~ Day 2

When my kids were little, every Christmas Eve, they would put on their Christmas jammies, grab pillows and blankets and a little travel cup of hot cocoa and we would get in the car and drive around looking at Christmas lights while we listened to 'Twas the Night Before Christmas. I always loved that night! This recipe for Hot Cocoa has been tucked in my recipe book for a long time. It's on a little piece of paper in my daughter Lauren's handwriting. I will never rewrite it. I thought it would be fun to share it for Chocolate Covered Christmas. These days we love dark chocolate so I substituted that for milk chocolate. You can use whatever you prefer.

Dark Chocolate Hot Cocoa

Author: Leslie Reese
Ingredients
  • 4 cups of whole milk
  • 8 ounces of good quality dark, semi-sweet or milk chocolate finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • Whipped Cream or Marshmallows
Instructions
  1. Bring milk to simmer.
  2. Put chocolate, sugar, and vanilla in a blender.
  3. Add simmering milk and blend until foamy and chocolate is melted.
  4. Serve topped with [url href="http://lesliereese.com/?p=2506&/easyrecipe-print/2506-0/" target="_blank"]marshmallows[/url] or whipped cream.

Cheers!

Leslie xo

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