I followed the recipe exact, only omitting the cinnamon. Delicious hot chocolate recipe but it could use a little more chocolate, in my opinion. Very creamy.
I tripled this recipe & used skim milk with the half and half. I slightly decreased the milk after reading other reviews. I also added a bit more cocoa. I did add about a 1/4 cup of dark chocolate chips when adding the milk & half and half. The dark chocolate chips melted into the mixture as I was stirring, and they gave the hot chocolate a rich chocolate flavor. I can't wait to share a cup of cocoa with my husband who has been out plowing snow on this frigid December day. Thanks, Katherine-Ann!
yum! I didnt have any half n half so i just used more milk, tastes great
This is most definitely a 5 star recipe. The chocolate sauce is very rich and the addition of cinnamon and vanilla make this recipe a keeper. I highly recommend it! Thanks for sharing!
I made this recipe to spec. I am incredibly picky on hot chocolate. This is a two thumbs up recipe. A new favorite for my recipr book.
The best hot chocolate on the planet! Thank you so much for sharing this amazing recipe.
Wonderful! I even used 1% milk and no-fat half and half. Will definitely make many times more.
Tastes! The family loved it! The perfect end to a cold day!
I skipped the half n half and used a bit more cinnamon. Yum!
I didn't have half-and-half or straight cream so I decided to skip it. Depending on how chocolatey you like your cocoa from my personal opinion I think it was very chocolatey. I love chocolatey hot cocoa but this one was a little off it could have been from me skipping the half-and-half. To make it not so chocolatey I put 3 tablespoons of water(in my one helping) and 5 tablespoons of whipped cream. It helped but not as much because it tasted like watered down hot cocoa. I personaly would not make this again. One of my favorite recipes for hot cocoa is Classic Hot Chocolate from Food Network; Yeilds: 4-6 servings Ingredients: 3 cups milk 1 cup heavy cream 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 pinch Kosher salt 6 ounces milk chocolate chopped 1 tsp pure vanilla extract Marshmallows or whipped cream for topping Directions: 1. Combine milk heavy cream sugar cocoa powder and salt in a medium saucepan. 2. Cook over medium heat whisking occasionally until the sugar and cocoa powder dissolve and the milk is steaming; do not boil. 3. Whisk in half of the chopped chocolate until melted then whisk in the remaining chocolate until smooth. 4. Remove from the heat and whisk in the vanilla. 5. Pour into mugs top with marshmallows or whipped cream and enjoy!
