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My review
Homestyle Hot Cocoa
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Katherine.Ann
"Growing up in snowy Canadian winters, my mom would always make my brothers and me hot cocoa after a night of tobogganing. When I got older - and had long since abandoned real cocoa for the instant variety - I had a craving one night for a more wholesome treat. Here's my recipe for a creamier, homestyle cup of cocoa. Perfect for those snowy winter nights!"
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Ingredients
10 m servings 332Original recipe yields 4 servings (4 cups)
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Directions
{{model.addEditText}} Print- Whisk together sugar, cocoa powder, cinnamon, and salt in a saucepan; stir in boiling water. Whisk until sugar is dissolved.
- Bring cocoa mixture to a simmer over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, about 2 minutes; stir milk and 1/2 cup half-and-half into water mixture. Cook and stir just until hot, about 2 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat; stir in remaining half-and-half and vanilla extract.
- Divide cocoa into mugs, top with marshmallows, and serve.
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Footnotes
- Cook's Note:
- Ground cinnamon may also be omitted in place of a whole cinnamon stick, used to garnish.
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Most helpful positive review
11/18/2013
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.
Most helpful critical review
2/28/2017
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 chocolate...
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11/18/2013
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.
12/21/2013
yum! I didnt have any half n half so i just used more milk, tastes great
12/11/2013
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 choco...
12/1/2013
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!
1/20/2015
The best hot chocolate on the planet! Thank you so much for sharing this amazing recipe.
12/7/2013
Wonderful! I even used 1% milk and no-fat half and half. Will definitely make many times more.
11/27/2013
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.
1/7/2017
I've been trying a different hot cocoa every week. This one achieves a rich chocolate flavor with just cocoa, not chocolate, which is nice. It is important to up the cocoa to 1/2 a cup. Mixing t...