Stir up a batch of Hot Chocolate with this basic hot chocolate recipe. Special Dark Cocoa, 2% milk, sugar and tiny bit of salt makes this recipe easy to make. You can substitute the milk with Almond Coconut or whole milk for a richer and another favorite flavor.
How to Make Basic Hot Chocolate
Simple ingredients like Hershey’s special dark cocoa, sugar, salt and good milk makes a great cup of hot chocolate. Of course adding toppings like whipped cream, mini chocolate chips, caramel sauce and ect make it extra special. Here’s how to make a great cup of hot chocolate. Of course if you are in a hurry, you can always use a premixed recipe like this one or try this organic dark cocoa mix.
In microwaveable bowl or 8 cup glass measuring cup, place 3/4 cup cocoa. Add sugar and salt to the cocoa, stir to combine. I like to use a wooden spoon for stirring. To this mixture add 1 cup milk, stir to combine the cocoa with the milk. At this point, using a whisk can be very helpful or you can use your wooden spoon. It will resemble a thick paste.
In a medium saucepan over medium heat, add remaining milk and half and half. Add chocolate mixture .. the paste to the milk and stir to combine. Allow it to get warm but do not let it boil. Stir constantly to prevent burning and keep heat on medium low.
It’s ready to serve! Pour in a warm mug add fresh whipped cream and all the wonderful toppings you desire. Cinnamon sticks are great for stirring and so are York peppermint patty’s on a stir stick. Just insert a patty into one end of stir stick, when ready to serve, remove stick and pour hot chocolate into cup and stir with patty down in the hot milk. It will dissolve and be a lovely peppermint flavor.
Suggested toppings include, mini chocolate chips, crushed heath bars, caramel sauce, crusted peppermint, mini mallow bites, homemade marshmallow’s, marshmallow creme, chocolate sauce, sifted sweetened cocoa, shaved chocolate, toasted coconut.
Be sure to try this recipe. Its basic and very good. Create a hot chocolate bar for fall harvest parties. Using black and white color scheme makes it special too. This was featured in Wayfair.com
PrintBasic Hot Chocolate Recipe
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 4- 8 ounce servings 1x
- Category: Sips- Beverage
- Method: Cooktop
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
3/4 cup Hershey’s Special Dark Cocoa
1 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon salt
3 cups 2% milk or milk of choice
1 cup half and half
Instructions
- In microwaveable bowl or 8 cup glass measuring cup, place 3/4 cup cocoa.
- Add sugar and salt to the cocoa. To this mixture add 1 cup milk, stir to combine the cocoa with the milk. It will resemble a thick paste.
- In a medium saucepan over medium heat, add remaining milk and half and half.
- Add chocolate mixture (paste) to the milk and stir to combine.
- Do not allow mixture to boil.
- Serve warm with fresh whipped cream and other toppings.
Suggested toppings include, mini chocolate chips, crushed heath bars, caramel sauce, crusted peppermint, mini mallow bites, homemade marshmallow’s, marshmallow creme, chocolate sauce, sifted sweetened cocoa, shaved chocolate, toasted coconut.
Keywords: Hot Chocolate, Hot Cocoa
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