Showing posts with label Hot Chocolate. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hot Chocolate. Show all posts

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Hot Chocolate Recipes

I'll admit it... one of the reasons I love winter so much is hot chocolate! Although it doesn't get too cold where I am, I love sending hot chocolate recipes to my friends and family across the world and enjoying this timeless sweet drink whenever I travel somewhere chilly. Today I'd like to share two of my favorite homemade hot chocolate recipes with you... enjoy!


Traditional Creamy Chocolate
makes 4 cups

1/3 Cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
3/4 Cup White Sugar
1 Pinch of Salt
1/3 Cup Just Boiling Water
3 1/2 Cups Whole Milk
3/4 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1/2 Cup Half-And-Half Cream

Mix sugar, cocoa, and salt in a sauce pan. Carefully pour boiling water over into sauce pan. Stir gently while you bring it to a boil. Simmer for about two minutes. Lower the heat and stir in your milk. Allow this to heat back up to desired temperature. Pour into heat-safe mugs, and add cream to thicken and cool down hot chocolate.

Mexican Style Hot Chocolate
makes 3 cups

3 Cups Whole Milk
3 Tablespoons Drinking Chocolate, Chopped Up
1/4 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1 Cinnamon Stick
1/4 Teaspoon Chili Powder

Combine all ingredients in a sauce pan and heat while stirring until a boil begins. Remove from heat, cool for a few minutes, then pour into mugs.


Enjoy!