Homestyle Hot Cocoa recipe

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Ingredients

½ cup white sugar
⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 pinch salt
⅓ cup boiling water
3 cups milk
1 cup half-and-half, divided
¾ teaspoon vanilla extract
8 large marshmallows

Nutrition Info

331.6 calories
carbohydrate: 51.9 g
cholesterol: 37 mg
fat: 11.6 g
fiber: 2.4 g
protein: 9.5 g
saturatedFat: 7.2 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 152.3 mg
sugar: 42.2 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Whisk together sugar, cocoa powder, cinnamon, and salt in a saucepan, stir in boiling water. Whisk until sugar is dissolved.

  2. 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.

  3. Divide cocoa into mugs, top with marshmallows, and serve.

Recipe Yield

4 cups

Recipe Note

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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