Description
It’s old fashioned, it’s comforting, it makes the kitchen smell wonderful and it’s good for the soul.
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ¾ cup white sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- ⅓ cup boiling water
- 3 ½ cups milk
- ¾ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup half-and-half cream
Instructions
- Combine sugar
- cocoa powder
- and salt in a saucepan. Add boiling water and whisk until smooth. Bring mixture to a simmer
- stirring continuously to prevent scorching
- and cook for 2 minutes.
- Stir in milk and heat until very hot without boiling. Remove from heat; add vanilla.
- Divide hot cocoa between 4 mugs. Add cream to each mug to cool cocoa to drinking temperature.
Prep Time: 2 mins
Cook Time: 5 mins
Total Time: 7 mins
Servings: 4