Hot Dark Chocolate

Name: Hot Dark Chocolate
Ingredients: 1 quart milk (may use soy, almond, cow, rice milk); 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa; 1/4 cup sugar; 2 ounces dark chocolate, finely chopped (or semi sweet chocolate); 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

5 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

1 quart milk (may use soy, almond, cow, rice milk)
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
1/4 cup sugar
2 ounces dark chocolate, finely chopped (or semi sweet chocolate)
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Directions

1

In 2-quart saucepan, heat milk to simmering over medium heat.
2

With wire whisk, stir in cocoa, sugar, chocolate, and vanilla. Heat mixture 3 minutes or until chocolate melts, stirring occasionally.
3

Pour into warm mugs to serve.
4

Variations:.
5

Mexican Hot Chocolate:
6

Prepare Hot Dark Chocolate as above, but add 1 cinnamon stick (3 inches long) to milk in step 1.
7

Coffee-Spiked Hot Chocolate:.
8

Prepare Hot Dark Chocolate as above, but stir 1/4 cup strong coffee(I use decaf) into chocolate mixture just before serving.