EASY Homemade Hot Cocoa Recipe
Ready for a creamy, satisfying of hot chocolate but you don't have any mixes on hand? No worries! Our homemade hot cocoa recipe is quick to make! After you see how simple it is to make easy homemade hot chocolate you won't go back to a pre-packaged mix with all the fillers and preservatives. Just realy ingredients in this best homemade hot chocolate!
Servings 4 servings
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup white sugar I use extra fine
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/3 cup water
- pinch salt
- 3 1/2 cups milk whole is the creamiest
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup half and half
Instructions
- Combine water, sugar, cocoa powder, and pinch of salt. Heat for 2 minutes over medium high heat. Add milk heat until very hot, but not boiling. Remove from heat and add vanilla extract and half and half cream.
- Optional: You can make it flavored by adding pureed raspberries OR peppermint extract OR candy cane stirrer OR orange extract