Creamy Hot Cocoa
It's old fashioned, it's comforting, it makes the kitchen smell wonderful and it's good for the soul.
Servings per recipe: 4
Calories per serving: 310
Preparation time: 2m
Total cooking time: 7m
Ingredients:
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- 1/3 cup boiling water
- 3 1/2 cups milk
- 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup half-and-half cream
Directions:
- 1 Combine the cocoa, sugar and pinch of salt in a saucepan. Blend in the boiling water. Bring this mixture to an easy boil while you stir. Simmer and stir for about 2 minutes. Watch that it doesn't scorch. Stir in 3 1/2 cups of milk and heat until very hot, but do not boil! Remove from heat and add vanilla. Divide between 4 mugs. Add the cream to the mugs of cocoa to cool it to drinking temperature.
Nutrion facts:
| Total Fat | 8.7g | 13% |
| Saturated Fat | 5.0g | |
| Cholesterol | 28mg | 9% |
| Sodium | 102mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 471mg | 13% |
| Total Carbohydrates | 52.8g | 17% |
| Dietary Fiber | 2.4g | 10% |
| Protein | 9.3g | 19% |
| Sugars | 48g | |
| Vitamin A | 511IU | |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | |
| Calcium | 292mg | |
| Iron | 1mg | |
| Thiamin | 0mg | |
| Niacin | 2mg | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0mg | |
| Magnesium | 63mg | |
| Folate | 14mcg |
