Drinks

Easy Hot Chocolate

Name: Easy Hot Chocolate
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 cups of milk; ¼ cup cocoa powder; ¼ cup sugar; ¼ cup chocolate chips; 1 tsp vanilla; pinch of salt

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Easy hot chocolate is rich, creamy, and easy to make from scratch with just 6 simple ingredients for the perfect cozy winter drink. Once you try making it scratch you will never want the packets or powder again.

Info and tips for easy hot chocolate

When making hot chocolate, it can be quite easy to boil the milk when heating the ingredients together. If this happens it will cause a film to happen on the top layer, and give a more nutty flavour. Some don’t enjoy this texture or flavour so I recommend heating the ingredients together over very low heat so it doesn’t boil over. If you do accidently boil it, don’t worry, you can easily skim off the top film layer.

If you want to make this recipe even more rich, I love to melt in chocolate chips or chocolate bars. If you don’t have them that is totally okay, as cocoa powder still works perfect! You can also add peppermint flavouring and fresh mint leaves if you want to turn this recipe into a peppermint drink. Adding a hazelnut spread or salted caramel is another great way to change up the classic recipe even more.

Equipment

My favourite mugs for hot drinks are these ones from Le Creuset!

Ingredients for easy hot chocolate

4 cups of milk
¼ cup cocoa powder
¼ cup sugar
¼ cup chocolate chips
1 tsp vanilla
pinch of salt

Instructions

Add the milk, cocoa powder, and sugar to the pot. Heat over medium low heat until warmed through (not boiling).
Add the chocolate chips, vanilla, and salt. Stir until smooth and melted. Enjoy with homemade marshmallows.

See below for a video tutorial!

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