Hot chocolate has been my jam this Christmas season. I have always loved hot chocolate, my fellow hot chocolate lover Sara got me a milk frother a few years ago. I use it to make decaf lattes in the morning and hot chocolates in the evening. If you are a lover of frothed milk I suggest you invest in a milk frother. It will change your life. I included my recipe for hot cocoa, but when in doubt you can always use Hershey syrup and milk!
Homemade Hot Chocolate
Serving: 2 Mugs of Hot Chocolate
Directions:
If you had a milk frother this would be a lot simpler. All I do is add everything into the frother press the button and boom it's heated, stirred, and perfect in a few moments! See I told you investing in one of these is worth your while!
Serving: 2 Mugs of Hot Chocolate
- 3 tablespoons cocoa
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 cup hot water
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- pinch of cinnamon
- Miniature Marshmallows
- Candy Cane
Directions:
- Pour cocoa and sugar into a saucepan.
- Add hot water and stir together until blended.
- Bring mixture to a boil and boil for 2 minutes. Make sure you keep stirring!
- Reduce heat and add milk, until warm. Make sure you don't boil the milk!
- Remove from heat and add in the vanilla extract and a little cinnamon. Stir once again.
- Serve with a mini marshmallows and a candy cane.
If you had a milk frother this would be a lot simpler. All I do is add everything into the frother press the button and boom it's heated, stirred, and perfect in a few moments! See I told you investing in one of these is worth your while!
Spiked Hot Chocolate
Serving: 2 Mugs of Hot Chocolate
Directions
I love fun Christmas mugs, I found this one at Fred Meyers. Since "cheers" is kinda my thing I had to buy it. I included the milk frother that I also use! It is worth having especially if you are making hot cocoa for your kiddos all winter long.
Serving: 2 Mugs of Hot Chocolate
- 3 tablespoons cocoa
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 cup hot water
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 shots of Rumchata (or more depending on how "spiked" you want them)
- Miniature Marshmallows and a pinch of cinnamon
Directions
- Pour cocoa and sugar into a saucepan.
- Add hot water and stir together until blended.
- Bring mixture to a boil and boil for 2 minutes. Make sure you keep stirring!
- Reduce heat and add milk, until warm. Make sure you don't boil the milk!
- Remove from heat and add in the vanilla extract and the shots of Rumchata. Stir once again.
- Serve with a mini marshmallows and a pinch of cinnamon. If you wanna be fancy you can serve it with a cinnamon stick.
I love fun Christmas mugs, I found this one at Fred Meyers. Since "cheers" is kinda my thing I had to buy it. I included the milk frother that I also use! It is worth having especially if you are making hot cocoa for your kiddos all winter long.
Cheers,
Jess
Jess