delicioustown

today the sky is dribbling rain, it's chilly and gray.  i really don't need an excuse to have a hot cocoa, but the weather has given me an opportunity that i cannot pass up.  i think it's time to share with you all my mom's hot cocoa.  it is the best hot cocoa i have ever had.  i hate to take the romance out of the whole scenario: 'it's made with love', 'it has special secret spices', 'mom learned it from a deceptive society buried beep in the rainforest'.  it's really just a simple common sense recipe. i don't think she wrote it.  it just tastes so much better then buying packets of hot cocoa and takes no time at all it's seriously worth it to make homemade hot cocoa.

photo courtesy of oziahz blog

you will need:

baking cocoa powder unsweetened - mom always used hershey's

milk

sugar

TADA! insane right? 

take your mug measure however much milk fits in it

pour it in a pot

measure out a heaping spoonful of cocoa

sweeten to taste with the sugar

cook over a very low flame

the best thing is that it tastes amazing this way but you can get mad scientist on it.

add vanilla extract, use maple syrup (my fav sweetener), use cream, use skim milk for less calories, top it with whipped cream, add bailey's for a chocolatey drunken night.