17 Homemade Hot Cocoa

Several weeks ago I got it into my head that I was going to make the tastiest cup of South American Hot Cocoa. I was going to watch Chocolat & listen to Johnny Depp play Minor Swing all while enjoying what was to be my delicious cup of cocoa. Bahahahaha! What actually went down was that I made THEE most disgustingly grotesque pot of cocoa EVER! It smelled like something scooped out of a South American gutter & tasted just as awful…if ya get what I’m sayin’. But I figured if I left out the red peppers, added more sugar, & used a whole heap less of chili powder it would be, well it would be just a regular cup of hot cocoa. That’s not what I wanted! Fortunately I ended up with a terrible sore throat, which luckily gave me the chance to have fun with my cocoa venture. This is what I came up with (from a combination of three recipes.)

You need: sugar, unsweetened cocoa (I love dark, so that’s what I used), water, milk, half & half, & cinnamon or chili powder.

Combine 1/3 cup of cocoa, ¾ cup of sugar, 1/3 cup of water in a medium pot and bring to a boil.

Add 3-3 ½ cups of milk and stir. Heat until hot then stir in half & half. I like mine on the chocolatey side so if it’s too strong add a little more milk.

Then add amount of desired cinnamon. Or if you want something little more spicy add a pinch, I stress pinch, of chili powder. Top it with some cream & chocolate shavings....The perfect cup of Hot Cocoa!