Best Hot Cocoa Recipes
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Snuggling up with a good book and a hot cup of perfectly made cocoa is one of my favorite wintertime activities. Join me in the quest for the best hot cocoa recipes and share your personal favorites.
Kimberly's Cocoa
I love this recipe because it doesn't require me to burn, I MEAN melt solid chocolate. Make a double or quadruple batch and reheat it as you want it.
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
4 cups milk
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1. Mix cocoa, sugar, and one cup of the milk in a saucepan. Over medium heat, stir constantly until the mixture boils.
2. Slowly stir in the rest of the milk and heat, but do not boil.
3. Remove from heat and add vanilla. Mix well and enjoy!
Makes 4 servings. (Only two if your mugs are as big as mine!)
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
4 cups milk
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1. Mix cocoa, sugar, and one cup of the milk in a saucepan. Over medium heat, stir constantly until the mixture boils.
2. Slowly stir in the rest of the milk and heat, but do not boil.
3. Remove from heat and add vanilla. Mix well and enjoy!
Makes 4 servings. (Only two if your mugs are as big as mine!)
Unique Hot Cocoa Recipes
I'm amazed at the number of different ways you can make hot chocolate. Here are some unique ones.
- Mexican Hot Cocoa
- Ingredients include brown sugar, nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon, and chili peppers.
- Hot Chocolate Mint recipe
- Who-hoo! This delicious recipe calls for peppermint schnapps and whipped cream.
- Vanilla Hot Chocolate
- A recipe from Martha that includes real vanilla beans.
- Irish Hot Chocolate
- A tasty variation that calls for Baileys.
- Candy Cane Hot Cocoa Mix
- Real crushed candy canes make their way into this pepperminty sweet cocoa.
Coo-coo for Cocoa
Can't get enough of cocoa? Try a book FULL of cocoa, tea, and cider recipes. Try a book and set of mugs as a great gift for your cocoa-lover.
What's your favorite hot cocoa condiment?
Everyone takes their hot chocolate in a different way.
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Cocoa Mugs
You can't drink hot cocoa out of just ANY mug. Well...you can but it doesn't taste quite as good.
Unique Hot Chocolate Gifts
The History of Hot Cocoa (and hot chocolate)
According to Rediscover True Hot Chocolate there is a difference between hot chocolate and hot cocoa:
There is a difference between hot cocoa and hot chocolate. The terms are often used interchangeably, but technically they are as different as white chocolate and bittersweet chocolate. Hot cocoa is made from cocoa powder, which is chocolate pressed free of all its richness, meaning the fat of cocoa butter. Hot chocolate is made from chocolate bars melted into cream. It is a rich decadent drink.
The original hot cocoa recipe was a mixture of ground cocoa beans, water, wine, and peppers. It didn't take long for Spaniards to begin heating the mixture and sweetening it with sugar. After being introduced in England, milk was added to the after dinner treat.
The word chocolate is said to derive from the Mayan word xocoatl; cocoa from the Aztec word cacahuatl. The Mexican Indian word chocolat comes from a combination of the terms choco ("foam") and atl ("water"); as early chocolate was only consumed in beverage form. Chocolate has been drunk as a beverage for thousands of years.
Read more here...
There is a difference between hot cocoa and hot chocolate. The terms are often used interchangeably, but technically they are as different as white chocolate and bittersweet chocolate. Hot cocoa is made from cocoa powder, which is chocolate pressed free of all its richness, meaning the fat of cocoa butter. Hot chocolate is made from chocolate bars melted into cream. It is a rich decadent drink.
The original hot cocoa recipe was a mixture of ground cocoa beans, water, wine, and peppers. It didn't take long for Spaniards to begin heating the mixture and sweetening it with sugar. After being introduced in England, milk was added to the after dinner treat.
The word chocolate is said to derive from the Mayan word xocoatl; cocoa from the Aztec word cacahuatl. The Mexican Indian word chocolat comes from a combination of the terms choco ("foam") and atl ("water"); as early chocolate was only consumed in beverage form. Chocolate has been drunk as a beverage for thousands of years.
Read more here...
Fans of Hot Chocolate
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jimmyworldstar
Dec 18, 2011 @ 11:55 pm | delete
- The original hot cocoa sounds a little gross with peppers and wine. I like adding cinnamon to mine and a wafer too.
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aliciamaggie54
Feb 9, 2011 @ 3:17 pm | delete
- Sounds yummy.
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KokoTravel
Dec 13, 2010 @ 12:06 am | delete
- Nice lens on cocoa... makes me want to run and get some. You know what else is good in hot cocoa? Peppermint Schnaaps... great for a day in the snow.
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businessblossom
Nov 24, 2008 @ 9:45 pm | delete
- Great job -- I love some of these recipes. I'm lensrolling you on my present Hot Cocoa lens and the one to come!
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Jenysie
Oct 30, 2008 @ 11:32 pm | delete
- Great Lens! I wanted to let you know I am featuring it on my Tips for Staying Warm During the Winter page!
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