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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
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Hot Cider, Hot Cocoa And Hot Flashes
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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.
SimpleDesktops Hot Cocoa Mug
Price: 12.99
Hot Cocoa Large Mug
Price: 16.99
Carpe Cocoa Large Mug
Price: 14.99
Chocolate Awareness Large Mug
Price: 14.99
Unique Hot Chocolate Gifts
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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.
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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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- businessblossom businessblossom Nov 24, 2008 @ 9:45 pm
- 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 Jenysie Oct 30, 2008 @ 11:32 pm
- 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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- Rajays Rajays Oct 24, 2008 @ 3:41 am
- Love hot chocolates. Actually I love chocolates in any form. Your recipe cocoa recipe looks yummy and easy to make. Will give it a try soon. Thanks for sharing.
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- papawu papawu Oct 4, 2008 @ 11:03 pm
- I do know the difference between hot cocoa and chocolate and the fact that you differentiated the two deserves 5 stars. but I gotta say that I love them both. Yummy lens.
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- Sharkdude Sharkdude Apr 13, 2008 @ 8:43 pm
- really cool!hot choclate is one of my top ten favorite foods!
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I AM: Kimberly Dawn Wells
Hot cocoa is my favorite winter beverage!
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