Hot cocoa recipe

Creamy Hot Cocoa Ingredients: ¾ cup white sugar ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 pinch salt ⅓ cup boiling water 3 ½ cups milk ¾ teaspoon vanilla extract ½ cup half-and-half cream Instructions: Mix Dry Ingredients: In a medium saucepan, combine the sugar, cocoa powder, and salt. Add Water: Stir in the boiling water and bring the mixture to a gentle boil over medium heat. Stir continuously. Simmer: Allow it to simmer for about 2 minutes, making sure it doesn’t scorch. Add Milk: Stir in the milk and heat until very hot, but do not let it boil. Finish: Remove from heat and add the vanilla extract. Divide between four mugs and add the half-and-half cream to each mug to cool it to drinking temperature.