Doesn't hot cocoa or hot chocolate make most people feel warm and cozy? It's a winner anytime of the year, but especially in the winter, and next Monday, December 13 is National Hot Cocoa Day - so make your children happy, and yourself too by preparing these child-friendly recipes. Tomorrow I have more hot cocoa recipes for your smart grownup Christmas parties, or quiet evening-at-home night caps.
Child-Friendly Hot Cocoa Recipes
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| Hot Cocoa The Quilted Turtle/Flickr |
Hot Cocoa
3 tablespoons cocoa
1/4 cup sugar
few grains of salt
2 cups milk, scalded
2 cups boiling water
Garnish: marshmallows
or whipped cream
Combine cocoa, sugar, salt, and water. Cook 3 to 5 minutes over direct heat. Add milk and beat. Serve hot. Top with marshmallows or whipped cream. 6 servings.
3 tablespoons cocoa
1/4 cup sugar
few grains of salt
2 cups milk, scalded
2 cups boiling water
Garnish: marshmallows
or whipped cream
Combine cocoa, sugar, salt, and water. Cook 3 to 5 minutes over direct heat. Add milk and beat. Serve hot. Top with marshmallows or whipped cream. 6 servings.
Hot Chocolate
2 cups boiling water
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 squares chocolate
2 cups milk, scalded
1/8 teaspoon salt
sugar
Garnish: marshmallows
or whipped cream
Grate chocolate and combine with sugar, salt, and water. Cook 3 to 5 minutes over direct heat. Add milk. Sweeten to taste. Add vanilla extract and beat. Serve hot. Top with marshmallows or whipped cream. 6 servings.
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| Chocolate Malted Milk Moojieturtle/Flickr |
Hot Chocolate Malted Milk
2 tablespoons chocolate malted milk
few grains of salt
1/2 cup evaporated milk
1/2 cup water
Combine all ingredients, and beat until well blended. Warm over direct heat for 3 to 5 minutes. Serve at once.
2 tablespoons chocolate malted milk
few grains of salt
1/2 cup evaporated milk
1/2 cup water
Combine all ingredients, and beat until well blended. Warm over direct heat for 3 to 5 minutes. Serve at once.
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