Lots Of Kinds Of Hot Chocolate

1/2 cup semi-sweet real chocolate chips

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup water

pinch of salt

5 1/2 cups milk

2 cups whipping cream

2 teaspoons vanilla

Sweetened whipped cream

Optional: grated chocolate, grated orange peel, cinnamon, nutmeg

Method

In a 3 quart saucepan melt chocolate chips over low heat, stirring constantly.

Stir in sugar, water and salt.

Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with a wire whisk, until the mixture comes to a full boil (4 to 5 min.)

Boil, stirring constantly, 2 min.

Stir in milk and whipping cream.

Continue cooking over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until heated through (12 to 15 min.) DO NOT BOIL

Add vanilla.

Beat with wire whisk or rotary beater until frothy.

Pour into mugs.

Top each serving with a dollop of sweetened whipped cream.

If desired, garnish with any of the item listed under 'optional'.

Brown Sugar Hot Cocoa

Ingredients

3 oz Unsweetened chocolate

1/3 cup Water

4 cups Milk, hot

3/4 cup Brown sugar, packed

1/8 tsp Salt

Method

Melt chocolate and water over low heat

Slowly mix in milk, sugar and salt

Whisk until evenly blended

Ingredients

1 cup Milk

1 cup Half and half

8 tsp Sugar

1 oz Semisweet chocolate, finely chopped

1 oz Unsweetened chocolate, finely chopped

1 tbs Brown sugar

1/2 tsp Vanilla extract

Method

In a small saucepan, mix all the ingredients except for vanilla

Heat until chocolate melts and sugar dissolves

Don't boil. Cook until it is good and hot

Pour half mixture into blender and whip until frothy

Return to saucepan, and add vanilla

Ingredients

1 Egg

3/4 cup Milk

1/2 cup Water

3 tbs Unsweetened cocoa powder

1/2 tsp Ground nutmeg

Method

Combine all ingredients in blender

Blend until smooth and well-mixed

Transfer mixture to double boiler

Without boiling, heat until steaming hot, stirring constantly

Mayan Hot Cocoa

Ingredients

4 cups Milk

1/2 cup Cocoa powder

1 tsp Flour

1/4 cup Brown sugar

1/4 tsp Nutmeg

3 Whole cloves, crushed

1/4 tsp Chili peppers, crushed

1 Cinnamon stick, broken up

2 tsp Powdered sugar

1 1/2 tsp Vanilla

Method

In double boiler, heat milk

In separate bowl, mix together cocoa, flour, brown sugar, nutmeg, cloves, chili and cinnamon.

Slowly add a little extra milk to cocoa mixture

Add cocoa paste to hot milk, stirring constantly

When cocoa is heated through, strain out cloves and cinnamon pieces

Add powdered sugar and vanilla

Serve with whipped cream

Ingredients

1/3 cup Whipping cream, chilled

1 tsp Brown sugar, packed

4 1/2 cups Milk

4 Oranges, large

9 oz Milk chocolate, chopped

2 tbs Unsweetened cocoa powder

Method

Whip cream and brown sugar until stiff peaks form. Cover and refrigerate

In heavy saucepan, combine milk and zest from oranges. Heat to simmer and remove from heat

Let steep for 30 minutes, covered

Strain milk mixture into large bowl, squeezing solids to remove excess liquid.

Bring milk to simmer again in saucepan

Add chopped chocolate and cocoa. Whisk until smooth and completely melted. Simmer for 1 minute.

Pour into 4 mugs, and top with whipped cream.

Ingredients

8 oz Milk

3 tsp Chocolate syrup

1 tbs Peanut butter

Whipped topping, for garnish

Method

Heat milk in small saucepan

Stir in chocolate and peanut butter until melted

Garnish with whipped cream and serve
 

Raspberry Chocolate

Ingredients

2 cups Cream

1 cup Milk

6 oz Bittersweet chocolate, chopped

2 tbs Sugar

1/2 tsp Salt

1 tbs Butter

1 cup Raspberries

Whipped cream

Method

In saucepan, mix cream, milk and sugar together and heat but do not boil

Add chocolate and butter, reduce heat to simmer

Stir until chocolate is melted

Pour into mugs, and top with whipped cream

Add a dozen or so raspberries on top, and let them sink to the bottom of the mug

Favorite Hot Cocoa

Ingredients

1/2 cup sugar

1/3 cup water

1/4 cup Hershey's® Cocoa

4 cups milk

dash of salt

3/4 tsp vanilla extract

Method

Mix cocoa, sugar, water and salt in saucepan.

Stir constantly until mixture boils over medium heat.

Cook and stir 2 minutes.

Stir in milk and heat. Do not boil.

Remove from heat and add vanilla.

Mrs. Bush's Hot Chocolate

Ingredients

6 T. Unsweetened cocoa

6 T. Sugar

Pinch of Salt

2 1/2 cup Milk

2 1/2 cup Light Cream

1/2 t. Vanilla (or more)

Pinch of Cinnamon Powder (optional)

Whipped Cream

Orange Zest

Method

Mix cocoa, salt, and sugar.

Add milk. Heat to dissolve.

Add light cream, cinnamon, vanilla. Heat to just under boiling.

Mix very well and pour into warm mug.

Top with whipped cream, cocoa powder, and fine orange zest.