Tuesday 25 November 2014

Homemade Hot Cocoa


I love cookbooks.  

I have a lot of cookbooks, and recipe magazines, and recipes clipped from magazines.  And we won't even talk about the hundreds of recipes I've pinned on Pinterest.  If I made a new recipe every day for the rest of my life, I would never get through them all.  It's interesting how cookbooks have changed over the years.  The newest ones suck me in with their amazing photography, and the storytelling that accompanies the recipes.  I could sit and read one just for the enjoyment of it.  Older cookbooks were usually just another kitchen tool.  No stories, no photos, just recipes.  It was one of those older cookbooks that I turned to when I needed a good recipe for homemade hot cocoa after my kids spent over an hour outside shovelling snow.


We keep the instant hot cocoa packets in the cupboard, for the kids to make for themselves, but this time I wanted to make a large amount - and I always prefer real ingredients over processed convenience items.


Milk, cream, cocoa, salt, and vanilla.  That's it.


It was a little bit more work than putting on the kettle to boil, but oh so worth it.  This is a very rich and chocolately hot cocoa recipe.



Homemade Hot Cocoa


1 cup cocoa ( I used half regular cocoa and half dark cocoa)
1 cup granulated sugar
1 tsp sea salt
1 1/2 cups water
4 cups milk
2 cups half and half cream
1 tsp vanilla extract

Sift together cocoa, sugar, and salt over a large pot.  Add water and whisk until smooth, bringing to a boil over medium high heat.  Simmer for a few minutes until slightly thickened, whisking constantly.  Slowly stir in milk and cream and continue heating until scalded.  Remove from heat, stir in vanilla, and serve.

Serves 6-8 depending on how big your mugs are!





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34 comments:

  1. Boy-o-boy, that's rich! Milk AND cream? Yowza!

    And the very BEST cookbooks are those old-timey ones that church ladies used to self-publish as fundraisers for the church. Full of classic, well-tested recipes!

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  2. Mmmm.....yummy! There's nothing better than homemade hot cocoa.

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  3. Yum! I love homemade hot cocoa (extra chocolate, please!)

    Thank you for sharing your post this week at Brag About It Link Party on VMG206. I'm featuring you at Next Weeks Brag About It Link Party, Monday at midnight!
    ~ Megin of VMG206

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  4. Delicious! Hot chocolate beats coffee any day!

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  5. mmmmmm, I think this serves two. and add a roaring fire and a babysitter! ha

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  6. Thanks for linking up to Pin Worthy Wednesday, I have pinned your post to the Pin Worthy Wednesday Pinterest Board. I love home-made cocoa :)

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  7. I can almost taste it! My Mom made homemade cocoa for us growing up. There is nothing better.
    Thanks for the recipe and the sweet memory.
    Hugs and happy thanksgiving,
    Patti

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  8. This looks delicious! the perfect winter drink! x
    #PoCoLo

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  9. Oh my gosh this looks amazing! I make my kids hot cocoa every morning, even my 16 month old can say cocoa and begs for it LOL I will have to make this recipe, it sounds delish.
    I linked over from the weekend blog party at Sincerely, Paula & I'm glad I found your blog!
    http://www.glamgranolageek.com/6-essential-supplies-breastfeeding/

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  10. Homemade hot chocolate is the best. This recipe sounds like it needs to go on my Christmas Eve menu. Thanks for sharing at The Southern Special.

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  11. I don't think there is anything quite as good as a homemade hot chocolate - especially when it's cold in front of a fire with a great film. Thank you for linking to #PoCoLo :) x

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  12. Jenn, I love the old-fashioned hot cocoa. The flavor and aroma that the scalded milk gives just can't be replicated. Thank you so much for sharing this with us at Treasure Box Tuesday- pinned! :)

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  13. How yummy! Thanks for sharing for the festive season!

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  14. Must make this soon!!!! Thank you so much for linking up at Tasty Tuesday! Your recipe has been pinned to the Tasty Tuesday Pinterest board! Please join us again this week!

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  15. Hot chocolate is ALWAYS worth the time and the effort. But then I am a hot chocolate junkie....lol.

    Thanks for sharing at Marvelous Monday on Smart Party Planning.

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  16. This sounds delicious! I've pinned it! :)

    Thanks for joining the Link Up this week!

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  17. Yum! This hot cocoa looks like such a decadent treat! I'll have to try it with coconut milk. :)

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  18. My kids LOVE hot cocoa, so I'll be trying this real soon. Thanks for sharing!

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  19. Looks delicious - pinned so I will have the recipe. I am sure my kids will like it.

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  20. Ooh that sounds PERFECT right about now. I love the idea of adding sea salt to hot cocoa! So glad I found you on the Real Food Recipes link up. If you get a chance, I'd love it if you stopped by my blog sometime. Happy holidays :)

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  21. Mmmm..... I just had a mug of hot chocolate to sooth this winter cold I'm full of, and it wasn't half as good as this looks!

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  22. Hot chocolate sounds so good right now. Thanks for sharing with Tasty Tuesdays!

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  23. Sounds tasty! We put one chopped chocolate = 100 grams (some of the bitter kind, with 50% cocoa in it) in one liter of boiling milk, stir and that's it! Tasty and creamy. Kids also like to put somoe whipped cream over it ;-)

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  24. I sure could use some hot cocoa right this minute! Brrr..This recipe sounds so good! Thanks for sharing on Wednesday Whatsits :) If you have a moment to visit me over on my blog, I'd love it! Have a great day!

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  25. I recently made some "real" hot chocolate for my parents, and they were surprised at how much better it tasted. (Of course no random fillers and ingredients tastes better!) I'm looking forward to trying your recipe too. :) Thanks for stopping by and sharing this recipe with us - you're featured this week on Five Friday Finds! I'm looking forward to what you share this week. :)

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  26. Looks deelish on a hot wintery day :)
    Thanks for sharing on this week's Inspired By Me Mondays; hope you can come back again!
    Rachael @ Diamonds in the Rough

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  27. This sounds so good, Jenn! My kids love hot chocolate but I'm not a fan of the pre-packaged, processed stuff. Thanks so much for sharing at Your Turn To Shine!! :)

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  28. That looks fabulous. We love homemade hot cocoa here too.

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  29. One thing I miss, can't have milk these days are any dariy for that .. but this looks divine.. going to copy the recipe for my daughter.. with love Janice

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  30. Look so yummy :) thanks for linking up to Creative Mondays .. Pinned and featuring this week at the blog hop..

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  31. Hey, just found your site through Carol's Chatter! I have always wanted to make my own hot cocoa, and I agree that as convenient as store-bought items are, they just aren't ever the same as the satisfaction and deliciousness of making something from scratch.

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  32. Pinning this so I can try it out! Looks great, Happy Thanksgiving!!

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  33. Mmmm, this sounds really delish and rich! Will have to try it!

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