I’m more of a coffee person than I am hot chocolate person. But, the other day upon waking, and the outside temperature read -3°, my husband said, “You know, hot chocolate sounds good this morning.” I had to agree.

Our oldest discovered, & has been using this recipe for the last year or two, & it’s a keeper.

The cast of characters:

Ingredients:

1 cup milk

1 tbsp cocoa powder

1 tbsp sugar (granulated or powdered)

1 tbsp semisweet chocolate (or chocolate chips)

1/2 tbsp white chocolate chips

A few drops of vanilla

Optional: cinnamon & a bit of cayenne pepper

Preparation:

Add the ingredients to a saucepan & heat over medium heat, whisking to incorporate.

*For the two large cups shown above, I tripled the recipe.

Top with whipped cream & grated chocolate.

Enjoy!