How To Make Hot Chocolate

Delicious Hot Chocolate

Just want to start this out by saying I hope you enjoyed my homemade crepes recipe. I had a lot of fun writing and illustrating for it and am happy to have been able to share it that with you guys. Today’s recipe is going to be first the drink based post I’ve made on this blog. The weather has begun to shift here where we live so I wanted to start posting some of my favorite fall and winter drink recipes.

There’s just something about hot chocolate that makes my heart smile. Even more so if it’s homemade, there’s just that extra bit of love in it than the stuff that comes out of the box! Before we begin, allow me to just walk you through some of the supplies you’ll be needing for this hot chocolate recipe!

Preparation

The primary tool needed for this recipe is going to be a sauce pan. Allow me to take a moment to divulge to you all how wonderful it is to have a full set of cast iron pots and pans! I personally have this cute saucepan right here from Bayou Classic. It’s not incredibly big but it’s deep enough for cooking and melting sauces with.

Your second tool for this recipe is going to be a whisk. I don’t think I need to go over what this is used for! With that, I think we’re finally ready to begin making our recipe!

Hot Chocolate Cooking Instructions

Bayou Classic Covered Cast Iron Sauce Pot

Good Grips Balloon Whisk

Cooking Instructions

1.) In a medium sized bowl, add cocoa powder and sugar. Combine ingredients using a whisk.

2.) Using a saucepan, add milk as well as the bowl of dry ingredients. Add in the unsweetened chocolate and vanilla extract, whisk ingredients together. Place the pan over medium heat on the stove and bring to a slight boil, stirring continuosly.

3.)

Stir until the chocolate pieces are completely melted. Once all of the ingredients are melted together, set the pot aside to cool. Serve hot chocolate with marshmallowes if you desire.