Homemade Hot Cocoa/Syrup

Hot Cocoa

Ingredients

2 cups whole milk

1 cup heavy cream

4 oz. white chocolate chips

1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

Whipped cream

Chocolate syrup

Instructions

Place white chocolate chips in your sauce pan.

Add in milk and cream, then while whisking, add in vanilla extract and cocoa powder. Stir until all the cocoa that can be dissolved is dissolved.

Warm over medium heat until the chocolate chips are completely melted and any remaining cocoa powder has dissolved. Do not boil. Just keep the hot cocoa steaming.

Remove from heat.

Pour hot cocoa through a strainer to remove any cocoa powder chunks.

Place into cups and serve topped with marshmallows and chocolate syrup.

Chocolate Syrup

Ingredients

2 cups sugar

1 cup water

1/3 cup cacao powder or cocoa

1 tbsp vanilla extract

Instructions

Combine sugar and water in a medium sauce pan. Heat on medium until sugar is completely dissolved. Note: Sauce will bubble, so pan must be larger than quantity would normally dictate.

Once sugar is dissolved, add cacao powder. Stir until thoroughly combined.

Bring mixture to steady boil.

Stir constantly and boil for 3 minutes.

Removed from heat and add vanilla.

Allow to cool and then transfer the syrup into the container of your choice.

Notes: If you’d like to use other sugar types for this recipe, you can! Just sub in equal parts honey, maple syrup, or coconut sugar for the sugar. If you are using liquid sweetener, reduce the water by half to 1/2 a cup.