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Chocolate Cherry Hot Cocoa

4 from 1 review
  • Author: A Cultivated Nest
  • Category: Drinks

Description

This chocolate cherry hot cocoa is easy to make, and so delicious! It’d make a lovely drink treat for Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, a birthday, or any day!


Ingredients

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  • 3 cups milk
  • 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup maraschino cherry juice
  • Whipped cream, maraschino cherries, heart sprinkles, and chocolate shavings to garnish

Instructions

  1. In a medium sauce pan, add the milk, cocoa powder and sugar. Warm the milk under low/medium heat and whisk occasionally until the cocoa becomes smooth and blended with the milk (4-5 minutes).
  2. Add the chocolate chips, vanilla and maraschino cherry juice. Stir continuously over low/medium heat until the chocolate chips are completely melted.
  3. Increase heat to medium until a slow simmer forms (do not let it boil).
  4. Turn the heat to low. Taste, keeping in mind that you’ll be adding whipped cream at the end. If the cocoa isn’t sweet enough, add more sugar a teaspoon at a time until you reach the sweetness level you prefer.
  5. Pour into 2 large mugs. Garnish with whipped cream and 2 cherries. Add heart sprinkles and chocolate shavings (to make the shavings, I used a vegetable peeler and shaved off chocolate from a chocolate bar).