Chocolate Lover's Hot Chocolate

6 Reviews

Prep: 5 min
Cook: 10 min
Ready In: 15 min

“This is a very strong and rich recipe. Great for chocolate lovers!” - by CookingMama 2

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups milk
1/2 teaspoon brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon maple syrup
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon honey
3 1/2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup milk

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Original recipe yields 3 servings

Directions

Heat 2 1/2 cups milk in a saucepan over medium heat until steaming, about 5 minutes. Stir in brown sugar, maple syrup, honey, and vanilla extract. Bring to boil and stir in cocoa powder. Remove from heat and add the remaining 1/2 cup milk. Return saucepan over heat and simmer until heated through, about 2 minutes more. Ladle into cups to serve.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (3 total)

Calories
148 cal
7%

Fat
5.7 g
9%

Carbs
17.5 g
6%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Sarah Jo

Dec. 1, 2012

"I used pure canadian maple syrup in this recipe. Because I am out of honey, I doubled the amount of syrup. I topped this with a dollop of Cool Whip. One of the best hot chocolate recipes I've tried ye..." See moret. I loved that it wasn't overly sweet and that slight hint of maple. VERY good."

Blender Woman

Oct. 17, 2012

"I followed the recipe exactly, just using a small pot and making 1/2 recipe. If you like hot chocolate not sweet at all, you will like this. I honestly, was dissapointed with this as is. However, afte..." See morer I took it off of the burner I let 3 large marshmallows from Allrecipes recipe "Spooky Homemade Marshmallows," melt into it and it was perfect. I topped my cup with some lite whipped topping also. If adding marshmallows or other toppings, the sweetness gets balanced fortunately."