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    Homemade Hot Chocolate

    Published: Dec 11, 2014 · Last Modified: Feb 12, 2021 by Jessica · 11 Comments · This post may contain affiliate links

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    The easiest hot chocolate that uses pure chocolate and it only calls for three ingredients!

    Homemade Hot Chocolate - Sprinkle Some Sugar

    Hot chocolate has been my go-to drink for as long as I can remember. It's been my savior during these chilly, rainy and now SNOWY days that we've been having here lately in NJ. I have it almost every single day and thought it was about time I share my favorite recipe with you! I do have another recipe on my site for hot chocolate (don't mind the pictures, I was a newbie!) hat's delicious as well but it uses cocoa powder while this one uses real chocolate. This one is the besssst and is ridiculously easy to make. And the best part is that it requires only THREE ingredients and ten minutes of your time!

    Homemade Hot Chocolate - Sprinkle Some Sugar
    Since hot chocolate is my thing, I am pretty picky about it. It has to be super chocolate-y, creamy and rich. I usually only use whole milk for my hot chocolate but if I'm making some for friends too, I usually use half heavy cream for an even creamier treat. Or even all heavy cream, but that kind of grosses me out, not gonna lie.
    In the summer, frozen hot chocolate is my bessst friend.
     Homemade Hot Chocolate - Sprinkle Some Sugar
    In hot chocolate, using real chocolate lends a much richer and more pure chocolate tasting drink. Honestly, I do love both cocoa powder (I have a hot cocoa mix recipe coming soon.. it's amazing so stay tuned!) and real chocolate based hot chocolates but real chocolate one reins supreme over the rest! You can play around with the amount of chocolate you'd like to add, I like mine with a deep chocolate flavor so I use a lot, feel free to use less.
    One of my favorite ways to drink this hot chocolate is by adding a few drops of peppermint extract to create a peppermint hot chocolate. So good!
     Homemade Hot Chocolate - Sprinkle Some Sugar
    Try this recipe for the easiest and best hot chocolate ever!
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    Servings 1 -2

    Ingredients
      

    • 2 cups whole milk
    • ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
    • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
    • garnish with homemade whipped cream or marshmallows

    Instructions
     

    • Heat milk on medium heat until very hot, but not boiling. Stir in chocolate chips and vanilla. Start whisking rapidly until all chocolate is melted. (By whisking rapidly, this prevents a skin forming on the hot chocolate from the milk getting too hot.) Once everything is smooth, pour into glasses and enjoy!

    Notes

    Add ¼-1/2 teaspoon of peppermint extract for peppermint hot chocolate.
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    1. Lauren says

      December 15, 2014 at 10:56 pm

      I've never made homemade hot cocoa, but I need to start! And I need to add a ton of marshmallows too! Yum!

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      • Jessica says

        December 16, 2014 at 2:52 pm

        Same! I love a massive amount of marshmallows! 🙂

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    2. Michelle Hwee says

      December 16, 2014 at 12:44 am

      yummy! I have seen a couple of recipes for homemade hot cocoa but have never tried it out before. I will now! I love hot cocoa during the colder months with marshmallows! They are so good and it is so satisfying on a cold winter day! Thank you so much for sharing this 🙂 I'm about to go make one right now!

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      • Jessica says

        December 16, 2014 at 2:52 pm

        Hope you loved it!!

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    3. Fi Ní Neachtáin says

      December 16, 2014 at 3:16 am

      I don't like hot drinks - hot chocolate included but I really wish I did because it always looks so sweet with all the marshmallows. It's great that hot chocolate is you thing and you want it to taste just right. Thanks for sharing the recipe, I'll have to make this for my little boy, I know he's at least love all the marshmallows 🙂

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      • Jessica says

        December 16, 2014 at 2:51 pm

        Definitely. My little guy's favorite part is the marshmallows too. 🙂

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