Old Fashioned Stovetop Hot Chocolate Food

OLD FASHIONED STOVETOP HOT CHOCOLATE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine the sugar, cocoa, and 1/2 cup of milk.
• Stir constantly over medium heat until the hot chocolate mixture comes to a boil. Cook, stirring constantly for 2 minutes.
• Add the remaining milk and heat, do not boil. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla if desired.
• Serve hot with mini marshmallows. Makes six servings.

OLD FASHIONED HOT CHOCOLATE

Steps:

• Heat milk, butter and vanilla on stove top until just boiling.
• Combine cocoa, sugar, cinnamon in mug.
• Pour milk into mug and stir.
• Top with whip cream if desired.

OLD-FASHIONED HOT CHOCOLATE

Steps:

• IF USING CHOCOLATE:.
• Grate chocolate (manually or in food processor fitted with steel blades). Add in corn starch, sugar, and salt.
• IF USING COCOA:.
• Mix solid ingredients, butter, and a little warmed milk to make a smooth paste; add remaining milk.
• In a one-quart, heavy-bottomed, non-aluminum saucepan, heat milk over medium low heat, stirring often with small whisk, until it is steaming hot. Carefully add chocolate mixture.
• Continue cooking mixture, stirring almost constantly with whisk and scraping bottom and sides of pot with heat resistant spatula frequently. Mixture will steam for several (15-20) minutes before coming to a boil, and will thicken slightly.
• When mixture boils, continue cooking and stirring for only 30 to 45 seconds.
• Remove from heat; whisk in vanilla, sugar (as much as you want) and any optional ingredients.
• TO SERVE:.
• Divide among small 4 cups or mugs, and mix 1 tablespoon of skim milk in each mug to achieve desired consistency; you may need to warm in microwave once skim is added.

STOVETOP HOT CHOCOLATE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, mix the sugars, cocoa and salt; gradually stir in water. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Cook and stir for 2 minutes. Ladle into mugs. If desired, top with marshmallows.