Almond Hot Cocoa / Hot Chocolate
- 15 mini Hershey Bars
- 24 ounces milk
- 1 -2 ounce sugar (To taste)
- 1 teaspoon cocoa
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper (less is more with Cayenne)
- 18 teaspoon cinnamon
- 18 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 18 teaspoon almond extract (Flavor Option A for Almond Cocoa)
- 12 candy cane, Fine Chopped (Flavor Option B for Peppermint Cocoa)
- 1 -2 teaspoon peppermint, altoids Crushed into fine powder (Flavor Option C for Peppermint Cocoa)
- In a large sauce pan, heat milk over medium-low.
- While heating Milk, Chop up Hershey bars.
- (And peppermint, if applicable.
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- Once milk is hot (Do NOT Boil), stir in All other ingredients.
- (Make sure to use only one flavoring.
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- Don't stop gently stirring.
- Take a spoon and taste it.
- Add sugar slowly, tasting as you go.
- Once you get to where you like it, stop.
- Turn off burners, and whisk until frothy.
- (Note: I usually put it in a blender to make the whisking that much easier.
- Shh, don't tell my Grandma.
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- Pour into mugs and enjoy.
milk, sugar, cocoa, cayenne pepper, cinnamon, vanilla, almond, cane, peppermint
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/almond-hot-cocoa-hot-chocolate-405293 (may not work)