Pork tenderloin stew that is delicious and simple to prepare. I believe the black pepper and cumin add a great edge without being overly hot to counteract the softness of the potatoes and tenderized vegetables. If you prefer a creamier soup, you can alternatively use half-and-half or cream in place of the water.
| Prep Time: | 5 mins |
| Cook Time: | 5 mins |
| Total Time: | 10 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
Ingredients
- ¾ cup white sugar
- ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 pinch salt
- ⅓ cup boiling water
- 3 ½ cups milk
- ¾ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup half-and-half cream
Instructions
- Combine sugar, cocoa powder, and salt in a saucepan. Add boiling water and whisk until smooth. Bring mixture to a simmer, stirring continuously to prevent scorching, and cook for 2 minutes.
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- Stir in milk and heat until very hot without boiling.
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- Remove from heat; add vanilla.
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- Add cream to each mug to help cool cocoa to drinking temperature then divide hot cocoa between 4 mugs.
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- Serve hot and enjoy!
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Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 310 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 53 g |
| Cholesterol | 28 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 9 g |
| Saturated Fat | 5 g |
| Sodium | 102 mg |
| Sugars | 48 g |
| Fat | 9 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Fabulous. Deducted some sugar per reviews. It may be great without half and half or cream, but you’ll be missing out!
It is so good i love hot chocolate
Used 1/2 cup monk fruit instead of sugar. Mixed the milk and cream in at the same time. Almost like drinking chocolate, delicious, rich and decadent!
I eliminated the half and half (didn’t have any) and vanilla so really just used the cocoa, sugar and salt with milk. Followed suggestions and used 1/2 a cup. Yummy!
I thought this recipe was the one I made two years ago, but I could’ve sworn the one I made called for heavy cream, and incorporated it into the hot cocoa-not called for it to be added to the mugs separately. So, I added the heavy cream to the mugs, but it made the hot cocoa too cool. Next time I’ll put the cream in the hot cocoa itself, and reduce the sugar to 1/2, as others suggested. Also, I added a little Bailey’s. Yum!
Wowza! This is amazing hot cocoa! I imagine this is how Judy’s cocoa from The Santa Clause tastes. Like someone else described, it tastes like a melted chocolate bar! I followed the directions except for reducing the sugar to 1/2 cup as recommended in reviews. I also used homemade vanilla paste. I’d say if you use quality cocoa and vanilla and reduce the sugar (start low and add to taste) you’re going to love this decadent hot cocoa!
No changes. Just a great and fast recipe. We are a fan of it at our house.
This recipe is extremely sweet. Couldn’t drink it.
It was easy and is soooo good!!! And my extremely picky Bf being the best judge gave it 5 stars!!! Thanks!!!
Used one cup of cocoa and one teaspoon of vanilla. I didn’t have half and half, so I used slightly less sugar, and squirted in a bunch of canned whipped cream. Then topped with whipped cream. Delicious!!! Next time I’ll try with the half and half.
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I used 2/3 c sugar and a little extra cocoa powder. So delicious!
I wish I read the reviews before I made it, it’s way to sweet.. I’ll try it again with less sugar.
Five stars best hot chocolate I’ve ever had. It was not too dark chocolate and not too sweet. Better than my mom’s homemade and it was easy to make. From Zach, 10-year-old aspiring cook/chef
Wonderful, and my kids loved it! I used sugar free french vanilla creamer in place of half and half.
The perfect amount of richness and it would be so easy to double the recipe for more people. I topped mine with whipped cream and chocolate shavings. My kids love marshmallows. Make it your own!
This was delicious! I followed the advice in cutting the sugar to 1/3c (I’m diabetic and I don’t like overly sweetened drinks) and added 1/2c of strongly brewed coffee to deepen that chocolate flavor. I altered the milk to cream ratio slightly for a creamier hot chocolate. The sweetness was perfect. The creaminess was perfect. The chocolate was perfect. I used Ghirardelli powdered chocolate as my preferred chocolate source (and in my opinion is the BEST chocolate to use in any recipe calling for chocolate).
I doubled the recipe and made this one cold winter night for guests in our home. I made the cocoa-sugar mix ahead of time then slowly mixed it in the milk when the guests arrived. I cut the sugar in half, as per many reviews, and prepared sweetened whipped cream for the topping. WONDERFUL!!!
Yummy! Still very creamy and rich using whole milk only without half and half.
Smooth and creamy! My kids’ favorite hot chocolate recipe so far.
Most AMAZING hot cocoa I’ve ever had! I substituted Half & Half with a shot of Irish Cream.