Description
This homemade hot cocoa mix is rich, chocolatey, and easy to whip up with simple ingredients for a cozy cup any time.
Ingredients
Units
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 4 tbsp dark chocolate chips + 1-2 chips for shaving/grating
- 2 tsp cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground ginger
- Dash of nutmeg
- Dash of ground cloves
- Whipped cream; in the can, extra creamy
Instructions
- Heat a medium pan over medium-high heat.
- Add milk, cream, dark chocolate, and cocoa powder to the pan.
- Stir until the chocolate melts and everything is combined. Let it start to simmer, turn up the heat it necessary.
- Add in the pumpkin, vanilla, and all the spices. Whisk until smooth.
- Continue to stir. Let the hot cocoa sit in the pan to heat up and simmer.
- Dive the hot cocoa into two glasses.
- Add whipped cream (or marshmallows), and top with shaved dark chocolate.