Hot Chocolate to Die For

What is more pleasing than a cup of hot chocolate on a cold winter day? Homemade hot chocolate with many variations..that's what. This recipe is so smooth and decadent, sure to melt the frost off your windows!

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Serves: 1-2

Ingredients

• 3  ounces  milk chocolate
• 1  teaspoon butter
• 1⁄4 teaspoon vanilla
• 1  cup half-and-half or 1  cup  cream

Directions

1. These amounts are for 1 cup.
2. Combine in double boiler the milk chocolate, butter, and vanilla.
3. Stir till melted and smooth.
4. Add the half-and-half. Add this very slowly and do not boil.
5. Serve over a handful of mini marshmallows and garnish with a bit of nutmeg.
6. Variations: substitute dark semisweet chocolate or white chocolate.
7. Try adding some liqueurs--Kahlua to go with the milk chocolate; Cointreau (goes with the dark chocolate); or peppermint Schnapps with the white chocolate.