Hot Dark Chocolate

Not one but three deep-chocolate versions of your favorite wintertime sip. You can easily double or triple this recipe to serve a crowd. Adapted from Delish magazine.

• Ready In: 10 mins
• Serves: 4
• Yields: 1 quart

Ingredients

• 1  quart milk (may use soy, almond, cow, rice milk)
• 1⁄4 cup  unsweetened cocoa
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 2  ounces dark chocolate, finely chopped (or semi sweet chocolate)
• 2  teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Directions

1. In 2-quart saucepan, heat milk to simmering over medium heat.
2. With wire whisk, stir in cocoa, sugar, chocolate, and vanilla. Heat mixture 3 minutes or until chocolate melts, stirring occasionally.
3. Pour into warm mugs to serve.
4. Variations:.
5. Mexican Hot Chocolate:
6. Prepare Hot Dark Chocolate as above, but add 1 cinnamon stick (3 inches long) to milk in step 1.
7. Coffee-Spiked Hot Chocolate:.
8. Prepare Hot Dark Chocolate as above, but stir 1/4 cup strong coffee(I use decaf) into chocolate mixture just before serving.