Pioneer Woman's Hot Chocolate, Slightly Modified

Submitted by rochsann

"I usually make hot chocolate with cocoa powder, but being out of that ingredient, I tried the Pioneer Woman's recipe that calls for semi-sweet chocolate chips. The result was rich and creamy, even though I used four cups of milk rather than the milk/half-n-half mixture her recipe called for. I wondered if I could combine the chips and milk enough to be rid of any tiny chocolate flakes; I came close, but a few remained. Another member of our Christmas tree-cutting party told me how much she enjoyed the hot chocolate, because of the tiny chocolate flakes in it :) (and the tiny splash of peppermint schnapps my husband added to it), so the hot chocolate turned out perfectly.  "

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 4 Cups
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 4 cups milk
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 dashes ground cinnamon or 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 cup whipped cream (#whippedcreammakes everything tastes better) (optional)
• 1 cup marshmallows (#marshmallowsneverhurt) (optional)

directions

1. Warm the milk in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. .
2. Stir in chocolate chips. Stir until melted ("though there will still be lovely particles of chocolate throughout," the Pioneer Woman's words, not mine.).
3. If it's too chocolatey for you, splash in a little more milk. If it's not quite sweet enough for you, add 1 teaspoon sugar (I added the sugar).
4. Serve in mugs, and it should be rich and creamy, and perhaps even better with whipped cream and/or marshmallows.