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Cocoa: Best Hot Cocoa

Source of Recipe


Greg Atkinson






List of Ingredients



• 1/4 cup dark (European-style) cocoa powder
  
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
  
• 2 Tbsp cornstarch
  
• 1 pinch (about 1/16 of a teaspoon) salt
  
• 1/3 cup water
  
• 2 cups milk
  
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
  






Instructions



1. Put the cocoa powder, brown sugar, cornstarch and salt in a saucepan and stir with a whisk to mix. Add the water and whisk until smooth. Put the pot on a burner over high heat and continue whisking until the mixture comes to a full, rolling boil.
   
   
2. Gradually stream in the milk, whisking all the while. While adding the milk, keep the mixture hot and steamy, just below the boil.
   
   
3. Reduce the heat to medium and stir gently for 3 to 5 minutes, or just until the mixture is thickened and beginning to boil. Remove the cocoa from the heat and stir in the vanilla extract. Ladle it into cups and serve right away.
   
   Makes four 6-ounce servings.