Hot Cocoa

Here is a recipe for some hot cocoa on a nice, crisp, and cool day.  Got the base of the recipe from allrecipes.com, but added my own touches....of course.

-  1 cup whole milk

-  2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa

-  1/4 cup sugar

- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

-  1/4 cup heavy cream

-  1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

-  whipped cream (optional)

Heat 1 cup milk in a sauce pan over medium to high heat until warm (a couple of minutes).  Mix in unsweetened cocoa, sugar, vanilla extract, and heavy cream.  Stir for a few minutes and make sure all ingredients are well combined.  Lastly, add in the semi-sweet chocolate chips.  Pour into cups/mugs and serve warm.  Top with whipped cream if you like.

This recipe is good for about 2 cups/servings so if you want more....double or triple the recipe.  Also, this takes only about 10 minutes tops to make and beats the instant hot chocolate by a mile!