Ingredients

  • 2 cupswhole milk
  • 2 tbspcocoa powder(Dutch-process preferred)
  • 2 tbspsugar
  • 2 ozdark chocolate(chopped)
  • ½ tspvanilla extract
  • whipped cream(for topping)

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Instructions

  1. Whisk cocoa powder and sugar together in a saucepan
  2. Add milk gradually while whisking
  3. Heat over medium until steaming
  4. Add chopped chocolate and stir until melted
  5. Remove from heat and add vanilla
  6. Pour into mugs and top with whipped cream and marshmallows

📜 History

Hot chocolate dates to the ancient Mayans and Aztecs who drank bitter, spiced cacao beverages. Spanish conquistadors brought cacao to Europe where sugar was added. By the 18th century, chocolate houses rivaled coffee houses in London, and hot cocoa became the quintessential winter comfort drink.