Butterscotch Hot Cocoa Recipe

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Most people are used to adding mint flavoring to their hot cocoa. But my family favors this version, which calls for brown sugar and butterscotch ice cream topping. —Aims62, Taste of Home Online Community

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Butterscotch Hot Cocoa Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Yield: 5 Servings

10 10 20

Ingredients

4 cups 2% milk
3/4 cup half-and-half cream
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup baking cocoa
1/2 cup butterscotch ice cream topping
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Miniature marshmallows

Directions

In a large saucepan, heat milk and cream over medium heat until bubbles form around sides of pan (do not boil). Remove from the heat; whisk in the brown sugar, cocoa, butterscotch topping and vanilla until smooth. Return to the heat; cook and stir until heated through. Pour into mugs; sprinkle with marshmallows. Yield: 5 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 cup (calculated without marshmallows) equals 337 calories, 8 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 33 mg cholesterol, 239 mg sodium, 59 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 10 g protein.

Originally published as Butterscotch Hot Cocoa in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2010, p21