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Homemade Hot Cocoa

1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup baking cocoa
Dash salt
1/3 cup hot water
4 cups milk
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
Miniature marshmallows, sweetened whipped cream or cinnamon sticks, optional

In a saucepan, combine sugar, cocoa and salt. Add water; bring to a
boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes. Stir in milk; heat to serving
temperature (do not boil). Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla.
Whisk until frothy. If desired, garnish with marshmallows, cream or
cinnamon sticks. For Swiss Mocha Cocoa: Add 2 to 2-1/2

Printed from tasteofhome.com Nov 19, 2008

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Homemade Hot Cocoa cont.

teaspoons instant coffee with vanilla. For Canadian Cocoa: Add
1/2 teaspoon imitation maple flavoring with vanilla. For Slim-Trim
Cocoa: Omit sugar. Combine cocoa, salt and water. Substitute
fat-free milk. Proceed as above. Stir in vanilla with artificial
sweetener equivalent to 1/2 cup sugar.

Yield: 5 cups.