Quick Maple Hot Chocolate Recipe

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What sweet drink could be more popular when the weather's wintry than hot chocolate? Here, subtle maple flavor turn this favorite beverage into an extraordinary one...using a recipe from Marla Brenneman of Goshen, Indiana. Folks who favor marshmallows will want to add plenty on top!

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Quick Maple Hot Chocolate Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 10 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

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Ingredients

1/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon baking cocoa
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup hot water
1 tablespoon butter
4 cups milk
12 large marshmallows, divided
1 teaspoon maple flavoring
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

In a large saucepan, combine sugar, cocoa and salt. Stir in water until smooth. Add butter; bring to a boil. Reduce heat. Add milk, eight marshmallows and flavorings; simmer until marshmallows are melted. Pour into mugs; top each with a marshmallow. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 cup) equals 304 calories, 11 g fat (7 g saturated fat), 41 mg cholesterol, 233 mg sodium, 42 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 9 g protein.

Originally published as Maple Hot Chocolate in Country Woman January/February 1999, p14