Gingerbread Hot Cocoa

Name: Gingerbread Hot Cocoa
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 3 servings.
Ingredients: 1/4 cup packed brown sugar; 1/4 cup baking cocoa; 1 tablespoon molasses; 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1-1/2 teaspoons ground ginger; 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice; Pinch salt; 3 cups whole milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; Whipped cream

Are you in the Christmas spirit yet? If not, this special cocoa will do the trick. It’s like drinking a chocolate gingerbread cookie! —Erika Monroe-Williams, Scottsdale, AZ

Ingredients

1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup baking cocoa
1 tablespoon molasses
1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1-1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
Pinch salt
3 cups whole milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Whipped cream

Directions

In a small saucepan, combine the first seven ingredients; gradually add milk. Cook and stir over medium heat until heated through. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Serve with whipped cream.

Originally published as Gingerbread Hot Cocoa in Taste of Home Christmas Annual 2016