Hot Chocolate and Hot Cocoa are my favorite, my hot chocolate post talks volumes of my addiction towards them 🙂 A cup of Hot Cocoa is perfect for this chill weather.Mittu loves it so we have it often these days.For hot chocolate we add chocolate and fresh cream which is rich and creamy but hot cocoa is just with coco powder as main ingredient so using good quality coco powder is a must.I use Hersheys and Weikfield coco powders and stock them as and when I see it in Nilgiris.
Hot Cocoa Recipe – Ingredients
Preparation Time : 5 mins | Cooking Time : 10 mins | Serves : 2
Recipe Category: Beverage | Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Recipe Category: Beverage | Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Full fat Boiled Milk – 1 cup
Unsweetened Coco Powder – 2 tsp
Vanilla Essence – 1/4 tsp
Sugar – 3 tsp
Method:
- Take sugar and coco powder in a bowl.Add 2 tsp of milk to form thick smooth paste.Set aside.
- Now take boiled milk, then add sugar,cocoa paste, whisk it well.
- Then add vanilla essence, whisk once.Let it boil
- Simmer for 3mins.Then pour into serving glass and serve immediately.
Serve hot with a pinch of coco powder sprinkled !!
My Notes:
- Don’t cook in high flame.
- Reduce cocoa powder as per the variety , else it may taste bitter.
- The color depends on the variety of cocoa powder.
- Good quality coco powder is one of the important factors to get perfect hot Cocoa.
- I used Hersheys coco powder this time and am loving it for the color and flavour.
- Hot Chocolate and Hot Cocoa are entirely different in taste and texture.Hot Chocolate is rich,creamy and slightly on the creamier side wherewas hot coco is just like milk in consistency.
- Hot Cocoa should be made and served immediately.Reheating will change the taste and flavour of the drink.
- Adjust sweetness according to your taste.
- You can even mix everything and microwave it for a minute.
- If you like cinnamon flavour then add a pinch of it.
wow tempting me a lot .surely will try .thanks for sharing .how z little kid ?
Nice recipe. Ur strainer is good. Is it glass. How is lil one and mittu…
Thank you! No No its plastic only.Both of them are fine 🙂
I really didn't know this recipe is so easy.I tried once adding coco powder to hotmilk and sugar .it was a disaster.
Your recipe looks so good.must try recipe
Timely recipe for this climate. Very quick and tasty. I too like Hersheys for the colour and flavor… its really special, when we nake homemade chocolates. Your photographs says the yummy… tasty…feelings..that topping is really cute, try some letter or shape next time( M & G )
Yesterday made dis for my daughter she loved it and asked to make it daily…thank u
Hi,
Can we make this recipe and allow it to chill in the fridge ? I am planning to make the cold version of it but not sure about the outcome and the taste difference.
Yes you can chill it and drink too.