Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Lambz'R'us Recipe: Festive "MC" Christmas Cocoa

(Original recipe makes 4 servings)

Ingredients:
 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
 3/4 cup white sugar
 1 pinch salt
 1/3 cup boiling water
 3 1/2 cups milk
 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
 1/2 cup half-and-half cream
 *Festive splash of Butterscotch Schnapps (Optional)
 *Whipped cream and chocolate shavings for garnish

Directions:
Combine the cocoa, sugar and pinch of salt in a saucepan. Blend in the boiling water. Bring this mixture to an easy boil while you stir. Simmer and stir for about 2 minutes. Watch that it doesn't scorch. Stir in 3 1/2 cups of milk and heat until very hot, but do not boil! Remove from heat and add vanilla. Divide between 4 mugs. Add the cream to the mugs of cocoa to cool it to drinking temperature


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