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Single Serving Homemade Hot Chocolate {Simple and Delicious Recipe}

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Single Serving Homemade Hot Chocolate is a homemade hot chocolate recipe. This cup of hot chocolate is sinfully just delicious. Ever wonder how to make hot chocolate from cocoa powder? Now you can! 

 

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Cup Of Hot Chocolate

When it is cold and snowy outside I love having a cup of hot chocolate. Homemade hot cocoa is way better than prepackage hot cocoa. How to make hot chocolate with cocoa powder for one cup of hot chocolate?

 

Single Serving Homemade Hot Chocolate over head with marshmallow and chocolate garnish in mug

Homemade Hot Cocoa

I live alone. So making homemade hot cocoa for one is essential. Looking for a homemade hot chocolate recipe on the internet, you find that that homemade hot cocoa is for a group of people. I need to scale down the homemade hot chocolate recipe to be just a cup of hot chocolate.

 

Single Serving Homemade Hot Chocolate close up inside the mug with a single marshmallow and choolate garnish

 

How To Make Hot Chocolate From Cocoa Powder

A good homemade hot chocolate recipe has to have a good chocolate taste. I did find homemade hot cocoa on the Hershey site, but how to make hot chocolate from cocoa powder? After tinkering around, I figured out how to make hot chocolate from cocoa powder!

 

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Hot Chocolate With Milk

I also like hot chocolate creamy. The answer to the creamy hot chocolate recipe is to add milk. Powdered milk? No, I like using real milk! The result, a great cup of hot chocolate, I can make and enjoy on a chilly night.

 

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Yield: 1 cup

Single Serving Homemade Hot Chocolate

SingleServingHomemadeHotChocolate

Single Serving Homemade Hot Chocolate is a homemade hot chocolate recipe. This cup of hot chocolate is sinfully just delicious. Ever wonder how to make hot chocolate from cocoa powder? Now you can!

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons baking cocoa
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream

Instructions

  1. In a small sauce pan combine the cocoa and sugar.
  2. Add the milk, and stir until everything is dissolved.
  3. Heat until the milk still it starts to steam.
  4. Add the heavy cream, and continue to stir.
  5. When the hot cocoa start to bubble, take it off the heat.
  6. Pour into a mug, garnish with a marshmallow or whipped cream, or both! ENJOY!

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

1

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 434Total Fat: 26gSaturated Fat: 16gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 82mgSodium: 112mgCarbohydrates: 42gFiber: 2gSugar: 27gProtein: 10g

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Olivia

Saturday 31st of March 2018

I love that this homemade and 1 cup for one person!

Traci @ The Kitchen Girl

Wednesday 1st of November 2017

I love single serve anything! Now I can add this to my list of cold weather beverages to make in an instant. Love the simplicity. Thanks!

Helene

Wednesday 1st of November 2017

Your homemade hot chocolate would give me those comforting flavors that I am looking for when I don't feel so bright. Sorry to hear that you have been struggling with your sinuses, the diet pill doesn't sound so good.

Elizabeth | The Recipe Revival

Wednesday 1st of November 2017

I love this single serve recipe! So much better for you than the pre-made packets!

Tina

Wednesday 1st of November 2017

Creamy hot cocoa is the BEST. I'm going to make your recipe, this sounds like just what I need:)

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