It's easy to make Classic Hot Cocoa for 1 from scratch! With a few ingredients, you can enjoy a yummy mug of homemade hot cocoa in minutes!
- 1 cup low-fat milk
- ¾ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1¾ Tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 Tablespoon baking cocoa
- 1 tiny pinch salt
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In a small bowl combine baking cocoa with sugar and a tiny pinch of salt; set aside.
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Pour milk into a small saucepan. Heat the milk on LOW until it's very warm.
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With the heat still on LOW, add the baking cocoa, sugar, and salt mixture. Whisk well to combine them with the milk. Keep whisking, as it might take a minute or two to fully combine them with the milk.
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Continue heating on LOW until the cocoa is very hot, but do NOT let the mixture come to a boil!
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Once HOT (but not boiling), remove the pan from the heat source. Add vanilla extract and stir well until it's incorporated into the hot cocoa.
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Pour the hot cocoa into a mug. If desired, add optional toppings such as whipped cream, miniature marshmallows, decorative sprinkles, etc. Enjoy!