Hershey's Old Fashioned Hot Cocoa - from scratch

After a lame warm winter last year and a snow-less winter thus far this year, we finally have SNOW!  And snow means it's time for real, old-fashioned hot cocoa.  NOT the kind that comes from a can and is made with water.

This is the original recipe that used to be on the can of Hershey' cocoa. I was incredibly sad this morning when I saw that it's been replaced with a microwavable version.  This morning I am more thankful than ever for the world wide web!

Hershey's Old Fashioned Hot Cocoa

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
• Dash salt
• 1/3 cup hot water
• 4 cups (1 qt.) milk
• 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Miniature marshmallows or sweetened whipped cream (optional)

Directions

1 Stir together sugar, cocoa and salt in medium saucepan; stir in water. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil. Boil and stir 2 minutes. Add milk; stirring constantly, heat to serving temperature. Do Not Boil.

2 Remove from heat; add vanilla. Beat with rotary beater or whisk until foamy. Serve topped with marshmallows or whipped cream, if desired. Five 8-oz. servings.

The perfect end to a cold, wet morning in the snow! If you love good hot cocoa and have never made it this way at home, you really need to give it a try. So easy and SO much more delicious than canned!


~ Enjoy!


Merissa at Little House on the Prairie Living hosts an Old Fashioned Recipe Exchange every Tuesday.  If you have a recipe to share you can link your blog post or you can post in the comments.  CLICK HERE to go to this week's exchange!

 

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