Mrs Thornbys Home Made Hot Chocolate Recipes

Steps:

• To make the basic hot chocolate, combine the milk with the half-and-half in a small saucepan. Warm over medium-low heat, and then stir in the chocolate chips. Stir until melted (though there will still be lovely particles of chocolate throughout). If it's too chocolaty for you, splash in a little more milk. Add a splash of vanilla extract. If it's not quite sweet enough for you, add 1 teaspoon or so of sugar. Serve in mugs with whipped cream.

Steps:

• Heat the milk, cocoa, sugar and chocolate in a small pan over a medium heat until steaming and the chocolate has melted. Whisk to dissolve the cocoa.
• Pour into a mug, then add the cream to float on top. Grate over a little more chocolate to serve.

Steps:

• 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.

Steps:

• In a medium sized pot- mix cocoa, salt, and sugar.
• Add milk. Heat to dissolve.
• Add light cream, cinnamon, vanilla. Heat to just under boiling.
• Mix very well and pour into warm mug.
• Top with whipped cream, cocoa powder, and fine orange zest.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine sugar, cocoa, and salt, and whisk to combine well. Store the mixture in an airtight container.
• For individual servings, pour 1 cup whole milk into a microwave-safe mug, and microwave on high just until hot. Add 2 tablespoons of cocoa mix, and stir to dissolve. For a larger batch of cocoa, warm the milk in a saucepan set over medium-low heat, taking care not to let the milk boil; as it warms, stir in 2 tablespoons of mix for each cup of milk.

Steps:

• Spray a 9 x 13 inch pan with non stick cooking spray. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Melt 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips and butter in a large bowl in the microwave. Stir until smooth.
• Stir in eggs, flour, sugar, baking soda and vanilla. Stir together well.
• Spread batter into the greased pan, then sprinkle with remaining chocolate chips and chopped nuts.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes or until set.
• Microwave caramels and milk in a small bowl for about 1 minute. Stir and then continue to microwave, stirring every 15 seconds until all is melted and smooth. Drizzle over warm brownies.

Steps:

• 1/3 cup mix to 1 cup hot water For Ellie, 3 heaping tablespoons to 3/4 cupful hot water