Hot Dark Chocolate

Ingredients

• 1 quart milk (may use soy, almond, cow, rice milk)
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 ounces dark chocolate, finely chopped (or semi sweet chocolate)
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Directions

1. 1

   In 2-quart saucepan, heat milk to simmering over medium heat.

2. 2

   With wire whisk, stir in cocoa, sugar, chocolate, and vanilla. Heat mixture 3 minutes or until chocolate melts, stirring occasionally.

3. 3

   Pour into warm mugs to serve.

4. 4

   Variations:.

5. 5

   Mexican Hot Chocolate:

6. 6

   Prepare Hot Dark Chocolate as above, but add 1 cinnamon stick (3 inches long) to milk in step 1.

7. 7

   Coffee-Spiked Hot Chocolate:.

8. 8

   Prepare Hot Dark Chocolate as above, but stir 1/4 cup strong coffee(I use decaf) into chocolate mixture just before serving.