Easy Hot Chocolate
A super easy 4 ingredient hot chocolate. Takes only a few minutes to whip up a batch! This recipe is for one serving, but you can easily double or triple it for more servings.
- Prep Time: 1 minute
- Cook Time: 4 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 1 serving 1x
- Category: Drinks
- Method: Stove Top
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 generous tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 generous tablespoon cocoa powder
- 1 cup 2% milk (see note)
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
- Marshmallows or whipped cream for topping (optional)
Instructions
- Heat all the ingredients in a small pan over medium-low heat while whisking.
- Whisk continuously until the sugar and cocoa powder have dissolved into the milk, and the cocoa is heated, about 3-4 minutes.
Notes
Milk: 2% milk or whole milk is great. To make it extra rich and decadent, try adding a splash of cream. You can also use dairy-free milk like almond milk or oat milk.Ā
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 186
- Sugar: 25.2g
- Sodium: 116.9mg
- Fat: 5.6g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1.8g
- Trans Fat: 0.2g
- Carbohydrates: 27.6g
- Fiber: 1.6g
- Protein: 9.1g
- Cholesterol: 19.7mg
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