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Simple and still very good. This is a hot chocolate for anyone.

Hot chocolate that’s good enough for the White House, with both milk and light cream. No fuss with melted chocolate, since it’s made with cocoa powder. Give it a whisk for a foamy touch.

• 6 tbs unsweetened cocoa powder
• 6 tbs sugar
• 2 1/2 cups milk
• 2 1/2 cups light cream
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
• Cinnamon, whipped cream and orange zest

Add sugar and cocoa to milk and heat in a saucepan until dissolved. Add the cream, cinnamon and vanilla. Heat until almost boiling. Mix well and serve, topped with whipped cream and a bit of orange zest.

Serves 6.

Rich, creamy and white chocolate mellow

You don’t always have to use dark chocolate when making cocoa. Hot chocolate made with white chocolate is particularly relaxing and smooth. This is a very creamy recipe.

• 3 oz white chocolate, chopped
• 2 cups half n half
• 2 cups hot coffee
• Whipped cream

Heat the milk and chocolate together ina saucepan until melted and smooth. Stir in coffee and serve with whipped cream on top.

Serves 6

You can make amazing hot cocoa with white chocolate

Even the whipped cream topping in this recipe is minty. The white chocolate is so much more mellow than dark, but the mint really adds a fresh spark to this hot chocolate. Ideal for Christmas and any other winter holidays.

• 8 oz white chocolate
• 3 1/2 cups milk
• 6 hard peppermint candies
• 1/2 tsp peppermint extract
• 2/3 cup whipping cream

Crush the mint candies finely, and beat in with chilled whipping cream. Beat until you have stiff peaks. Chill for about an hour while you make the hot chocolate. Chop chocolate. Heat milk in a saucepan until just simmering. Stir in chocolate, and whisk until smooth and melted. Add mint extract and mix until combined.

Serve hot chocolate into mugs and top with a dollop of mint whipped cream.

Serves 4.

You can never have too many recipes with rum

You can always leave the rum out if you prefer a non-alcoholic version, but it does add some good flavor.

• 2 cups milk
• 3 1/2 oz dark or semisweet chocolate
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 tsp honey
• 1 tbs brown sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 4 tbs dark rum

Chop or grate chocolate, and combine with milk in a saucepan. Stir in honey, sugar and broken cinnamon stick. Heat until chocolate is melted and smooth.

Add vanilla and run, then whisk through. Remove pieces of cinnamon stick, and serve. Serves 2.

Simple, but special.

It’s special because it’s so simple. Using unsweetened chocolate brings out the bold cocoa flavour. You’ll be making this hot chocolate all winter long. This is a classic recipe that many people will recognize once they taste it.

• 2 1/2 cups milk, scalded
• 2 oz unsweetened chocolate
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/8 tsp salt

In a blender, combine chocolate, sugar, vanilla and salt, with 1/2 cup of the milk. Blend until smooth, then add the rest of the milk. Serve immediately.

Serves 3.

Heavy cream makes a rich cup of cocoa

Downright decadent. This hot chocolate recipe calls for heavy cream and whole milk. No need for spices or other flavours when you have real chocolate and cream. This isn’t a recipe for anyone watching their diet. You could always use 2% milk if you want to cut the fat down a little.

• 1 cup whole milk
• 1/3 cup heavy cream
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 5 oz semisweet chocolate

In a saucepan, simmer together milk, cream and sugar. Don’t let the cream mixture come to a boil. Chop chocolate, and stir into hot cream. Stir until melted and mixed.

Serves 2

This is a sweet recipe when you want something different

Ah, a recipe for the kid in all of us. A sweet and delicious way to have some peanut butter that won’t stick to the roof of your mouth. This hot chocolate is quick too, because it uses syrup instead of melted chocolate.

• 8 oz milk
• 3 tsp chocolate syrup
• 1 tbs peanut butter, smooth
• Whipped cream

Heat milk in a saucepan until hot through. Add chocolate syrup and mix well. Stir in peanut butter and stir until melted. Serve and top with whipped cream.

Serves 1.

Cinnamon and a hint of coffee in this hot chocolate

Hot cocoa recipe with a bit of coffee and cinnamon. You can’t beat hot chocolate made with real melted chocolate, especially with the added cinnamon.

• 1 1/2 oz unsweetened chocolate
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 tbs instant coffee
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 3/4 cup water
• 2 cups milk

Grate chocolate, and mix together with other ingredients (except for milk). Heat in a saucepan and simmer while chocolate melts. Stir until everything is evenly blended together. Continue to simmer and stir for about 5 minutes. Then add milk and heat through, but don’t let your  chocolate mixture boil.

Remove from heat, and whisk until frothy. Serve hot chocolate immediately with a dollop of whipped cream, if desired.

Serves 2