Cocoa | 12.12.21

. . . the reason they invented winter!

I think I loved hot chocolate the most when I was a kid. We often had it with popcorn when my Dad would make a fire in the fireplace. I made it for my kids a lot when they were young too. I still like it well enough now, but not interested in having it much. Just once or twice each winter.

 

I love it, but don't drink it much since chocolate doesn't agree with me now. I always wanted mini marshmallows in mine.

 

Still a hot chocolate fan...but go light on the powder. Need to find a less-sugar alternative 'cause this girl for sure loves dark chocolate. And can't resist the mini-marshmallows which are well, sugar Think I'll go eat some now.

 

Yep, love hot chocolate. Don't fix it at home very often. But I will order it at a restaurant during the winter. Bob Evans puts whipped cream on theirs and I love to use my spoon and mix it all up.

I used to use the Swiss Miss with marshmallows packets when fixing it at home. Don't have any at this time. Never been one to make it "from scratch".

 

Love, love, love hot chocolate. Have to make it with milk not water and yes marshmallows are a must.

I did have the best hot chocolate in Vegas. It was at this posh chocolate shop at Caesar's and was a Mexican hot chocolate. So good…

 

I find it too chocolate-y now but love a mocha, especially with a bit of peppermint in it. Now I'm craving it

 

We love hot chocolate! We make it for sure when we drive around to see Christmas lights with the kids. And also when we watch Polar express.

Throughout the year, I periodically put a hot chocolate packet into my coffee for a mocha. And we definitely have some any time we go camping.

I don't usually care for anything in it, but my kids both like marshmallows. My daughter also likes peppermint sticks in hers. She got best of both worlds when we found peppermint flavored marshmallows this year.

My husband is meh about it usually... but he did find salted caramel hot chocolate packets this year and he pretty much devoured them all.

 

I do find that it is very sweet now and I avoid the excess sugar, I'd rather have a slice of cake.
But back in the day, with marshmallows.

 

I like it,made the old fashioned way,with milk,cocoa powder or chocolate flakes ,and for luxury fresh whipped cream on top. But I hardly ever make it. My hubby is lactose intolerant,so there is hardly ever milk in our house, and for me hot chocolate is a spontaneous thing. But I do have a tub of Options hot chocolate . You mix that one with water,and it is lovely too in a different way.

 

I do like hot cocoa, but I never think to make it. I like it best with LOTS of marshmallows or whipped cream on top. My youngest son begs to go to one of our local tiny diners for breakfast after church solely based on his love of their hot cocoa. He'd have it every day if we let him.

 

Trader Joe's salted caramel cocoa & Zingerman's vanilla marshmallows have ruined me for all other kinds of cocoa & all other kinds of marshmallows.

 

I love hot cocoa especially later in the evening when curled up watching tv. If we have them here I will add mini marshmallows

 

Unfortunately this is me. When I did make it I used milk and cocoa powder or Swiss Miss and real marshmallows. We have a Mr. Coffee Cocomotion Hot Chocolate Maker, and when I used that I'd add marshmallows to the milk and cocoa mix to get a creamy concoction.

 

If you lik you hot chocolate (especially if it is a dark chocolate) a bit tastier - Add a little coarse sea salt.
Cinnamon is also possible if you really want to get into the Christmas spirit.

 

I don't have hot chocolate or cocoa very often at all thanks to being lactose intolerant....when I do its usually a half strength one made with trim milk (yes I do some times pay for the consequences of that but as I only have maybe 3 a year out I don't mind it). If I make it at home, I make it half strength as well and foam up some lactose free milk for the top.