Christmas movie time is here, and that means it’s time for sipping hot cocoa, all cozy and snug before a roaring fire, just like they do in the movies. Even if a person has to drink dairy-free hot cocoa.
Which is why I pulled down the old Betty Crocker Cookbook (circa 1976) and adapted my childhood favorite made-from-scratch hot cocoa recipe. A little less sugar. Almond milk instead of real milk. And voila! I was sipping hot cocoa all cozy and snug, pretending to be sitting in front of a roaring fire.
Dairy-Free Hot Cocoa
1/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup cocoa*
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups water
4 1/2 cups almond milk
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
Mix sugar, cocoa, and salt in large saucepan. Add water and heat until boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 2 minutes. Add almond milk. Heat through, but do not boil. Add vanilla and serve. Leftovers can be stored in the refrigerator and heated in the microwave by the cupful.
*Next time, I’ll use only 1/4 cup cocoa as this was V-E-R-Y chocolatey.
