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How to Make Hot Chocolate

January 4, 2019 by Kerri Jablonski 16 Comments

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While I love hot chocolate year round, when the temperatures get around freezing a few days in a row, it becomes a daily treat. I love my hot chocolate nice and frothy, but I can’t really justify a trip to the coffee shop everyday. The being said, I figured out how to make whipped hot chocolate with an immersion blender.

whipped hot chocolate and star cookies

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How to Make Hot Chocolate with an Immersion Blender

As long as you have some chocolate and some milk, you can make hot chocolate.

Do you call it hot chocolate or hot cocoa?
I use the terms interchangeably, because semantics. BUT, technically hot chocolate is made with whole chocolate.  Hot cocoa is made with cocoa powder.

Hot chocolate should be whipped, and I’m not talking about whipped cream. Hot chocolate that just sits there in the cup is boring. I’m talking about the instant hot chocolate you usually microwave in a mug. Using an immersion blender to make your hot chocolate whips air into it, giving it that lighter consistency like you get at the coffee shop.

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How to make hot chocolate

Makes about 4 8oz servings
Ingredients
3 cups whole milk
1 cup half and half
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
2 tsp pure vanilla extract
how to make hot chocolate

Directions
In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, combine the milk., half and half and vanilla and heat it until steaming. It’s important to not let it simmer or boil or you could scald the milk.

Add the chocolate chips and stir carefully until melted. If you like a sweeter hot chocolate, you can add a little bit of powdered sugar.

Remove the saucepan from the heat.

Use an immersion blender to carefully whip the hot chocolate until frothy.

Pour into mugs, and garnish as desired and then serve right away.

Tip: Preheat your mugs by pouring some hot water in them, let it sit for a few minutes and then dump it out.
Tip: Top with whipped cream and marshmallows, sprinkle with cinnamon, cocoa powder, or chocolate shavings.
Tip: Semisweet chocolate is a good choice for hot chocolate. Milk chocolate is too mild

WORD OF THE DAY: HOT CHOCOLATE

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About Kerri Jablonski

Kerri Jablonski is a Seattle Mom Blogger. She lives with her 3 kids (2008, 2010, 2013), her husband and cats. Two of her children have Autism. Kerri enjoys cooking, travel, movies and spending time with her family.

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  1. Shannyn

    January 4, 2019 at 3:05 pm

    This looks so good! I love how it’s got a bit of froth on the top..and it’s way better than trying to get the powder to dissolve manually!

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  2. Jean Parks

    January 15, 2019 at 10:35 am

    Okay, the froth got me, this looks tasty & easy & lord knows I love easy 🙂

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  3. Laura

    May 8, 2019 at 3:57 pm

    Yum! Hot chocolate is my go-to cold weather drink!

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  4. Quanda Dykstra

    May 8, 2019 at 8:06 pm

    I never made hot chocolate with semisweet chocolate chips. I must try it. Thanks!

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  5. shelly peterson

    June 2, 2019 at 10:19 am

    We love hot cocoa. I will have to try this

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  6. Betty Curran

    June 9, 2019 at 7:32 pm

    This looks really easy. I love hot cocoa all year round.

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  7. Nerlande

    July 25, 2019 at 11:35 am

    I love hot chocolate great recipe it looks delicious.

    Reply
  8. Patty

    December 10, 2019 at 10:16 am

    Good hot chocolate is a real winter treat. I do make it the real way every now and again

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  9. kimberly leasure

    January 15, 2020 at 8:50 am

    I love the steaming milk

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  10. Derrick Johnson

    January 22, 2020 at 9:13 am

    Hot chocolate is perfect for these cold winter days right now.

    Reply
  11. susan kopp

    January 22, 2020 at 9:47 am

    love it!!

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  12. LaKisha Riddick

    January 22, 2020 at 4:32 pm

    This looks delicious! How perfect on these chilly winter nights! Thanks for sharing!

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  13. Michael DeFren

    January 29, 2020 at 12:25 am

    mmm, Add marshmallows, there are a great bonus and melt into sugar

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  14. Merit Hartzell

    January 29, 2020 at 11:11 am

    This looks wonderful!

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  15. Ina Fowler

    January 29, 2020 at 11:43 am

    Thank you for this yummy recipe!

    Reply
  16. Wendy Green

    December 18, 2020 at 4:14 pm

    Ooh I might try this for Christmas!

    Reply

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