Real Deal Real Easy Dutch Hot Chocolate

• servings: 2 servings
• active time: 5 minutes
• total time: 10 minutes

Ingredients

2 tablespoons Dutch-processed cocoa (we used Droste)

1/4 cup sugar

1/4 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or extract

1 2/3 cups Milk (if you’re dairy-free, we recommend coconut, cashew or rice milk)

Whipped cream or marshmallows for serving

Directions

Mix the cocoa, sugar, vanilla and a splash of the milk into a smooth paste in a bowl.

Pour the remaining milk into a saucepan and place over low heat until it just begins to boil. Whisk the hot milk into the chocolate mixture. Ladle the cocoa into serving cups.

Top with dollops of whipped cream or marshmallows and serve immediately.

Nutrition

• Calories: 206 kcal
• Total Fat: 5 g
• Saturated Fat: 3 g
• Cholesterol: 16 mg
• Sodium: 94 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 37 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2 g
• Total Sugars: 35 g
• Protein: 7 g