Kentucky Hot Cocoa Recipes

HOMEMADE HOT COCOA

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine sugar, cocoa and salt. Add water; bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes. Stir in milk; heat to serving temperature (do not boil). Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla. Whisk until frothy. If desired, garnish with marshmallows, cream or cinnamon sticks.

HOT COCOA

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl and incorporate evenly. In a small pot, heat 4 to 6 cups of water.
• Fill your mug half full with the mixture and pour in hot water. Stir to combine. Seal the rest in an airtight container, keeps indefinitely in the pantry. This also works great with warm milk.

CREAMY HOT COCOA

Steps:

• Combine the cocoa, sugar and pinch of salt in a saucepan. Blend in the boiling water. Bring this mixture to an easy boil while you stir. Simmer and stir for about 2 minutes. Watch that it doesn't scorch. Stir in 3 1/2 cups of milk and heat until very hot, but do not boil! Remove from heat and add vanilla. Divide between 4 mugs. Add the cream to the mugs of cocoa to cool it to drinking temperature.

KENTUCKY KOCOA/COCOA

Steps:

• Mix the heated cocoa, bourbon and creme de cacao together and pour into glass mugs or any vessel you would use for an Irish whiskey.
• Top each beverage with half the whipped cream.
• Dust with a small amount of cocoa.
• Serve.

KENTUCKY HOT COCOA

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, add milk, vanilla bean pod and all of the spices (everything but the chocolate, sugar and bourbon). Bring to a simmer over low heat to allow spices to infuse the milk. Once the milk is simmering, slowly add the chocolate and sugar. Continuously whisk until everything is combined and frothy. Line up two mugs and pour one ounce of bourbon into each. Add a cup of hot chocolate to each, top with homemade whipped cream and grate chocolate on top for garnish. Enjoy immediately!