Old-Fashioned Hot Chocolate
Ingredients:
2 cups water and 2 cups milk
OR
3 cups water and 1 cup condensed milk
OR
4 cups water and 1/4 cup powdered milk
1/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, morsels, or pieces
1 tablespoon sugar or equivalent measurement sweetener of your choice
Optional ingredients:
1/4 tsp extract in your choice of flavoring (ie: mint, orange, vanilla, etc.)
marshmallows
whipped cream
miniature peppermint sticks
cinnamon
Bring water to a boil in a saucepan or tea kettle. Reduce to lowest setting and add chocolate chips and sugar/sweetener. Stir a few seconds until completely melted. Add milk and heat until hot while stirring. Do not let milk boil. Add any optional flavorings. Pour into cups. Marshmallows and peppermint sticks should be added to each cup individually.
Serves four.