Nice and toasty..

[SaiyanDestroya]

BRR....Colorado is cold. Anyway, this may seem kind of weird, but me and my girlfriend are sitting here trying to think up strange concoctions for hot chocolate....anybody have some strange recipes or additives to the classic warm drink for the holidays?

[Retribution]

Instead of making it the way they tell you on the pack with hot water, I use hot milk. It tastes ALOT better. I also add a little bit of a chocolate bar, so that it actually tastes like chocolate. Not just some water with powered-chocolate mix. Yuck!

[Pumpkin]

[quote name='Altron']Instead of making it the way they tell you on the pack with hot water, I use hot milk. It tastes ALOT better. I also add a little bit of a chocolate bar, so that it actually tastes like chocolate. Not just some water with powered-chocolate mix. Yuck![/quote]

[FONT=Verdana][SIZE=1][COLOR=Seagreen] Actually I do the same exact thing lol thats how my grandma has always made it. I put real hot milk and add in a few milk chocolate bars, it tastes so good that you literally feel warm in minutes. Its the best. [/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR]

[Lady_Rin]

I love hot chocolate. Try this.

Make up just enogh coco and hopt water to make it mix together. Then use whipping, heavy or double cream to fill u[p thje cu[ then heat it in the microwave. Nice and thick and creamy

[SaiyanDestroya]

Awesome thanks guys.

[Break]

[color=darkorchid]Buy Galaxy hot chocolate. Add cointreau when it's made. Yeeaahhh..[/color]

[Dagger]

[quote name='Altron']Instead of making it the way they tell you on the pack with hot water, I use hot milk. It tastes ALOT better. I also add a little bit of a chocolate bar, so that it actually tastes like chocolate. Not just some water with powered-chocolate mix. Yuck![/quote]

Yes! I find the very idea of chocolate-y water vaguely repulsive, so I've always used milk instead. It ends up tasting [i]much[/i] richer and smoother. In fact, I think I'll go make some hot chocolate right now--it's rather rainy and dismal outside.

~Dagger~

[DBZgirl88]

[COLOR=#004A6F]I don't drink hot chocolate as much as I do cocoa. But, cocoa is hard to make! It takes alot of effort to dissolve the power, but here are a few tricks. First, spoon out cocoa powder and mix it with equal amounts of sugar. Add a little milk, just a little, and then mix it vigorously until you get a smooth, thick paste. It helps if you heat the paste in the microwave a bit, and then at a bit more milk. Then spoon the paste into mugs filled three quarters up with milk. Then, heat the mugs up in the microwave.

Try adding cinnimon to the hot cocoa to spicen it up a bit. Altron's idea of adding some pieces of chocolate is also good. Chocolate chips work well. I also add chocolate chips to my coffee sometimes.[/COLOR]

[SaiyanDestroya]

Hmm cocoa sounds good, but not as convenient as hot chocolate lol.

I tried chocolate chips in my coffee today, pretty damn good :D

[Queen Asuka]

[quote name='CowTipper']I don't use the little packet, powdery things, I use chocolate syrup in hot milk.[/quote]

[color=hotpink][size=1]Why has this never occurred to me? As soon as I am in a location where both milk and chocolate syrup are within my grasp, I'm going to see what this is like for myself.[/color][/size]

[DBZgirl88]

[COLOR=#004a6f][quote name='Queen Asuka][color=hotpink][size=1]Why has this never occurred to me? As soon as I am in a location where both milk and chocolate syrup are within my grasp, I'm going to see what this is like for myself.[/color'][/size][/quote]Though I haven't tried this idea myself, it doesn't really appeal to me. I always end up leaving it cold cause that's the way like my regular chocolate milk. I should really try it though for convenience's sake. Takes up much less time.[/COLOR]

[Sara]

[quote name='Queen Asuka][color=hotpink][size=1]Why has this never occurred to me? As soon as I am in a location where both milk and chocolate syrup are within my grasp, I'm going to see what this is like for myself.[/color'][/size][/quote][color=#4b4b79]Heheh, Tori's so cute.

My friend Elsa fills her cup about a quarter full of chocolate chips before adding hot chocolate (pre-mixed and warm, from the dispenser in the cafeteria).

I agree that hot chocolate is infinitely better with milk. It's just....yummier. I also make tomato soup with milk, yum.

Actually, buttered toast dipped in hot chocolate is a wonderul winter snack. I encourage everyone to have some. Heh.

I actually just had some hot chocolate that (upon closer investigation of the container) turned out to be hot chocolate expresso. It's quite good, and I'm quite untired. Heh.

three french hens,
Sara[/color]

[Helios]

[FONT=Palatino Linotype]You could try putting in a squeeze of lemon. It's always pretty tasty.[/FONT]