Hot Caramel Cocoa
Nothing beats sitting down in the middle of a crazy afternoon, taking a minute for yourself and enjoying something warm to drink. Â Or after a long day at work, dinner is made, the dishes are done, and the kids are in bed, curling up on the couch with a good book and snuggling up with a warm nightcap.
Hot Caramel Cocoa
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons corn syrup
- 1 tablespoon cocoa
- 2 cups milk
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan combine butter, sugar and corn syrup of medium heat, stirring occasionally as butter melts.
- Bring to a boil and stir continuously for about 3-4 minutes until color is golden brown.
- Reduce heat to low and gradually add in milk stirring after each addition.
- Continue until all milk is added then stir in cocoa.
- Bring heat back up to medium until heated to desired temperature, stirring occasionally.
- Carefully pour in to serving mugs. Garnish with marshmallows, whip cream, chocolate shavings or drizzle with caramel.
Hot Caramel Cocoa (using caramel candies)
- Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon cocoa
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons water
- 20 caramel candies, unwrapped
- 2 cups milk
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan combine cocoa, sugar and water over medium heat until sugar and cocoa is dissolved. Reduce heat to low.
- Place caramel candies in microwave safe bowl and cook on 50% power for 1 minute until caramel is smooth and melted. Pour in to cocoa mixture and stir until smooth.
- Gradually add in milk, stirring after each addition until all milk is added.
- Bring heat back up to medium until heated to desired temperature, stirring occasionally.
- Carefully pour in to serving mugs. Garnish with marshmallows, whip cream, chocolate shavings or drizzle with caramel.
Notes
Notes and Tips-
You can make this the day before and store it in a Quart size mason jar. When ready to serve, pour in to a saucepan or microwave safe bowl and reheat.
This recipe was made with whole milk but you can substitute for low fat or skim milk for a lighter version.
If you don’t have loose cocoa, you can use 1 tablespoon of cocoa from the cocoa packets. Store the remaining unused cocoa in a small container to reuse to make this again.
Pour 1/2 cup of coffee to a 1/2 cup of the Hot Caramel Cocoa for a Caramel Coffee.
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This does sound like the perfect thing to enjoy at the end of a long day!
Wow, I must try this! This looks fabulous! Clearly, we were on the same page by adding caramel to our dishes! 😉
xo
This looks so warm and cozy! Perfect to enjoy all for yourself when everyone is tucked in their beds.
Its a straight shot with Jet Blue I can be there in two hours put the cocoa on~ love it!
I’m sitting here in nearly 30 degree (that’s about 90F) and somehow you have made me crave hot chocolate. Maybe I’ll do some experimenting and make a frozen version.
Thank you for all the sweet comments! Claudia, I got some simmering on the stove now, so fly on over! :). I love your idea Claire of a frozen version, that would be delicious! 🙂
I prefer tea myself but your pictures are so tempting of the cocoa.