Hot Chocolate with Nutella

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This hot chocolate with Nutella will hit the spot on a cold day. The Nutella adds an amazing richness to this already creamy hot chocolate. Top it off with marshmallows and whipped cream and call it a day!

It's four days before Halloween and it's rainy with cool weather of 60 degrees. You would think it was the dead of winter by how I'm dressed in my LL Bean zip up lined with fur and boots. Hot chocolate was the only solution to warm me up today. It was that or a pumpkin spiced latte, but after 11 am, I've been trying to stay off the caffeine..so hot chocolate it was and this certainly hit the spot.

Sometimes I'm lazy and will just heat up a good packet of cocoa with milk, but honestly, this isn't much more difficult and it is 100 times better! Hot chocolate is fun because you can add whatever toppings work for the season. If it's near Halloween, I top my hot chocolate with black sugar sprinkles and candy corn, like the photo below. Cinnamon topping works wonders for Fall and of course, crushed Peppermint near Christmas. Super festive! Make these hot chocolates for every holiday and you will be as festive as Poppy the Troll.

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Time to Make and Servings:

Time to Make: 15 minutes

Servings: 2

Ingredients for Hot Chocolate with Nutella:

• 2 cups whole milk
• ½ cup heavy cream
• 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 3 tablespoons Nutella
• ⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• Optional toppings: Mini Marshmallows, Whipped Cream, candy corn, black sugar sprinkles, cinnamon, peppermint, chocolate shavings

How to Make Hot Chocolate with Nutella:

Heat a medium pot on the stovetop over low heat. Add the milk and heavy cream. Stir frequently for 5 to 7 minutes. Do not allow to boil. Turn down the heat if it begins to look like it is going to boil.

Once the milk is warm, add in the unsweetened cocoa powder, sugar, Nutella, and cinnamon. Whisk to combine and continue to cook over low heat. Be sure to combine well. You don't want to drink a chunk of cocoa powder.

Once the hot chocolate is the heat you would like, serve it in a pretty glass. Top with marshmallows, whipped cream and whatever else you love!

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