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Ingredients

1/4 cup granulated sugar

1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

4 cups whole milk

(OR 3 cups milk and 1 cup heavy cream to make it richer)

1/2 cup of chocolate chunks, either semisweet or bittersweet

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

Whisk together the sugar and cocoa powder. Continue whisking while adding the milk and vanilla.

Set over a medium heat and let it reach a light boil while stirring constantly. Add the chocolate chunks as you stir. I like to add them in one by one so I can make sure each piece is fully melted and mixed in.

Set the mixture aside until it's just cool enough to drink, then serve it with your favorite toppings.

Toppings

this section is completely optional and up to your personal tastes. you can add as many or little as you like, or experiment with toppings not listed. but i've starred the ones that are mentioned in the fic~

whipped cream ⭐

marshmallows ⭐

chocolate chips

crushed peppermint

white chocolate

chocolate syrup

sprinkles

peppermint sticks ⭐

cinnamon sticks ⭐

Having made cocoa mix in a warming milk frother before, I decided to quarter the recipe and make a single serving that way, then a second batch after my husband showed interest. Bill's crushed peppermint and whipped cream version got two thumbs up. It was very easy and I am glad I got a photo for a visual reminder of the ingredients and amounts.

A single one cup serving of Rowan's decadent hot cocoa recipe above gets quartered down to the following listed in the order I put them in the milk frother:

two drops vanilla extract

1 cup whole milk (OR 3/4 cups milk and 1/4 cup heavy cream to make it richer)

1 Tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder

1 Tablespoon granulated sugar

2 Tablespoons of chocolate chunks, either semisweet or bittersweet

DEAR  WHITE  RPC  —   i  literally  have  never  heard  anyone  say  that  ?  i  think  that  that ‘ s  not  ---  a  smart  point  ?  you  are  a  writer  ,  writing  a  character  who  is  a  person  of  color .  people  still  in  2020  need  to  learn  the  difference  between  muse  and  mun  .  it ‘ s  not  like  you ‘ re  not  saying  :  “ hey , look  at  me  !  i ‘ m  a  poc  ! ”  and  if  you  are  ,  then  ,  that ‘ s  a  whole  other  subject  . 

think  about  ,  for  example  ,  the  percy  jackson  series  .  rick  riordan  is  white  ,  does  that  mean  every  character  in  the  books  should  be  white  ?  absolutely  not  .  i  think  that  white  authors  can  ,  and  should  not  only  just  include  people  of  color  in  their  stories  ,  and  pat  themselves  in  the  back  for  adding  a  poc  as  a  background  character  ,  but  write  complex  and  diverse  main  characters  of  color  .  we  need  more  representation  everywhere  .  same  goes  for  television  ,  or  hollywood  .  

that  being  said  ,  i  also  want  to  say  that  if  you  write  people  of  color  ,  you  obviously  have  to  do  some  research  beforehand  ,  to  do  so  respectfully  .  

this  is  just  my  opnion  and  my  experience  on  the  matter  ,  and  shouldn ‘ t  be  taken  as  an  absolute  truth  .  talk  to  your  poc  friends  ,  educate  yourself  .  followers  ,  (   non  white  ,  obvi  )  i ‘ d  really  appreciate  if  you  could  contribute  to  this  if  you  have  a  different  view  on  this  than  mine  ?