chilly days and hot chocolate

it has been pretty chilly in vermont these days

and on sunday all i wanted was hot chocolate.

unfortunately, hot chocolate is something i haven't bought yet...

...because it is still september (at least for another hour and eleven minutes).

BUT i did have some cocoa powder left over from my delicious gluten-free black and white cream cheese brownies (thanks, martha)

and remembered last year on dave's birthday when we made hot chocolate from cocoa powder to go with our homemade churros...(what a great night...thanks again, martha :))

so i got online and tried to find the best single-serving recipe for the ingredients that i have.

here's what i came up with:

1 T cocoa powder

2 T sugar

2 T water

heat it up, stirring til it's kind of a paste. then add a cup of water (i just fill my mug and dump it in) and a couple squirts of vanilla.

stir til it's warm, and pour it right back into the mug.

YUM it's delicious!

it calls for milk, but it's rich enough with water...it would be decadent with milk :)

you can find the original recipe if you google "sara's homemade hot chocolate"...thanks sara!

it's now my favorite rainy/chilly day treat...

but WOW i just realized that in every cup i am drinking 2 tablespoons of sugar....

that is kind of a lot....

hmm.

but it sure is good!!!!!!!