Hot Hot Cocoa

Once cocoa was passed, we experimented with ways to make homemade treats (chocolate maple candies, homemade chocolates, and hot cocoa).

I discovered the recipe on a home made chocolate 'flop' - everything happens for a reason and we keep tweaking the measurements to have a chocolate "syrup" on hand.  I can then mix the syrup with water (or a safe milk, little man prefers water for his hot hot cocoa), and make hot cocoa.

Little Man coined it "hot hot cocoa" and loves that he gets to have a cup of cocoa when he comes in from the wintery cold, like his brothers!

Ingredients:
2 Tablespoons Pure Cocoa Powder
3-4 Tablespoons Pure Maple Syrup

Pour maple syrup in small saucepan over medium heat, mix in cocoa powder with a whisk.  Heat until all cocoa is dissolved and just before maple syrup boils (boiling maple syrup will begin to change it's makeup- and you're on your way to making candy, but that is another recipe!).   Remove from heat, and pour into container to store in refridgerator.   Mix 1-2tsp (or to taste) of chocolate syrup with 2-4oz. of warmed (safe) water.  Serve warm in favorite mug!  Enjoy!