Rum Hot Chocolate

My friends Emma and Christine (shout out!) came over the week before finals to help me decorate my cottage for Christmas! So naturally we wanted to make hot chocolate. And for such an occasion, you need home-made hot chocolate, not some silly stuff from a packet. So, we asked Google for a good from-scratch alcoholic hot chocolate recipes. This is what Google found for us.It was actually quite tasty, if I do say so myself.


Ingredients: (About 2-3 servings)
-- 4 cups milk
-- 7 ounces chocolate (I used semi-sweet mini chocolate chips)
-- 4 teaspoons honey
-- 2 tsp. brown sugar
-- 2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
-- 4 tablespoons dark rum, or to taste
-- Peppermint Candy Canes
-- Mini Marshmellows

Directions:
1. Pour the milk into a saucepan over medium heat.
2. Add the chocolate, honey and sugar. Stir regularly until the chocolate is melted.
3. Add vanilla and whisk briskly.
4. While still whisking, add half of the rum and taste. Add more if desired.
5. Ladle hot chocolate into mugs
6. Top with a handful of marshmellows and add a peppermint candy cane.


The candy cane really gives the hot chocolate that extra holiday-feel. I actually like it with more rum than less. My friends say it tastes better and is less noticeable when there is more rum.

Enjoy!

-Soo Coco