Perhaps no other beverage on this planet warms my heart more than my grandmother’s traditional New England hot cocoa. From the moment I take a sip all the nostalgia comes flooding back, remembering those snowy Massachusetts days when, after exhausted from making snow angels and building snowmen, I would come inside and be welcomed by my mémère’s heavenly cocoa. With just four ingredients, this creamy concoction is the simplest, sweetest delight.

Ingredients:

• 1 pint heavy cream
• 2 heaping teaspoons, organic cane sugar
• 2 heaping teaspoons, unsweetened organic cocoa powder 
• 3 cups whole milk 
• 1 bag of mini marshmallows

Instructions:

• In a chilled large bowl beat heavy cream on medium until thick, approximately ten minutes.
• Set aside or place in refrigerator if not using immediately.
• Warm milk in sauce pot on medium heat for approximately ten minutes. Stir constantly to prevent burn.
• Place one heaping teaspoon of sugar and one heaping teaspoon of cocoa in each mug.
• Add a tablespoon of warm milk to each mug and stir to combine ingredients.
• Add remaining milk to fill mugs, stir again.
• Top with whipped cream or marshmallows.