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This hot cocoa maker lives on my kitchen countertop during December.  You’ll never go back to Swiss miss after making this hot cocoa.  The recipe is on the Hershey’s cocoa box:

4 cups milk
1/3 cup water
1/4 cup cocoa
1/2 cup sugar
a few squirts vanilla
1/2 tsp salt

The hot cocoa maker is one of my favorite purchases ever.  It’s loud, but it makes perfectly heated, frothy hot cocoa in a matter of minutes.  You can certainly do the same thing in a pan on the stove, it’s just not quite as fun (or frothy). 

I also use this to make steamed milk for the kids before bed sometimes for a treat.  And, if I’m feeling defeated and need a little lift during the afternoon lull, I put a cup of milk and a lump of Nutella in there for a yummy, warming, calming treat. 

Enjoy!