Creamy Hot Cocoa

Ingredients

• 0.5 cup half-and-half cream 
• 3.5 cups milk 
• 1 pinch salt 
• 0.3 cup cocoa powder unsweetened
• 0.8 teaspoon vanilla extract 
• 0.3 cup water boiling
• 0.8 cup sugar white

Equipment

• sauce pan

Directions

1. Combine the cocoa, sugar and pinch of salt in a saucepan. Blend in the boiling water. Bring this mixture to an easy boil while you stir. Simmer and stir for about 2 minutes. Watch that it doesn't scorch. Stir in 3 1/2 cups of milk and heat until very hot, but do not boil!
2. Remove from heat and add vanilla. Divide between 4 mugs.
3. Add the cream to the mugs of cocoa to cool it to drinking temperature.