Cereal Milk Hot Chocolate creates delicious cocoa using cereal soaked milk to impart a flavor reminiscent of childhood.
Cereal Milk Hot Chocolate
By Sue Lau | Palatable Pastime
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Cereal Milk Hot Chocolate is my recipe of the day with the blogging group From Our Dinner Table. We group weekly to post new recipes on a variety of common topics. This week we’re featuring cocoa recipes for the holidays. Glad you could join us!
My recipe today is inspired by childhood memories and a desire to have fun in the kitchen. Since we’re focused on cocoa recipes for the holidays, I wanted to make a hot chocolate. I’ve made several versions of hot chocolate or hot cocoa in the past and wanted to do something a little different.
So I thought about the simple enjoyment as a child of the chocolatey milk that results from a cocoa flavored breakfast cereal. And I thought that could be a fun base for hot chocolate. I opted for Cocoa Puffs cereal, soaking it in hot milk before straining the milk to make the hot chocolate with. The cereal gets pretty soggy and stuck together, so I simply discarded it.
Turns out I was right about the idea, as my husband and I both enjoyed this relaxing together. Our cat Sophie was attracted to the whipped cream. If you have cats, you may wish to offer them a little in a bowl, otherwise you may have less for yourself.
Just saying!
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Cereal Milk Hot Chocolate
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Cereal Milk Hot Chocolate
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Cereal Milk Hot Chocolate
Cereal Milk Hot Chocolate creates delicious cocoa using cereal soaked milk to impart a flavor reminiscent of childhood.
- 3 tablespoons water
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 tbsp Ghirardelli cocoa
- 2 cups Cocoa Puffs cereal
- 2 cups milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup whipped cream
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Heat milk until steamy.
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Add the cereal and steep until soft. Set aside.
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Whisk together water sugar and cocoa in a saucepan.
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Once it’s completely Incorporated remove from heat and set aside.
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Use a soup to strain milk from cereal and discard the soggy bits or read it if you like.
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Return the chocolate to the Heat and whisk in the cereal milk.
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When hot stir in vanilla.
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Pour into serving mugs and top with whipped cream.
From the kitchen of palatablepastime.com
Serving: 8fluid ouncesCalories: 437kcalCarbohydrates: 74gProtein: 12gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 312mgPotassium: 561mgFiber: 4gSugar: 55gVitamin A: 1076IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 454mgIron: 7mg
Nutrition Facts
Cereal Milk Hot Chocolate
Amount Per Serving (8 fluid ounces)
Calories 437
Calories from Fat 117
% Daily Value*
Fat 13g20%
Saturated Fat 7g44%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 3g
Cholesterol 30mg10%
Sodium 312mg14%
Potassium 561mg16%
Carbohydrates 74g25%
Fiber 4g17%
Sugar 55g61%
Protein 12g24%
Vitamin A 1076IU22%
Vitamin C 8mg10%
Calcium 454mg45%
Iron 7mg39%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition Facts
Cereal Milk Hot Chocolate
Amount Per Serving (8 fluid ounces)
Calories 437
Calories from Fat 117
% Daily Value*
Fat 13g20%
Saturated Fat 7g44%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 3g
Cholesterol 30mg10%
Sodium 312mg14%
Potassium 561mg16%
Carbohydrates 74g25%
Fiber 4g17%
Sugar 55g61%
Protein 12g24%
Vitamin A 1076IU22%
Vitamin C 8mg10%
Calcium 454mg45%
Iron 7mg39%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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