Cravings

Let me just get this out of the way up front.  No – I am not expecting.  These are not pregnancy cravings.  Sorry Grandma, grandchild #3 is not on the way.

Okay, moving on.  I gave up my coffee recently for several reasons.  It is expensive.  I like it only with liquid creamer or half and half.  Also expensive.  And I was wasting a lot when I would get distracted by kids and household disasters, coming back to find my coffee cold.  You can only reheat it so many times before it looses something, you know?

I have never liked hot chocolate, except on rare occasions.  Until now.  With a tight budget, the sweets have also been gone.  One night I was desperate for something hot and chocolate-y.  So Ben whipped up some homemade hot chocolate.  I was instantly hooked.  It actually tasted like chocolate – not like a powdered cocoa packet.  Smooth.  Creamy.  You get the point.

But alas, hot chocolate is expensive too.  Milk.  Chocolate chips.  Pricey. 

The next time I went to Costco I picked up one of these:

Homemade Hot Chocolate

For $10, it’s a steal.  The equivalent of about $1.50 per bag in the store.  Cheap.  And I love having it on hand.  For cookies (on a whim).  Topping on coffee cake.  And of course, hot chocolate.

Just mix 1/3 cup of sugar, 1/3 cup of chocolate chips, and 4 cups of milk in a sauce pan over medium heat, until the chocolate is melted and the milk is heated through. {serves 3-4}.  Even Elaine has started asking for this treat!

Homemade Hot Chocolate

Homemade Hot Chocolate

It is  a treat in our house, but it is also my latest craving.  And it is still cheaper than Starbucks!  At $4.04 each, I can buy a gallon of milk for $3.19 and use a scoop out of my chocolate chip hoard.  And it serves all of us, not just one of us.   Mmmmm…one more thing to love about winter!

Comments

  1. My kids LOVE hot chocolate, too. They think that every time they step outside and come back in they need HC to warm up. :)

    My husband got me 2 cans of HC mix for Christmas from my favourite coffee shop (Timothy's). I love having it on hand, and it's much cheaper.

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