Homestyle Hot Cocoa - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1/2 cup white sugar
    1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
    1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    1 pinch salt
    1/3 cup boiling water
    3 cups milk
    1 cup half-and-half, divided
    3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
    8 large marshmallows (optional)
Preparation
    Whisk together sugar, cocoa powder, cinnamon, and salt in a saucepan; stir in boiling water. Whisk until sugar is dissolved.
    Bring cocoa mixture to a simmer over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, about 2 minutes; stir milk and 1/2 cup half-and-half into water mixture. Cook and stir just until hot, about 2 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat; stir in remaining half-and-half and vanilla extract.
    Divide cocoa into mugs, top with marshmallows, and serve.

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