Hot Dark Chocolate - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 quart milk (may use soy, almond, cow, rice milk)
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
1/4 cup sugar
2 ounces dark chocolate, finely chopped (or semi sweet chocolate)
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Preparation

In 2-quart saucepan, heat milk to simmering over medium heat.
With wire whisk, stir in cocoa, sugar, chocolate, and vanilla. Heat mixture 3 minutes or until chocolate melts, stirring occasionally.
Pour into warm mugs to serve.
Variations:.
Mexican Hot Chocolate:
Prepare Hot Dark Chocolate as above, but add 1 cinnamon stick (3 inches long) to milk in step 1.
Coffee-Spiked Hot Chocolate:.
Prepare Hot Dark Chocolate as above, but stir 1/4 cup strong coffee(I use decaf) into chocolate mixture just before serving.