Hot Chocolate To Die For - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 ounces milk chocolate
1 teaspoon butter
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup half-and-half or 1 cup cream

Preparation

These amounts are for 1 cup.
Combine in double boiler the milk chocolate, butter, and vanilla.
Stir till melted and smooth.
Add the half-and-half. Add this very slowly and do not boil.
Serve over a handful of mini marshmallows and garnish with a bit of nutmeg.
Variations: substitute dark semisweet chocolate or white chocolate.
Try adding some liqueurs--Kahlua to go with the milk chocolate; Cointreau (goes with the dark chocolate); or peppermint Schnapps with the white chocolate.