{"id":8653,"date":"2017-10-11T14:55:42","date_gmt":"2017-10-11T14:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.homedepot.com\/?p=103397"},"modified":"2017-10-11T15:05:30","modified_gmt":"2017-10-11T15:05:30","slug":"hot-chocolate-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/hot-chocolate-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Hot Chocolate Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-103401 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/9dfa945c6f22723ae9c51f2121ba6c1f.jpg\" alt=\"Hot Chocolate Recipe\" width=\"750\" height=\"1125\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<p>See how food blogger Kate Parham Kordsmeier from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rootandrevel.com\/\">Root + Revel<\/a> created this delicious and easy hot chocolate recipe that&#8217;s perfect for the holiday season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Hot Chocolate Recipe<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-103404 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/bb02cb52478ff30333c0241706d98f00.jpg\" alt=\"Hot Chocolate Recipe\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>4 tbsp. unsweetened cacao powder<\/li>\n<li>3 cups coconut milk, whole milk or half and half<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp. vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd tsp. ground cinnamon<\/li>\n<li>2-3 tbsp. sugar (depending on how sweet you like it)<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc tsp. sea salt<\/li>\n<li>Optional: Whipped Cream, Cacao Nibs, Orange Zest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Serves four.<\/p>\n<h3>Step 1: Simmer<\/h3>\n<p>Bring milk, cacao powder, vanilla extract, cinnamon, sugar, and salt to a simmer in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Make sure it doesn\u2019t scorch. Whisk until mixture is smooth and creamy, and the chocolate and sugar have dissolved.<\/p>\n<h3>Step 2: Serve<\/h3>\n<p>Divide hot chocolate among four mugs. Optional: Top with whipped cream, garnish with cacao nibs and orange zest. Serve and enjoy!<\/p>\n<p>*Note: You can make this an \u201cadult\u201d hot chocolate by adding 3 oz. of bourbon or vodka after you remove the hot chocolate mixture from heat.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-103402 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/341883f6883b04bf21c47076047cd8ba.jpg\" alt=\"Hot Chocolate Recipe\" width=\"750\" height=\"1125\" \/>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-103403 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/28be0e82e5f924a5fe96ac74d47d2f88.jpg\" alt=\"Hot Chocolate Recipe\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<p>Kate Parham Kordsmeier, a food blogger from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rootandrevel.com\/\">Root + Revel<\/a>, believes that\u00a0food heals. But that doesn&#8217;t mean bland meals. Taste is paramount. She takes cooking back to its basics and infuses beauty, flavor and celebration into everyday life, helping you strike the balance between good and good for you.<\/p>\n<p>Find more delicious\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.homedepot.com\/tag\/holiday-recipes\/\">Holiday Recipes<\/a> on The Home Depot Blog.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.homedepot.com\/hot-chocolate-recipe\/\">Hot Chocolate Recipe<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.homedepot.com\/\">The Home Depot Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>See how food blogger Kate Parham Kordsmeier from&nbsp;Root + Revel created this delicious and easy hot chocolate recipe that&rsquo;s perfect for the holiday season. Hot Chocolate Recipe Ingredients 4 tbsp. unsweetened cacao powder 3 cups coconut milk, whole milk or half and half 1 tsp. vanilla extract &frac12; tsp. ground cinnamon 2-3 tbsp. sugar (depending&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.homedepot.com\/hot-chocolate-recipe\/\">Hot Chocolate Recipe<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.homedepot.com\/\">The Home Depot Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":114,"featured_media":8654,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,1,1855],"tags":[2390,2282],"class_list":["post-8653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diy","category-home-improvement-blogs","category-thd-owned-content","tag-holiday-recipes","tag-uncategorized","has_thumb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8653","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/114"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8653"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8653\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}