This super-quick, super-easy recipe for instant, coffee-flavored hot cocoa is ideal for a fast cocoa fix at the office, on a camping trip or anywhere else you don’t have access to a full kitchen.
If you plan on drinking it often, you can mix the dry ingredients ahead of time. Just shake the hot cocoa mix before you measure out each serving.
If you plan on drinking it often, you can mix the dry ingredients ahead of time. Just shake the hot cocoa mix before you measure out each serving.
Prep Time: 2 minutes
Cook Time: 1 minute
Total Time: 3 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 cup milk, soymilk or water
- 1 serving’s worth of dark chocolate cocoa mix
- 1 serving’s worth of instant coffee
- 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
Preparation:
- Bring the liquid to a simmer. (If you’re in an office or other space without a stove, use the microwave’s “Beverage” setting. If you’re camping, bring it to a simmer over the campfire.)
- Place cocoa mix and instant coffee granules in amounts for one serving (as directed by each) into an empty mug.
- Add cinnamon to the mug, and then stir in a small amount of milk to create a paste. (This is easier to do with a fork than it is with a spoon.)
- Gradually add the rest of the milk, stirring as you go.
- Serve hot.
