A special Hot Chocolate

 I've been watching a few Christmas Hallmark movies.   I've noticed many of the characters getting hot chocolate with a candy cane in it.  So tonight, I had a hallmark movie style hot chocolate.  It was homemade.  I had a large pioneer woman mug and about 3 tablespoons of cocoa.  I sweetened it with the little bit of maple syrup I had left in my jug and a dash of honey.  I then frothed the chocolate drink.  I also added the last of the cream we had from the whipped cream can.  We generally make our own cream, but we have recently added people to our fold that like the canned stuff better.  Then I added chocolate chunks on the tope.  I would have liked having a large candy cane, but I only had a small one.  I think it suited my needs better, anyway.  So, that's my recipe for a hallmark style hot chocolate.  Oh, did I mention that I had just seen a character take a drink of one as well?

Unfortunately, I do not have a large Christmas mug.  So, I used my large flower Pioneer Woman mug. I love that mug  (No affiliate links, just saying)

I tried to make a healthier version of hot chocolate.  I like dark chocolate anyway.   

So, my recipe will be written plainly here

1 large coffee mug

Fill the mug with hot water or milk or milk substitute

2-3 tbsp of cocoa

1 tsp about of maple syrup

2 tsp roughly of honey

Froth

Add cream either from can or homemade

Add chocolate chunks

Add a candy cane dangling inside your cup

Drink right away and enjoy.