Pumpkin Spice Cocoa - Single Serving Size

 

So, after writing my last blog, I started to look at the recipe I was going to make from Pinterest.  Some of the ingredients listed are white chocolate and orange food coloring.  Since I would have had to go to the store for white chocolate, I started to wonder what might happen if I use the Pumpkin Spice Hershey's Kisses instead?  They are, essentially, white chocolate, but they have that extra spice taste in them.  They are already orange, so I would not need to add extra coloring...  So, I decided to grab about seven of them.  I unwrapped each one, then I chopped them up finely, like this:

 

 

Put the chopped kisses in my favorite mug.

 

 

Pictured above:  mug by Sandra Boynton - she is one of my favorite cartoonists, who used to focus on greeting cards and merchandise, but now seems to be doing more children's books, which are also good.  Now back to cocoa!

 

I added a half teaspoon of vanilla (then later changed it to a full teaspoon, because 1 teaspoon is better). I also added a dash of salt, which enhances the flavor of the beverage.

 

 

Heated one cup (8 oz.) of milk in the microwave, using my beverage button, which on my microwave is 2 minutes and 50 seconds (microwaves all vary). Then, I poured half of the milk in my mug, and used a wire wisk to blend all the ingredients together. Then I added the rest of the milk.

 

 

I finished mixing my beverage with a spoon. Then I tasted it! Success! I made Pumpkin Spice White Cocoa! The extra vanilla and salt really made a difference for me.

 

 

After tasting the first version of cocoa I made, I decided I wanted to make the cocoa more like regular hot chocolate (instead of white hot chocolate), so I did all of the above, then added some Hershey's Chocolate Syrup, and that was good, as well. 

 

After tasting each of the cocoas I made, I decided to add a Ghost Peep, as suggested by the other recipe, to see what it would be like.  It was a nice touch.  It just depends if you want a sugary marshmallow in your cocoa or not.  Whipped cream would have been nice as well.

 

Here is my recipe below (Makes 1 serving):

 

7 Pumpkin Spice Hershey's Kisses, chopped

1 teaspoon Vanilla

a dash of salt

1 cup of milk

Hershey's Chocolate Syrup (to taste - optional)

 

Place chopped kisses in a mug. 

Add vanilla and salt.

Heat milk to desired warmth.

Pour half of the milk in mug, and mix with a wire wisk, using two hands in a spinning back and forth motion.  Add rest of milk, then stir.

If you want a more traditional chocolate flavor, add Hershey's Chocolate Syrup to desired taste.  Stir again.

Garnish with marshmallows, marshmallow Ghost Peeps, whipped cream, or whatever else you desire.

Enjoy!