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Related: Culture Forums, Support Forumswhat's the difference, and I mean the real difference, between hot chocolate and hot cocoa?
and give me the real answer, dammit, not what the Illuminati and the trilateral commission want us to think
hlthe2b
(101,730 posts)Though one can thicken cocoa with cream or other additions, in general, hot chocolate would naturally be "thicker" given the extra fat from the cocoa butter.
Not sure what the "illuminati" say, but "chemically" that is the difference.
Bucky
(53,805 posts)that don't happen too often, thank you this is a good thing to know
Paladin
(28,204 posts)I just figured it was a mere terminology thing, according to where you lived. It's always been "hot chocolate" to me; "cocoa" sounds funny.....
Generic Brad
(14,270 posts)Laffy Kat
(16,356 posts)mahatmakanejeeves
(56,906 posts)already contain milk solids, and you need add only water.
I get cans of hot cocoa mix. I put the powder in a cup and top the cup off with water. Then I nuke it.
Hershey's chocolate powder requires the addition of milk, as it does not contain milk solids.
Check the container to see what's in there.
Hot chocolate
jmowreader
(50,453 posts)2 cups milk
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
1 tablespoon water
Dash of vanilla
Put the sugar, cocoa powder and water in a little cup and mix until smooth. Add to the milk, and cook until steaming hot. Add vanilla. You can use more or less cocoa, but keep the sugar-cocoa ratio at 1:1.
Hot chocolate:
2 cups milk
1/2 ounce eating chocolate, cut up fine
Dash of vanilla
Heat milk to steaming. Dump in the chocolate and stir until it melts. Add vanilla. You can use more or less chocolate.
Hot chocolate, because it has cocoa butter in it, tastes better.
applegrove
(118,024 posts)1/2 tbsp of butter with some sugar and cocoa in a pan over low heat until you have a chocolate paste of the right sweetness. Add two cups of milk. Stir until mixed and heated. Drink. How she used to make it. Don't know which one it is called.