Dirty Cinnamon Hot Cocoa

For the gloomy days.

Pumpkin spice season is carefully coming to an end and the air is starting to smell like winter. The days are colder, darker and gloomy but that doesn’t mean you have to be! This Dirty Cinnamon Hot Cocoa will wake you up and as well as warm you up. As a kid, hot cocoa has always been the drink I was looking forward to enjoying when I got home from school on cold or sad days because there’s nothing better than a classic treat to make you feel better. So run a bath or put on your coziest socks, play your favourite movie and indulge in this very easy and yummy drink.

Although most of these ingredients are pre-made, I swear there’s a science to maximizing the coziness of this drink, trust me. After a long day, you want to keep things low-effort but high reward. This is why this hot cocoa is my fave!

Ingredients:

• 2 tbsp of Carnation Rich & Creamy hot chocolate powder. (yes the brand absolutely matters! This has been my go-to for years and nothing else quite hits the same way.)

• 1 cup of boiling water (or milk but I find it to be too heavy!)

• 1 shot of espresso

• 4 marshmallows

• 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder

1. Make your mix!

• Add your hot chocolate powder and your cinnamon into a medium-sized mug and mix together. For this specific recipe and its measurements, the size of the mug matters since a bigger mug will make your hot cocoa taste diluted. Simply add an extra tbsp of the hot chocolate powder to fix this!

• Add in your shot of hot espresso and melt the powder and cinnamon.

• Boil your water then pour it into the mug and mix with a baby spoon.

2. Serve!

• Grab 4 regular-sized marshmallows or a handful of mini marshmallows and add them to the mug. Sprinkle some cinnamon on top and enjoy !! x

  I hope you like this, thank you for being here ! xx