Mama Hen

My Chocolate Coffee Creamer - updated

• 1 c heavy cream

• 1 c milk (as a short cut, you can buy a pint of half and half instead of milk and cream, I buy organic)

• 1/2 c baking cocoa
  

• 1 1/2 c organic white sugar (this could probably be replaced with something else, but I haven't experimented with it)

• a pinch of salt

• 1 tsp vanilla

In a medium saucepan, mix together the cocoa, sugar and salt.  Pour in the milk and cream (or half and half).  Stir well. Turn the heat on medium and very slowly bring it not quite to a boil, stirring constantly with a whisk or heat-resistant rubber scraper .  You want everything completely dissolved.  When it just barely starts to bubble on the edges of the saucaepan, not quite boiling,*** remove from heat and stir in the vanilla, stirring for another 20 seconds or so.  Allow the mixture to cool a bit, stirring periodically.  Pour into a container and store it in your refrigerator. You can adjust the "chocolateyness" by increasing or reducing the amount of cocoa.  I store mine in a salad dressing carafe.  It only holds about half the batch, but it is easy to pour.  The other half I store in a jar with a lid, and just pour the jar into the carafe when that is emptied.

I plan on experimenting in the future with some other flavors, and will post successful results.

(Hint, hint.....this might be very good on some icecream too! )

(P.S. In "healthier" I meant real ingredients, not low-fat! LOL)

***I actually altered these instructions, as I used to have the mixture boiled for a minute.  But this caused a problem.  If the mixture boiled too long, we ended up with a VERY thick substance, that could barely even be poured.  By not boiling it, but simply dissolving everything, it works just fine, and stays a pourable consistency.

Wonderful recipe

06:13 PM, Thursday, July 31, 2008 .. Posted by Becky

I made some of this today and I just wanted to let you know that it tastes amazing - thanks so much for sharing such a wonderful recipe with us. =)

<>< Becky

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08:14 AM, Sunday, November 2, 2008 .. Posted by Simplelife

I never even thought to read the ingredients on those.. I read them on everything!!! I probably dont want to know!! I like the Italian sweet cream and I will have tofigureit out.. If I could milk a cow I could probably make it. But they are still to wild and I cant catch them for miling yet.... All well..
I hope you get a deer soon!! I know what its like to freeze for several mornings and not see anything!! I am glad my DD got one. It just made her day!