Happy first week of fall! For this week’s recipe we’re focusing on staying warm in the cool mornings. Try this delicious hot chocolate recipe for yourself and you’ll find that your mornings will be so much easier to start!

• 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 4 cups whole milk
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
• Miniature marshmallows, for garnish

1. Gather the ingredients.

2. In a medium saucepan, heat milk to scalding.

3. While milk is heating, blend cocoa and sugar in a small bowl.

4.Mix about 1/3 cup hot milk into cocoa and sugar mixture and then pour cocoa mixture into hot milk in saucepan. Add vanilla and whisk until well-blended.

5. Serve cocoa topped with mini marshmallows. Sift a dash of cocoa powder over marshmallows, if desired.