I always find that cheers me up.

Hot Chocolate Season!!!!!

Wait, what? You want an easy-to-make yet remarkable tasting hot chocolate recipe? Boy, have I got just the thing for that!

Seriously, this is amazing... Hot Chocolate Recipe: 

Ingredients:

1 can (14oz) sweetened condensed milk

1/2 cup of cocoa

2 teaspoons vanilla

1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper 

1/4 teaspoon salt

6-7 cup of hot water, depending on taste and consistency.

Method:

Mix all the ingredients together well over low heat.

Slowly, add the water, turning the heat up to medium. 

When you have reached the desired temperature, pour into pre-warmed mugs and top with whipped cream.

*Chef's note: This is a lot of hot chocolate. Husband and I have half a gallon chilling in the fridge, ready to be shaken and then reheated when the time comes. This is a very good recipe for entertaining, to be sure.

The BEST part of this recipe is that everything is in your cupboard, not the fridge. You can buy a few batches worth at the first whiff of cool weather and then be prepared to appear like Martha Stewart at a snap of your fingers.

A decadent treat for a couple episodes of How I Met Your Mother with Husband.

What is your favorite hot chocolate recipe?

**Today's title is from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Dumbledore prescribes the following to the Weasley family for post-traumatic stress of Ginny's possession: "Bed rest and perhaps a large, steaming mug of hot chocolate. I always find that cheers me up." **