Winter is ski season in Vermont. It gets cold and it gets blustery. What better way to warm up than a mug of steaming hot chocolate! For something a little different (and really yummy), try the maple hot chocolate recipe below provided by Butternut Mountain Farm in Morrisville, a Vermont maple producer.

Maple Hot Chocolate

Ingredients:

3/4 cups whole milk
3 tablespoons dark cocoa powder
3 tablespoons pure maple syrup
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
Whipped cream, cinnamon and granulated maple sugar for garnish

Instructions:

Heat the milk until warm.
Add cocoa, maple syrup, cinnamon and stir until smooth and combined.
Top with whipped cream and sprinkle of maple sugar and cinnamon.

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