Dan's Hot Chocolate

Dan made hot chocolate for me one day last week.  He was making our usual recipe and added his own twist, which I LOVED.  Our original recipe is from Hersheys.  It is such a perfect drink, especially this time of year.  Sooooo chocolatey and delicious!

1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup Hershey's cocoa
dash of salt
1/3 cup hot water
4 cups milk
3/4 tsp vanilla

Mix sugar, cocoa and salt in a saucepan; stir in water.  Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture boils; boil and stir 2 minutes.  Stir in milk and heat.  Do not boil.  Remove from heat; add vanilla.

And for Dan's peanut butter version ~ add 2 mini Reeses cups and a scoop of peanut butter (around 1-2 Tbsp)