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cookies and cream hot chocolate

Like milk and warm cookies, together in your mug.
Print Recipe
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Drinks
Servings 1 drink

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 cups whole milk, or milk of choice
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream or half and half
  • 2 tbsp dark brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 1 tbsp crushed Oreo cookies
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 tsp black cocoa powder (or more regular cocoa)
  • whipped cream and crushed Oreos, for garnish

Instructions
 

  • In a small saucepot, combine the milk, heavy cream/half and half, brown sugar, cocoa powder, Oreos, and black cocoa powder. Heat, whisking often, until the milk begins to steam. Do not boil the milk or it will scald and taste like ass! Remove the pot from the heat and continue whisking for 5 minutes. Stir in the vanilla extract.
  • Pour the cocoa into your favorite cozy mug. Top with a generous heap of whipped cream and crushed Oreos.

Notes

*Vegan-friendly: Use a creamy nondairy milk such as cashew, soy, or oat. If you'd like the richness akin to heavy cream, use a vegan swap or canned full-fat coconut milk.
*Texture: If the texture of the Oreos in your drink is offputting, you can either toss your cocoa into a blender and carefully blitz to smooth out the drink; or, strain the cookie pieces through a fine mesh sieve into your mug.
Keyword black cocoa, chocolate, cookies and cream, fall, hot chocolate, oreo, vegan friendly, vegetarian, winter, zero proof