Thank you to The Hershey Company for making this post possible as a brand ambassador.

Early mornings during winter in our home always call for coffee or hot cocoa, especially when it’s cold and we need to warm up bright and early. Although, we haven’t had any really cold mornings and we haven’t used our heater at all this season, making hot cocoa with HERSHEY’S Cocoa warms our house and our hearts, too!

Recently, The Hershey Company released three company videos about their practices and ingredients, and one video that is very interesting is Our Story of Milk.  During my recent trip to Hershey, PA, I learned that The Hershey Company is the only U.S. confectionery company that uses fresh milk in their products, sourced from local dairies  in Pennsylvania! Yes, real delicious milk! Learn more about The Hershey Company here. The Hershey Company has so many interesting facts you may not know about. The Hershey Company is so rich in history. Next time you are near Hershey, PA, you’ve got to visit the The Hershey Story museum and Hersheypark.

I created a very simple hot cocoa recipe infused with cinnamon. The taste and smell of the cinnamon with the chocolate is genius and so delicious and leaves your home smelling delicious. Sipping through my Cinnamon Hot Cocoa, reminds me of a Mexican Hot Chocolate my mom makes every Christmas.

¼ cup of HERSHEY’S Unsweetened Cocoa
1 stick of Cinnamon
½ cup of Sweet Condensed Milk (La Lechera)
3 cups of Milk

1. In a medium sauce pot, bring to a boil in low/medium temperature, milk, cinnamon stick and sweet condensed milk. Stir constantly until all sweet condensed milk is dissolved.

1. Once milk mixture is forming bubbles, turn heat to low temperature and add HERSHEY’S Cocoa powder. Stir until all cocoa is dissolved and leave hot cocoa on heat for another 5 minutes.

1. Serve with some marshmallows and a stick of cinnamon.

1. Makes about 3 cups

Hope you enjoy this simple but very delicious Cinnamon Hot Cocoa!

Disclosure: This blog post and my trip to Hershey, PA were sponsored by The Hershey Company as part of my participation in their Food Ambassador program. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

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