HOT CHOCOLATEY GOODNESS!

With it being so the winter season, I love a nice cup hot cocoa.So when I came across a recipe that combines two of my favorite things, cocoa and chai tea as well as one with cocoa and peanut butter, I was ecstatic!
__________________________________
{Chai Spiced Hot Chocolate}
Yields 1 serving

Ingredients

1 envelope (.55 oz each) Chocolate Hot Cocoa Mix
3/4 cup hot (not boiling) water
1 chai spiced tea bag
Whipped Topping
Ground cinnamon, optional

Directions
Place cocoa mix into a cup. Gradually stir hot water into mix until blended. Add tea bag. Let stand 1 to 2 minutes, based on desired strength of chai spice. Remove tea bag and discard.
Top with a serving of whipped cream. Sprinkle with cinnamon, if desired. Serve immediately.

__________________________________
{Chocolate Peanut Butter Hot Chocolate}
Yields 1 serving

Ingredients
1 envelope (.55 oz each) Chocolate Hot Cocoa Mix
3/4 cup hot (not boiling) water
1 tablespoon Creamy Peanut Butter
Whipped Topping
Chocolate sprinkles, optional

Directions
Place cocoa mix into a cup. Add peanut butter. Gradually stir hot water into mix until blended.
Top with a serving of Reddi-wip. Add chocolate sprinkles, if desired. Serve immediately.
_______________________________________________

There is also a variation of the peanut butter hot cocoa recipe from "The Chocolate Peanut Butter Gallery", a site dedicated to peanut butter and chocolate lovers. It combines Peanut Butter and Nutella with hot chocolate and damn, it is good. The original recipe called for Jif Smooth peanut butter, but I only eat natural peanut butter and I think it gave it a better taste than the processed kind. The funny thing about this recipe is that there is no other chocolate element other than the nutella

{Peanut Butter Nutella Hot Chocolate}

modified from Hot Chocolate by Michael Turback
Yields 1 serving

Ingredients
3/4 cup whole milk
1 1/2 Tbsp Nutella
1 1/2 Tbsp smooth peanut butter

Directions
In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, bring the milk to a simmer. Add the Nutella and stir with a wooden spoon until thoroughly blended. Pour into a mug and garnish with a dollop of whipped cream. Serve immediately.

*PS : I do know that "Chocolatey" is not an actual word, lol *