Two hot chocolate recipes

[food_for_tycho]

1/2 cup white sugar
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 pinch salt
1/3 cup boiling water

3 cups milk
1 cup half-and-half, divided
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
8 large marshmallows (optional)

Directions
Whisk together sugar, cocoa powder, cinnamon, and salt in a saucepan; stir in boiling water. Whisk until sugar is dissolved. Bring cocoa mixture to a simmer over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, about 2 minutes; stir milk and 1/2 cup half-and-half into water mixture. Cook and stir just until hot, about 2 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat; stir in remaining half-and-half and vanilla extract.
Divide cocoa into mugs, top with marshmallows, and serve. [Unknown source]


Spouse's version

This is per person:

1 cup dairy, usually 50/50 skim milk and half&half
2 tbsp cocoa powder
2 tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp cinnamon
pinch salt
pinch cayenne or chipotle pepper
a few scrapings of nutmeg

Gently heat it on the stove. Stir often.