Recipe for Creamy Hot Cocoa

Here is my favorite brand of cocoa I bought while in Costa Rica, made by the coffee maker, Cafe Britt (they sell it on Amazon).

Ingredients for Creamy Hot Cocoa - 4 mugs

1/3 C unsweetened cocoa powder (high quality brand)
3/4 C white sugar
1 pinch salt
1/3 C boiling water
3 1/2 C milk
3/4 t vanilla extract
1/2 C half-and-half cream (optional, but makes it creamier)

Combine the c ocoa, sugar and pinch of salt in saucepan. Blend in the boiling water. Bring this mixture to an easy boil while you stir. Simmer and stir for 2 minutes. Watch that it doesn't scorch. Stir in 3 1/2 C of milk and heat until very hot, but do not boil.
Remove from heat and add vanilla. Divide between 4 mugs. Add the cream to the mugs of cocoa to cool it to drinking temperature.