It's cold, and you need some hot chocolate, stat, for these forty-something-degree nights. (How in the world did this happen all of a sudden?!) It's also pretty nice to have some gelatin-free marshmallows after twenty-plus years without them.
In a saucepan over medium heat, warm this:
1 1/4 cup milk1/4 cup half-and-half
Whisk in this:
1 tbsp. Dutch process cocoa
2 tbsp. cane sugar
Pour into two mugs and top with:
(And fall has arrived!)