- One of the great comfort foods.
- In the event you’re wondering, hot cocoa and hot chocolate are not the same. Hot cocoa is typically made from (surprise surprise) cocoa powder, sugar and milk. Because of that, hot cocoa tends to be sweet and light in body. Then there’s hot chocolate, which is just that: chocolate. Good-quality milk or dark (or even white) chocolate is chopped finely or shaved so that it melts quickly when combined with hot water, milk, or even cream.