Coconut Hot Chocolate (Seattle PI, 2/17/09)

2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

1 15-ounce can coconut milk

1/4 cup dark brown sugar

Pinch kosher salt

1 ounce bittersweet chocolate, chopped (about 1/4 cup)

1 teaspoon vanilla extract [...]

Whisk cocoa into 1/3 cup boiling water. In a saucepan, combine coconut milk, brown sugar and salt. Simmer, stirring, until sugar dissolves, about 2 minutes. Whisk in hot cocoa and chocolate until smooth. Stir in vanilla.