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Hot chocolate...is there really any reason to convince someone it's good to know how to make your own? I found this recipe via Alton Brown, and it makes a lot, so I was able to package this up in several fun ways to add to gifts for friends.
I was also able to reserve enough for me and the piles of Whipped Cream, and crushed Andes mints my hot chocolate requires.
Ingredients:
2 c. powdered sugar, 1 c. cocoa, 2 1/2 c. powdered milk, 1 t. salt, 2 t. cornstarch (it also called for a pinch of cayenne pepper, but I was too scared, and skipped this step).
Mix it up with a wisk, and store in an airtight container. When you are ready to drink, make a c. with 1/2 mix and 1/2 warm water or milk.
21 comments:
There is Nothing better than homemade hot chocolate!! Perfect for our chilly days and evenings!!! Thanks for sharing the recipe...I haven't actually made any in years!!! I should do this...I have hot chocolate loving princess in my house.
Brilliant! I shall be making this for my friend as the shop bought stuff makes her unwell.
Hi! I found your cute hot chocolate/marshmallow snowman idea on Pinterest. Don't be afraid about the dash of cayenne. You will never taste it and it helps open up your tastebuds so that you will taste the hot chocolate better. My dad is a food scientist and added it to A LOT of food growing up (like, almost everything I remember!), you really won't taste it, as long as you keep it to just a dash. :-)
Good to know, I have always skipped the cayenne as well because I was afraid. I will try it next time! Thanks
Good to know, I have always skipped the cayenne as well because I was afraid. I will try it next time! Thanks
if you add a cinnamon stick and cloves about 2 to 1 liter of milk or water will give you a good taste .... also if you add evaporated milk hopefully you like
How long does the mix stay good?
It should be good AT LEAST six months. I'd look at the box of your dry milk and other ingred. Basically-when they all expire is when your mix would expire since there is nothing fresh inside! I've kept mine for a year plus and it's perfectly fine!
When making this then, it's a 1-1 ratio? Like 1/2c. mix + 1/2c. water?
Yes, it's 1/1, but if you like your chocolate a little less sweet, you can always cut back a little. :O) Or add more if you REALLY like chocolate!
Is is 1 tsp or tbs for the salt and 2 tsp or tbs for the cornstarch? Thanks!
Where can you buy powdered milk??
xox Elizabeth
Any grocery store should sell it. It might be aroudn the hot chocolate packets/coffee (near creamers) OR you might find it on the baking aisle. It comes in a box-about the size of pancake mix. :O)
Typically a lowercase t means tsp. and uppercase T means tbs.
t.=teaspoon :)
Use Stevia in place of sugar for a sugar-free drink. Stevia is great for this type of thing & it's way better if you're trying to watch your waist line. ;0)
It's generally 3X sweeter than sugar so you don't need much. Start with 1/4 cup of the white powder stevia and adjust it from there.
Use Stevia in place of sugar for a sugar-free drink. Stevia is great for this type of thing & it's way better if you're trying to watch your waist line. ;0)
It's generally 3X sweeter than sugar so you don't need much. Start with 1/4 cup of the white powder stevia and adjust it from there.
Just made it with additional ingredients - 2 tsp of cinnamon, 2 tsp of chili powder and fresh ground nutmeg....its to die for...so thank you
Thanks so much for the tip! Can't wait to try it out! So glad it worked out well :)
A tiny bit of cayenne pepper acts like natural MSG. Just a little bit of it wakes up taste buds and enhances other flavors.
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