How to Make Homemade Hot Cocoa. Dec 5, 2014 - Want a reliable, or even gourmet hot chocolate mix when you’re short on time that doesn’t suffer in quality? Easy gift-giving: DONE. Best Powder: Ghirardelli Hot Cocoas at Amazon "The mixes include both cocoa powder and bits of chocolate, so the drink you create is richer than one made from straight cocoa powder." It makes a huge batch. ), although the Peppermint Mocha would be equally as fabulous. It truly is that easy. Extracts and oils work great but keep a tiny spoon or dropper so people don’t add too much.

Hot cocoa is exactly that – cocoa powder dissolved into milk or (God forbid) water. When I was a kid, I used to sit in my way-too-long PJ t-shirt and watch cartoons, sipping on Swiss Miss cocoa mix. I also have two other variations on this recipe: White Chocolate Hot Cocoa Mix and Spicy Hot Cocoa Mix. Pour in warm milk. You use about 1/3 a cup of powder per hot cocoa drink, which means you have 48 cups of creamy, chocolate goodness waiting for you. Flavor it: Think of things you can both stir in and melt in. Give this one a try!

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16 cups of powder to be exact. Hot Cocoa vs. This mix is perfect gifted along with some Kahlúa (I used the Cinnamon-Spice flavor in mine, and it was two-mug worthy! I have good memories of hot cocoa, actually. 1. You can find a large assortment of flavored syrups in the coffee isle of the grocery store. Stir until well blended. Mix together four ingredients, pour ’em into a jar, print some labels, and BAM. To serve, place 1/4 to 1/3 cup cocoa mix in a mug. This recipe for Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate Mix uses regular sugar and vanilla extract for the caramel-making portion, and coconut sugar (or brown sugar) for the final mixing of ingredients. (You can also use hot water, but I think the warm milk adds to the creaminess.) Best Overall: L.A. Burdick Drinking Chocolate at burdickchocolate.com "There’s no doubt that no matter what type of chocolate you like, you’ll find at least one from Burdick that you will love." My sister asked me for a hot chocolate mix recipe a few years back. Top with mini marshmallows. Hot Chocolate! Let’s talk about the difference between hot cocoa and hot chocolate. So I gave her a recipe I had never tried from a reliable source.