Some Tasty Holiday Gift (and Recipe) Suggestions
Americans seemed to have baked all the flour away.
Chilly autumn and winter nights are the perfect time to snuggle up to a fire and enjoy a steaming cup of hot chocolate. Homemade hot chocolate mix is a family-friendly gift and surprisingly easy to make. Chocolate is the star of this recipe, so use the best quality cocoa you can find as the base. Add dry milk, powdered sugar and cinnamon for a touch of spice. A pinch of salt brings out the cocoa flavor and finishes your homemade hot chocolate mix.
Ingredients
SERVINGS: 5½ cups of hot chocolate mix
- 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2½ cups nonfat dry milk powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
Instructions
In a mixing bowl, combine powdered sugar, cocoa powder, milk powder, salt, cornstarch and cinnamon. Using a fine mesh sieve, sift mixture into another bowl. Use a wire whisk to thoroughly combine. Divide mixture into clear bags or jars.
TO PREPARE HOT CHOCOLATE:
Heat 2 tablespoons cocoa mix with one cup of milk or nut-based beverage.
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