Pensieri di un lunatico minore

Yummy hot chocolate

Now is the time of the year where hot chocolate is a standard drink in the evening (and morning). I don’t much go for the crappy pre-packaged stuff and have made various mixes of my own over the years. Currently, I use one from Alton Brown as the basis. I’ve modified it slightly and scaled it down to the batch size I use:

1C	powdered sugar1
1/2C	dutch-processed cocoa powder
1 1/4C	powdered skim milk
1/2tsp	salt2
1Tsp	cornstarch
1/8tsp	cayenne powder
1/2tsp	Ceylon cinnamon

Mix everything together. For a “mug”, I generally use 5-6Tbsp of the mix and add hot water to the top. This will keep through the winter in an airtight storage container.

¹ I often don’t have powdered (confectioner’s sugar) in the house. You can make it by taking 1C of granulated white sugar for a spin in a blender or food processor until fine, and then mixing in 2Tbsp of cornstarch.

² I use pickling salt.