Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix
Denise Landis is the founder & CEO of The Cook's Cook.
- Servings Makes 5 cups mix (about 40 servings)
Ingredients
- 200 grams (2½ cups) sugar (or to taste)
- 200 grams (2½ cups) Dutch-process cocoa
- 10 ml (2 teaspoons) salt
- 2.5 ml (½ teaspoon) cinnamon
- Pinch of nutmeg
- Marshmallows (optional)
Preparation
1. Combine all ingredients in a container with an airtight lid and shake or mix well.
2. To make a single serving of hot chocolate, put 30 ml (2 tablespoons) of mix in the bottom of a mug, and pour in a small amount of hot milk, beating with a fork until smooth. Add additional hot milk to taste (about 236 ml/1 cup) total) and mix well. If desired, garnish with a marshmallow.
Denise Landis
Denise Landis had been employed as an archeologist for seven years before a food editor hired her to test some recipes from a cookbook manuscript. This short stint led to longer assignments, and two years later she began testing recipes for the New York Times. She has been a professional recipe tester and editor for over 25 years, is the author of a New York Times cookbook, and has written for numerous publications. She is a member of the New York Chapter of Les Dames d’ Escoffier.
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