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10 minutes
10 minutes
- BASE RECIPE: Plain Hot Cocoa Mix
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons unsweetened Dutch process cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- VARIATION: Mexican Chocolate Cocoa Mix
- 1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon (or to taste)
- 1/4 teaspoon ancho chile powder (optional)
- VARIATION: Peppermint Hot Cocoa Mix
- 1 tablespoon pure mint extract
- To make one cup of hot cocoa:
- 4 teaspoons hot cocoa mix
- 3/4 cup milk (any milk of your choice)
- Cinnamon sticks, optional
- Peppermint sticks, optional
- Mini-marshmallows, optional
- Whipped cream, optional
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